Newsletter of the Foxhall Community Citizens Association July 2020 FOXHALL News foxhall.org

Note To Readers Old Hardy School’s South Side Eyed for 80,000-Square- Foot Elementary Building March 2020 came in like a virus and John Bray went out like a mask, which wears on us DCPS facilities planners are eyeing the tree-studded green on the south as much as we still wear it. We distance side of the old Hardy School to build an elementary school. ourselves as we pine to close the gap. The FCCA has a tradition of delivering a A 70,000- to 80,000-square-foot school is envisioned, with enrollment printed newsletter to every one of our between 450 and 550 students, according to city and DCPS officials. doorsteps. We recognize concerns some Planning for the Foxhall elementary school remains fluid and community might have about mail, packages and meetings are expected, according to Andrea Swiatocha, DCPS deputy other materials that come to our doors chief of facilities. and also that you will use your best The old Hardy School building, occupied by The Lab School of Wash- judgment about safety. Our effort rep- ington, sits between two parking lots. Swiatocha said in May that both resents a commitment to keep in touch schools are expected to operate on the site. Access and parking issues as a neighborhood. Thank you for your remain to be resolved. interest. “It’s going to be an interesting site when it comes to zoning and regula- D.C. Diversion: tions,” said Swiatocha, who said she has visited the location. “We’ll need “You Do Not Recycle Glass?” to hire a design team to confirm that’s the right spot.” John Bray No new construction of playground space is planned. Swiatocha said she ANC 3D Chairman Chuck Elkins thought he’d does not want a new facility to interfere with the planned renovation of misunderstood. the Hardy Park recreation area. Swiatocha said the size of the school’s “Could you say that again? You do not recycle ‘Elementary’ Con’t on Page 4... glass?” “We do not recycle glass anymore,” said Regi- nald May of the D.C. Solid Waste Education and Enforcement Program. “It goes in the trash.” It was an exchange in February, an aside in a Commission discussion about the city’s system of fining people for violating waste collection procedures. Elkins wasn’t the only one sur- prised, especially when a quick check of the city Department of Public Works website showed bottles and jars among the materials people are required to recycle. May said he would check on the confusion. Glass has kept its place on D.C.’s recycling list. May’s statement, howev- er, might be at least half-full, depending on how one looks at the glass. The Fourth of July unfurls on 44th Street in Foxhall Village. ‘Glass’ Con’t on Page 4... Photo Credit: Cari Borras FCCA Foxhall News July 2020

When possible, please contact the Who Do You Call? Scheduled Meetings with appropriate FCCA Board Member directly to City-Wide Call Center Local Private Schools discuss issues and concerns—Focus Areas To request free bulk trash pickups, re- are listed after the board member’s name. port dumping, rat problems, and a host Share comments and concerns so General issues can go to Conrad DeWitte of other issues, call 311 or go online at they can be aired at these public FCCA Board 311.dc.gov meetings that institutions are re- Conrad J. DeWitte, Jr., President and GCP DC Animal Shelter 576-6664 quired to schedule with local com- Steering Committee Representative Police and Fire Departments munities according to their agree- 321-1700, [email protected] Call 911 for both emergency and ments with the Board of Zoning Bob Avery, Vice President and Police Liaison non-emergency Police matters, including Adjustment. 338-3834, [email protected] noise after 10 PM. John Bray, Secretary PEPCO none scheduled 337-4115, [email protected] Power Outages 877-737-2662 Georgetown Day School Andy Reuter, Treasurer Street Lights Out 269-0855 847-3861., Cell 664-6107 Washington Gas 624-6049 Lab School [email protected] Ward 3 City Council Member St. Patrick’s Vipul Bhagat, At Large Mary Cheh, [email protected] [email protected] Ward 3 Mayor’s Liaison, Jessica Wert- FCCA Newsletter Submissions Carter Beach, At Large heim, [email protected] 301-523-7207, [email protected] Send to [email protected] Our ANC Commissioners, Virginia Gor- for the next newsletter. Generally Leo Blyth, Community Events & Young sevski (ANC 3D06) [email protected] , Families Liaison J.P. Szymkowicz (ANC 3D09) jp.szymko- submissions should be under 300 763-6020, [email protected] [email protected] For more information, words, but longer pieces may run by Liz Davis, At Large check out anc3d.org. advance arrangement. [email protected] Illegally Parked Cars Paul DonVito, Historic Preservation & Report cars obstructing sidewalks or dis- Listserve Liaison playing suspicious guest parking permits Capital Bikeshare Arrives at 625-0329, [email protected] by calling 311. Hardy Rec Center Ann Haas, At Large, Friends of Hardy Foxhall Village Historic District Brett Young 333-2635, [email protected] Planning to work on the exterior of your Peter Kimball, At Large Foxhall Village home? See work going on Capital Bikeshare has been installed 321-1234, peter.kimball@ that seems contrary to our Historic Dis- at the tennis courts at the Hardy Rec isscorporateservices.com trict guidelines? Please call or email our Center. This has been a 3 year ef- DCHPO rep, Anne Brockett, 202-442- Michael O’Connell, GU/Medstar fort to get them installed. DDOT has 88342 or [email protected]. Construction Liaison more locations on the table and I 342-8165, [email protected] Historic District Guidelines can be found at http://foxhall.org/wp-content/up- ([email protected]) would Sara Paulson, Aging-in-Place, Palisades loads/2010/06/FVHD_DesignGuidlines.pdf be happy to assist anyone in the Pal- Village Liaison, & Chair of the Foxhall Call isades who has ideas for additional Box Restoration Committee Problem Party Noise after 10 PM 333-0797, [email protected] Please call the Police at 911. There are locations. significant fines and the possibility ofa Edward Ponzi, Lab School Liaison criminal record for violators. 378-3284, [email protected] Georgetown 24/7 Community Hotline John Szymkowicz, Bylaws Committee Report student activities that negatively [email protected] impact our community at GU’s 24/7 Ho- Peter Van Allen, DC Fair Skies & Colony Hill tline, 687-8413 Liaison 333-0586, [email protected] Going out of town? Email Officer McElwee to check on your FCCA Administrator home periodically, anthony.mcelwee@ Brittany Aguilar, Administrator dc.gov [email protected] Join the FCCA Listserv!! FCCA Listserv Keep up-to-date with all happenings in [email protected] your community by joining the FCCA List- serv. Sign up today at foxhall.org! 2 FCCA Foxhall News July 2020 GW/Mt. Vernon: Closed for Summer, Re-opening August 31, Call Box Update Long-term Changes Planned Sara Paulson Peter Van Allen We are making progress on the Per the latest updates from GW/Mt. Vernon (GW/MV), there are no plans to open the final phase of the Call Box Res- pool this summer. There will be no events on campus either. toration project. We have been GW/MV plans to reopen August 31 with on-site classes until Thanksgiving break, then working with the contractor online until at least the end of the semester. All students, except Seniors, will be housed on the proofs for the history on campus with any off-campus students in Foggy Bottom. The Vern Shuttle will be for plaques and photos referencing GW students only – no neighbors. GW/MV expects less students than last year. the history of our area. One box will contain a beautiful picture While the 2020 Long-Term Campus Plan has been delayed until June 30, 2021, a Stra- of Village architecture taken by tegic Facilities Plan is currently underway that includes the following initial proposals: Bob Mikolitch, an amateur pho- • Enclose the pool and convert the tennis courts to a playing field tographer who is also a neighbor. And we have contracted with lo- • No new dorms, but replace Cole Hall (at Foxhall & W) with a larger Training & Edu- cal artist, Peter Waddell, to paint cation Center a picture of the Army Corps of • Keep the open feel and enhance the walkability of the campus by eliminating the Engineer’s castle on MacArthur road throughout campus (will end at the Clock Tower) and eliminating any outdoor Boulevard. He has done some staircases. lovely paintings of call boxes in GW/MV says that it is even more important for GW to support and work with neighbors Kalorama. to create a positive community environment. Please feel free to reach out to Kevin We are still in need of contri- Days, Director of Community Relations ([email protected] or 202-725-6426), if you have butions, but will not know how any questions or concerns. much until we get the final bill from the contractor. That will Concrete Batch Plant Part of Georgetown University Construction include replacement of some Hulit Taylor with Michael O’Connell missing metal parts. Thanks to all our supporters for helping to Hospital’s Surgical Pavilion make this happen! Excavation of the site where the Surgical Pavilion will be built is progressing. A concrete batch plant has been assembled close to Reservoir Road on what was the St. Mary’s Local Input Sought on parking lot. This enables the concrete mixture to be made on-site, eliminating the need Foxhall School Proposal Ann Haas for daily delivery by numerous cement trucks. Materials are delivered during off-peak traffic times. In addition, the first of 3 tall cranes have been constructed at the south Construction of an 80,000 end of the site. The second, Center Crane is slated to be erected this month, and the square foot elementary school third is scheduled to go up in October 2020 as excavation moves closer towards Reser- on the site of old Hardy School voir Road. would have major impact on the community. Do you want to If you are on campus, one of the best views of the “Big Dig” is from the northeast corner serve on a committee that would of the Leavey Center roof top. It’s fascinating to watch! help guide this project proposed University’s Entrance #4 by Mayor Muriel Bowser? Entrance #4 on Reservoir Road is now the northern entrance to the University campus. In Cleveland Park, the John Eaton We are awaiting an update on the activation of the Entrance 4 traffic lights, but there Elementary School is undergoing doesn’t seem to be much need for them right now given the light flow of traffic. a major expansion, guided by a School Improvement Team that New East-West Road includes neighbors who formed The new East-West Road and a pedestrian sidewalk extend from Reservoir, along a plaza a coalition with parents. Accord- behind the Medical School, on to the Lombardi Circle, Leavey Center, Yates Field House ing to a team member: partic- on down to Canal Road. ‘Input Sought’ Con’t on Page 5... 3 FCCA Foxhall News July 2020

tic, metal and paper, says Lisa Kardell, the site’s public affairs director. Kardell says all the glass, which makes up about 19 percent of the recyclables, goes to the company’s landfill in King George County, Virginia, near Freder- icksburg, where it’s used in construc- tion projects, such as drainage and roads that lead to tip points. “Since our municipalities would like to continue to recycle glass, we have that in our con- tracts that we will continue to recycle glass,” Kardell said. “It goes to our land- fill, but it doesn’t get buried with the trash. It prevents us from having to buy stone when we’re building our roads.” FUTURE SCHOOL?: DCPS officials are targeting a tree-studded green on the south side of the old Hardy School facility for a $56 million, 80,000-square-foot elementary school, included in the may- The glass doesn’t come out of the facil- or’s 2021 budget proposal. Photo Credit: John Bray ity clean enough to satisfy glass man- ufacturers and the company has no ...‘Elementary’ Con’t from Page 1 ...‘Glass’ Con’t from Page 1 plans to make it so, Kardell says. “There staff would depend on the grade con- Recycling glass, at least on paper, is a cost associated with it,” Kardell figuration, which has not been settled. seems ideal. Bottles and jars, -recy said. She said the distance to the near- Impetus for the building project comes cling veterans say, can be made, filled, est glass manufacturers, in Pittsburgh from conditions at two other elemen- emptied, melted, remolded and filled and North Carolina, deters transport- tary schools. anew — nearly ad infinitum, with little ing the commodity. tinkering and less energy consumption Annie White, manager of DPW’s of- “We were really trying to make a better than starting with sand. It’s not what fice of waste diversion, says the city is solution for Key and Stoddert,” Swiato- happens to glass that goes into D.C.’s looking for ways to produce a cleaner cha said, noting $20.5 million additions home recycling bins. that had been targeted for each, the stream of glass for higher types of re- former on the west side of Palisades The destination for most D.C. recycla- use. bles is a Waste Management Inc. sort- and the latter in the Glover Park area. Meanwhile, D.C. residents are required ing facility in Elkridge, Md., according Those projects called for replacement to recycle “the full suite of materials” to ZeroWaste.dc.gov, which involves an of portables with permanent facilities, on the mayor’s 2018 list, including “interagency Waste Reduction Working and gaining some classroom space. bottles and jars, “all items clean and Group” and enables the city’s govern- That money is now budgeted for the empty.” The DPW website shows bot- ment to “speak with one voice” on the Foxhall school. tles and jars in green, amber and clear. issue. Some of the material is too con- Fines for “improper source separation The Foxhall school would relieve en- taminated to make the trip and gets of recyclables” go from $75 for a first rollment at Key and Stoddert, and treated as waste. The website states violation to $1,000 for a fourth. maybe other areas as well, Swiatocha that glass goes primarily for “alterna- said. “That’s really the next stage in the tive daily cover” at regional landfills. planning analysis,” she said. “We want dive a little deeper with the school Waste Management runs the mixed planning team.” loads it receives from around the re- gion through its facility to segregate materials for reuse. Glass gets broken as it is sorted from the cardboard, plas- 4 FCCA Foxhall News July 2020

...‘Input Sought’ Con’t from Page 3 ipants worked together to resolve conflicts. For example, Magical Trail… neighbors wanted to restrict the footprint and keep addi- If interested, please send an email to borrasc@hotmail. tions away from houses and parents wanted more program com with your suggestions by August, 15. Or if you prefer, and maintenance of playground space. The answer was to please fill in and email your choices in the table, ranking go underground. both columns, as you may favor a different name combina- tion. For major capital projects, the DC Public Schools establishes School Improvement Teams consisting of 10-15 members to We hope to announce the preferences after Labor Day. provide feedback during “the development of the education specifications and design and to assist with disseminating- in formation about progress.” From the DCPS Web site, “Each SIT is expected to include teachers, school staff, parents, neighborhood organization representatives ( e.g., ANC’s Civ- ic/Citizens’ Associations, Mayor’s Office of Community Re- lations, City Council, neighbors, DGS project manager, and students (when possible).” SIT members are expected to continue through construction and to be available to re- ceive updates and consult on issues that arise. Sale of GDS Lower Campus Delayed If you are interested in participating, please reach out to John Bray FCCA Board Member Ann Haas ([email protected]). Sale of Georgetown Day School’s MacArthur Boulevard cam- pus, expected to be completed at the end of June, has been Shall We Name the Alley, Parallel to 44th St, delayed, school officials said June 16. That Borders Glover Archbold Park? Closing of the deal, in the works for the past 2.5 years, has Cari Borras been put off “a couple” or “a few” months, GDS Chief Finan- During these months of confinement, the Alley by the Park cial Officer Jeffrey Houser said. He said the buyer requested has given us a splendid opportunity to walk outside our the delay. homes safely. Young and elderly Foxhallers, often alone, Citing a confidentiality agreement, Houser has identified the but also in company of children and/or dogs have strolled, buyer only as another private school. He declined to give a walked or run on it, enjoying the seasonal changes of our reason for the delay or put an outside limit on extension of neighborhood. In March it was the timid blooming of the the contract. The deal has been in the works since at least trees; in April and May, the explosive growth of the flowers, December 2017. and in June, the magical glow of the fireflies. Yet, the Alley by the Park does not have a name. Shall we give it one? The uncertain turn, and the prospect of the building being empty, prompted questions at a community meeting about We already have an alley with a name (see photo). how the building and fields might be used. Boxwood Way runs parallel to 44th St, between Volta and Houser said the site is obviously valuable, especially as Greenwich Park. We don’t need to have permission from schools contemplate how they might accommodate the the city or from the National Park Service, as long as we put “social distancing” called for to help combat the spread of the signs, for example, on the utility posts. And the signs do the Covid-19 virus. But he said how it might be used and by not have to be expensive. In fact, a group of us, interested whom are unclear. He said the site would be patrolled by in naming the Alley, would happily pay for them. GDS security. The building is about 90,000 square feet and But we would like to know the opinion of the Foxhall has accommodated 575 students. Community, especially the residents who border the alley. In a move that caught many by surprise, Mayor Muriel Please, send suggestions for an appropriate designation. Bowser’s proposed 2021 budget includes plans for build- Several names have already been voiced: ing a $56 million elementary school next to the old Hardy Sunrise Lane, Woodpecker Way, Warbler Fly Path, Deer ‘GDS’ Con’t on Page 6... Passage, Squirrel Run, Fox Corridor, Four Seasons Alley, 5 FCCA Foxhall News July 2020 FCCA Membership as of July 15, 2020 Harburger, Patti Foley, Stephen & Karen Fisher Varma, Sona & Sujoy Bose ...‘GDS’ Con’t from Page 5 Patron Kentz, Andrew & Ellen Fowler, Maika Verdile, Robert & Barbara Daly, Rob & Karla Kilby, Gene Fulco, Carolyn Wellstein, Anton DeWitte, Conrad School building, about a & Christine Saunderson Gaughan, Mary & Anna Tate Riegel Kern, Melissa & Bill Deegan block from the GDS campus. Kim, Hoonae Gentile, Nancyellen Lab School of Washington DC Lanman, Charlie & Mary Grimaldi, Dave DCPS officials have said the Ross, Marsha & Pete Senior Lauchman, Layla Haas, Ann Barton, Terry & Jay St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church school would be 70,000 to Nash, Janet Heintze, Achim Beg, Joan & Day School O’Connell, Michael Huve, Gerard & Sang-ae Bemis, Gerald 80,000 square feet and hold Valenzuela, Arturo & Bob Mikolitch Ives, Donna & Gerry Borras, Cari & Katy Mudge up to 550 students. O’Hara, Katie & Jim Jablon, Cara & Robert Bourdaudhui, Robert & Susan Rubino, Lenore G. Jewett, Richard Bray, Howard Houser said DCPS has ex- Advocate Schwartz, Jean Pierre & Helga Juarrero, Alicia Brown, Chris & Mary Rollefson Avery, Robert pressed interest in the GDS Silard, Kelly & Debbie Khatami, Farrokh Brownstein, Elisabeth & Katherine Samolyk Taylor, Paul & Hulit Kimball, Peter & Leslie Conner, Chris & David site in the past. He would Bhagat, Vipul & Shalini Van Allen, Barbara & Peter Klusman, Susan & Larry Greenwood, Marsha Cooley, Diane & Alex Pires not say whether DCPS has Vicini, Stefano & Mariarita Krumholtz, Jack & Philip Salin Griffin, MaryAnn Davis, Liz Wolfe, Tom Levi, Richard & Susan Harou, Patrice & Berengere done so recently, but he Donahue Family Wood, Lisa Lion, Andra & Steven Barnard Harris, Randolf & Cory said, “People talk to peo- Dreyer, David E. Maco, Lisa & Paul Hurt, Adrienne Dromerick, Alex & Laurie ple.” Major, Mike, Carrie & Kaylee Kerwin, Connie Farrell, Janet & Joe Drach Household Sahrai-Akhlaghi Family Malkani, Ravina & Naresh Klein, Solange Fishkin, Nate & Jane GDS has been packing up Amatangelo, Rebecca McCarthy, Michael P. Kubinski, Carryn Hudda, Amir & Aasheema & Robert Horn & Lars D. Kontz & Gerhard Laue the lower school campus Lawson, Mallory Andonyadis, Avyeris The Weber Family Reese, Anne H. Milam, Sally & Jim and expects to move its Assuras, Thalia Neumann, Douglas & Virginia Rivarola-Williams, Marcela Pastor, Margy belongings to its expanded & Mike Johnson Nicholson, John & Marnie Ross, Malcolm & Daphne R. Paulson, Sara & Arne Bailey, Michael & Mari O’Scannlain, Dawn & Kevin Sayles, Eric Tenleytown campus by the Polk, Scott & Karen The Bilik Family Oblaender, Carsten & Britta Seltzer, George & Dianne Reuter, Andrew end of this month. That tran- Blakely, Judith Olenoski, Michelle Shen, Susan Sterling, Lisa & Jamie Bond, Garland (Boo) & Sophie Peasley, Carol Smith, Joanna sition was put off for a week Underhill, Charles Bray, John & Leslie Phillips, Laura Szymkowicz, John & Carol Zucchi, Dario & Gio to 10 days to allow for easier Buck, Molly & Jared Cornfeld Tucker, Gene & Dolly final inspections of the new Cannon, Holly Popkin, Richard & Karol Velsey, Don & Vicki Sponsor & John Guttmann Ratigan, Elizabeth Wherry, David & Ceny building, Houser said. Anderson, Scott & Lida Fitts Caride, Julieta & Jose Merino Scheinman, Amy Wolf, Christopher Anonymous Chester, Alec & Kim Sholklapper, Tamir Woolley, Penelope Blenkle, Andy & Jen Cleary, Colin & Susan Awar, Laila Board, Elizabeth & Bob Hines Crumbliss, John & Blake Siciliano, Robert Bowers, Joel & Sue Non-Resident Dornsife, Cinnamon Sloan, David Beach, Carter Brown, Bill & Pat & Chip Barber Smart, Janice Kane, Jessie M. Casstevens, Kay Dornsife, Cinnamon Stevens, Guy Cogar, Joanne & Chip Barber Straub, Terrence Crino, Michael & Colleen Donation Ebrahim, Adam & Elizabeth Shepard DeMuth, Tom & Janet Mann & Kristin Igusky Swift, Byron & Valeria Merino Donahue, John & Beth Elting, Jeffrey & Maureen Tersoff, Janet Dryden, Ben & Heidi Floro, Maria Tobey, Steve Fitzgibbons, Peter & Shimae & Tom Hungerford & Julia Haidemenos

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