VOLUME XL | ISSUE 6 | JUNE 2015 WWW.CAGTOWN.ORG PICNIC AND PARTY DOWN HISTORIC PRESERVATION GUIDE MAILED AT CAG CONCERTS JUNE TO HUNDREDS IN GEORGETOWN: 21 AND JULY 12 RESPECT FOR THE PAST – LIVING IN THE PRESENT HANNAH ISLES, Concerts in the Parks Chair VICTORIA RIXEY, Chair, Historic Preservation & Zoning n May the Citizens Association of Victoria Rixey, Catherine Marquardt, Georgetown mailed the newly updated Pamla Moore quickly brought the guide up Historic Preservation brochure, Respect to date and got it out the door. I for the Past – Living in the Present, to The guide is a wonderful resource for over 4000 people anyone thinking of making changes to in Georgetown. their property. It gives a brief history of First compiled 10 the historic district, which was passed by years ago by Barbara Congress as the Old Georgetown Act in Zartman and edited 1950. The guide provides many pointers by Nola Klamberg, for homeowners under the heading “Practical Guidance,” and has a section on his Father’s Day, June 21st, bring your copies of the original how to apply for a building permit, as well dad, your grandfather, your family and guide were totally as contact information for all resources. friends of fathers to the Concert in the depleted last year. It features photographs from renowned TPark from 5:30 to 7 in Volta Park. Join other dads, Hilary and Joe architectural photographer, Maxwell friends and neighbors to listen to Paul Pfau -- a Gibbons generously MacKenzie and is an excellent ‘welcome’ recent performer on NBC’s hit television show provided funding gift for a new neighbor. ‘The Voice.’ He will perform with his pop/rock for the new guide. Continued on pg. 8 band. Pfau (rhymes with “wow”) is an award- winning singer-songwriter from the rural hills of western Maryland with a sound likened to John Mayer and Michael Buble. GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY PUBLIC At this June concert there will be complimentary SAFETY MEETING JUNE 25 chair massages especially for dads, special free family photos and sweet treats for the whole JOHN RENTZEPIS, CAG’s Public Safety program family. Bring your picnic, or visit the Rocklands food truck. As always there will be free Haagen- orried about crime in to discuss crime and provide information Dazs ice cream cones, Sprinkles cupcakes, and Georgetown? Then be sure and resources to enhance public safety. many other treats at sponsors’ tables. to attend the Georgetown communityW Public Safety Meeting at 7 Sponsored by the Citizens Association If you have to miss it, you’re still in luck. The of Georgetown, Advisory Neighborhood final concert of the summer will be held from p.m. on June 25 which will be hosted at Council 2E (ANC2E) and the Georgetown 5:30-7 p.m. July 12 in Rose Park. The roots Dumbarton House, 2715 Q Street. CAG, Business Association (GBA), residents and rock/Americana band The Walkaways will the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) business owners will have an opportunity to perform along with various activities to help and several other community organizations discuss recent incidents and neighborhood concert-goers beat the heat. central to Georgetown are combining forces Continued on pg. 9 Continued on pg. 9 “GOODNESS IS THE ONLY INVESTMENT THAT NEVER FAILS.” - Henry David Thoreau As a leader in Georgetown’s real estate community, our firm proudly supports the Georgetown community. We are proud to sponsor the following events and organizations: Citizens Association of Georgetown Friends of Volta Park Concerts in the Park Georgetown House Tour (St. John’s) Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy Georgetown Jingle Friends of Book Hill Park Reception (Georgetown University Hospital) Friends of Montrose Park Hyde-Addison Elementary School Gala Friends of Rose Park Tudor Place Georgetown Brokerage 1206 30th Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 I +202 333 1212 I ttrsir.com Sotheby's GTC AD 2015.indd 1 2/2/15 11:58 AM 2 GEORGETOWN CITIZENS | JUNE 2015 President’s letter Bob vom Eigen I look forward to working with CAG members, volunteers and residents, as well as with representatives of the business community and the ANC.. easons change and so do the leaderships enjoyable. We want to attract of civic organizations. My name is Bob a broader spectrum of residents vom Eigen, and I am the new president to join CAG and to support its Sof the Citizens Association of Georgetown. important activities. I have lived in Georgetown since 1978, and have fallen in love with this walkable village The Concerts in the Park began – the people, the historic buildings, the small its season on May 17 with a large shops, the beautiful parks and gardens and crowd of parents and young the organizations that help make it work. children, as well as a few older I am committed to leading an impressive folks like me, who came to hear Rebecca McCabe and the Jennifer Altemus (standing) thanks outgoing President Pamla Moore (center) for two group of volunteers who donate time and years of terrific leadership along with board members (l-r) John Rentzepis, Victoria their wisdom to address the opportunities Human Country Jukebox in Rixey, Karen Cruse, Hazel Denton and president-elect Bob vom Eigen and challenges that face CAG and the Volta Park. The atmosphere was Georgetown community. joyous with children frolicking There are transportation issues upon which through the crowd with balloons and kick I hope CAG can make progress. One issue However, I first want to thank Pamla Moore balls. Thanks to our sponsors who contributed that affects west Georgetown each and every for setting the bar high for accomplishments pizza, snow cones, ice cream, cupcakes and evening (and on some mornings) are the during the two years she has led CAG as balloons which make it truly a festive event. gridlocks on 34th and 35th Streets. I plan to president. Pam is a soft spoken, determined Two more concerts will be held in the coming work with CAG’s transportation committee, leader who does not hesitate to question months. The first will be on Father’s Day, June headed by Topher Mathews, to determine proposals that would not serve the interests 21 at Volta Park with Paul Pfau and his Pop/ with the aid of the DC Department of of our community. There have been dramatic Rock band; and the second concert will be at Transportation what remedies can be adopted improvements to our monthly newsletter and Rose Park on July 12 with the Roots Rock/ and enforced. We have other transportation website. The Historic Preservation/Zoning Americana band The Walkaways. For those issues that will confront our community, Committee has reorganized to permit in- who missed the May concert, please join us including the proposed trolley car extension depth analyses of proposed modifications to celebrate our community that is becoming between Union Station to K Street at the to the commercial and residential buildings younger every day. foot of Wisconsin Avenue as well as the long of Georgetown, leading to constructive term prospects of obtaining the WMATA comments to the historic preservation and Beginning this fall, CAG will join the subway along M Street between Rosslyn and planning entities of the District’s Office of Georgetown Community Partnership to work Union Station. Planning, the Commission on Fine Arts with Georgetown University and Advisory and other related agencies. Thanks to Pam’s Neighborhood Commission for Georgetown, Finally, CAG’s program committee has efforts to solicit a generous donation from Burleith and Foxhall Village to comment on begun planning for the seven community M.C. Dean, the Public Safety Committee the Georgetown University Campus Plan due meetings that CAG conducts throughout will be expanding the number of cameras to go into effect in 2018. Our past history in the fall and spring, plus the glorious CAG capable of recording incidents that can aid seeking an accommodation for our residents’ Gala scheduled for Friday, October 23 at police in pursuing those who violate the law. interests through the Campus Plan was the Four Seasons Hotel. If you have ideas frustrating and combative. However, late in the for a program related to the Georgetown Pam, thank you for your dedicated and 2013 phase of the plan, the University, CAG community, please contact our Executive outstanding service to CAG and the and the ANC2E reached an accommodation Director Betsy Cooley. community. Pam will remain a director on that resulted in a constructive process of the CAG board and will continue to be active reaching consensus on shared objectives Since I look forward to working with CAG members, in committee activities, including creation that breakthrough, the relationship among the volunteers and residents, as well as with of a new membership committee that will University, its students and the residents of representatives of the business community seek to survey the broader Georgetown Georgetown has improved dramatically. We and the ANC. We have plenty to do to make community to determine what CAG can look forward to continuing in constructive this community as good, as attractive and as do to make living in Georgetown even more dialogue later this year. enjoyable as it can be. We are blessed to live here, but we cannot rely on past laurels. GEORGETOWN CITIZENS | JUNE 2015 3 Aspects of Georgetown : When I Rule the World BY EDITH SCHAFER here will be some changes --for the start at 7am. The noise is horrendous, say of life. So you need to find a phone better, -- at least so it seems to me. goodbye to conversation and to peace of number for a friend or neighbor, you At the outset let me say that many mind.