Location: Basement of Excel Academy (2501 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE)
Description: City officials will meet with community residents to discuss the Barry Farm Transformation Plan. The neighborhood was previously awarded a HUD Choice Planning Grant (view presentation here), and the Transformation Plan will be submitted to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to compete for a Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant.
The next Northwest One Community Meeting will be Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 at 6:00pm at the Mount Airy Baptist Church in Room 8 (located at 1100 North Capital Street NW). At this meeting, residents and community stakeholders will hear from the development team, service providers, and representatives from the city on the latest status of the Northwest One redevelopment, including a project update on 2 M Street. See below for the full AGENDA. For more information, please contact Shiv Newaldass at shiv.newaldass@dc.gov
There will be a pre-proposal conference for all potential applicants on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014, at 2:00pm at the DC Housing Authority (1133 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 300). Representatives from both the DC Housing Authority and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development will be present to go through the solicitation and answer any clarifying questions. Final responses are due on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Read more about the Park Morton redevelopment here.
The April monthly meeting will be held at the Riverside Center (5200 Foote Street, NE) and will serve as an opportunity for residents of Lincoln Heights/Richardson Dwellings to get a status update on the development of the New Communities Initiative. Residents will also hear from public safety officials, and community partners. There will be a special presentation by the DC Department of Human Services on the status of the TANF program (Temporary Cash Assistance for Needy Families). Click here to view the meeting agenda. For more information regarding this meeting, contact Ms. Patricia Malloy at linkmalloy@aol.com