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There have been sightings of an animal described as a cross between a dog and a
deer in adams morgan over the past few days. It has some fur, a mousy brown
color and the height of a small deer. I saw it run down the alley behind Calvert
street towards the woods yesterday afternoon being chased by a dog. Some
neighbors were out and said that they had seen this animal early in the morning
chewing on some bushes and that it had a strange dog like face and it barked.
However it did let one woman pet it and seemed friendly. One neighbor said that
she has a colleague in Bethesda who lives near NIH and they were told that the
farm there where they do animal experiments reported that some animals had
escaped. I am looking into who we should call to report this. If you see this
animal please send me an email.
Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

Bill Falls <billfalls@...>
Washington, DC
http://www64.pair.com/bfalls/

There have been sightings of an animal described as a cross between a dog and a deer in adams morgan over the past few days. It has some fur, a mousy brown color and the height of a small deer. I saw it run down the alley behind Calvert street towards the woods yesterday afternoon being chased by a dog. Some neighbors were out and said that they had seen this animal early in the morning chewing on some bushes and that it had a strange dog like face and it barked. However it did let one woman pet it and seemed friendly. One neighbor said that she has a colleague in Bethesda who lives near NIH and they were told that the farm there where they do animal experiments reported that some animals had escaped. I am looking into who we should call to report this. If you see this animal please send me an email.

Metro Announces New Proposals to Decrease
Expected FY12 Budget Deficit, Public Hearings
to be Scheduled.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority (WMATA), facing a 72 million dollar
budget gap at the start of the fiscal year
that begins July 1, 2011, will hold public
hearings throughout the region this spring to
gauge public opinion on a variety of
proposals that will help the agency maintain
a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal
year.

The proposals were approved yesterday
by Finance and Administration Committee of
the Board of Directors.

The schedule of pubic hearings will be
officially set at the next board meeting and
released shortly thereafter.

The highlight of the new budget balancing
measures is the “Fair Fare Fees” (FFF)
program, which the Board of Directors, at the
recommendation of the WMATA staff, hopes to
implement for the start of the next fiscal
year. “After the introduction of the peak of
the peak fare last year and the accusations
from some members of the public that we were
unfairly targeting rush hour riders with the
burden of additional fees, it only seemed
right that we create additional fees so that
riders at all times of day can partake in as
many parts of our fare structure as
possible,” said Board Chair Catherine
Hudgins.

“The proposed FFF program will achieve that
goal. Additionally, implementing FFF will
create additional revenue for the agency
without raising fares, and riders will now be
able to selectively choose to only pay for
the parts of the system that they use or
cause to experience wear and tear.

Finally, WMATA has always been at the
forefront of innovations in the American
public transit industry, and we will remain
at the forefront of revolutionizing fare
structures to meet the needs of our current
economic conditions.”

The following are the proposed fees that
would be implemented under phase one of the
FFF initiative:

* Peak of the Off Peak: A 15 cent surcharge
will be charged for all trips during the
midday rush at lunchtime between 11 AM and
1:30 PM weekdays

* Peak of the Overnight: In order to maintain
consistent branding for the entire “Peak of
the…” program, the regular fare period after
midnight on Fridays and Saturdays will be
renamed to be the “Peak of the Overnight.”

* Peak of the Peak remains unchanged.

* Elevators will be charged at a rate of 15
cents for the elevator from the street level
to mezzanine level and at a rate of 10 cents
for the elevator from the mezzanine level to
the platform level.

The elevators between platform levels at
transfer stations will cost 10 cents to use.

A Smartrip card will be required to call the
elevator.

Senior & Disabled Smartrip cards will not be
charged this fee. Passengers with large
amounts of luggage, baby carriages, and the
like who wish to apply for a waiver may do so
by presenting themselves to the station
manager, either before or after elevator use
occurs.

The station manager has the sole authority to
determine whether a waiver should be issued.

If the waiver is granted, the passenger must
fill out the form provided by the station
manager and send it to the Smartrip Regional
Service Center by mail.

It will be recommended that passengers who
expect to request waivers should allow an
extra 30 minutes at both the entrance and
exit locations of their journey to locate the
station manager, in the event he or she is
not in the kiosk, engaging in socializing
with fellow coworkers, or otherwise not
accounted for.

Passengers who do not have Smartrip cards
will not be able to call the elevators.

Additionally, infrared technology will ensure
that the number of people who board the
elevator is equal to the number of people who
called it through the use of their Smartrip
cards.

* Air conditioning will only be available in
the first, second, and fifth cars of 6 car
trains, and in the first, second, seventh,
and eighth cars of 8 car trains.

A 20 cent rebate will be provided to
passengers who ride in one of the cars
without air conditioning, made available
through Smartrip targets that will be
installed in each car and activated in the
appropriate cars.

No refunds will be provided for riders who do
not claim their rebate on board the train.

* Seats will cost 10 cents per use. Spikes
will be installed on all seats; these spikes
will only be lowered after a Smartrip card
has been used to pay the fee. Senior &
Disabled Smartrip cards will not be charged
this fee.

In the event someone with a Senior & Disabled
Smartrip card needs a seat, when that
Smartrip is touched to the target for the
seat the rider wishes to use, if it is
occupied, a spring will eject the passenger
who is occupying the seat.

For riders who voluntarily give up their seat
in the judgement of the Senior or Disabled
rider, a 5 cent refund will be given to the
passenger who vacated the seat.

For riders who involuntarily give up their
seat, no refund will be given.

Passengers who wish to have guaranteed access
to the railfan seat may join the WMATA
Railfan Seat Club for a monthly fee of $10,
an annual fee of $105, or a lifetime fee of
$4200.

Passengers in the WMATA Railfan Seat Club
will be able to eject non-club members from
the railfan seats on each train in the same
manner Senior and Disabled passengers will
force regular riders out of seats they wish
to use.

Other perks may be provided to members of the
WMATA Railfan Seat club at a later date, and
club members will not have to pay the
application fee for MOBOOP, which is outlined
below.

* Due to the fact that all the fare charts on
the farecard machines in each station will
need to be printed in size 2 font in order to
list all the new fees and possible fares for
each station, souvenir WMATA magnifying
glasses will be on sale at all stations for 5
cents.

It will be recommended that riders save their
magnifying glass for future use to avoid
having to pay this fee more than once.

* Riders who are discovered to post negative
things about WMATA to online social media,
including but not limited to Facebook,
Twitter, message boards such as DC Area
Transit Zone and Subchat, or blogs such as
Unsuck DC Metro and Greater Greater
Washington, before, during, or after
traveling on Metrorail, will be charged a
libel fee.

Libel fees will be a minimum of 10 dollars
per offense, but major offenses or repeat
offenders may be charged up to 100 dollars.

Riders who post complimentary things to the
same types of social media listed above may
be eligible to win waivers that will exempt
them from some or all elements of FFF for
varying lengths of time, depending on the
level of the praise.

These charges and waivers will be issued
under the sole discretion of the Media
Relations Office.

* For those who do not wish to participate in
our new security initiative, “Metro Opens
Bags”, a one time fee of $362.73 can be paid
to join the “Metro Opens Bags Opt Out
Program” (MOBOOP). Passengers in MOBOOP will
have to pass a background check before being
allowed to participate, at which time they
will be issued a special Smartrip card that
will indicate to the Metro Transit Police
officers and Transportation Security
Administration agents that they are exempt
from Metro Opens Bags.

Passengers who fail to pass the background
check will still be required to pay the fee
to cover the administration of the background
check and other logistics involved in
processing the application to join the
program, even though the application was not
successful.

Although this capability will not be added to
Smartrip cards until the next generation card
is developed and issued, the Board of
Directors plans to approve MOBOOP as part of
FFF.

It should be noted that a 5 dollar fee will
still be charged for the purchase of the next
generation Smartrip card, in addition to the
one time MOBOOP fee.

Once the public hearing schedule is set and
the official docket is released, instructions
on how to submit public comments on FFF will
be made available through a press release.

“We look forward to hearing what riders have
to say about the exciting innovations that we
plan to implement to the fare structure next
fiscal year,” Hudgins said following the
meeting.

If phase one of FFF is deemed successful,
phase two would expand FFF to include
Metrobus and Metroaccess, in addition to
other aspects of Metrorail that are not
included in phase one.

The full Board of Directors will take a vote
at its next meeting on whether to approve the
recommendation of the Finance and
Administration Committee.

Bill Falls <billfalls@...>
Washington, DC
http://www64.pair.com/bfalls/

 

Metro Announces New Proposals to Decrease
Expected FY12 Budget Deficit, Public Hearings
to be Scheduled.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority (WMATA), facing a 72 million dollar
budget gap at the start of the fiscal year
that begins July 1, 2011, will hold public
hearings throughout the region this spring to
gauge public opinion on a variety of
proposals that will help the agency maintain
a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal
year.

The proposals were approved yesterday
by Finance and Administration Committee of
the Board of Directors.

The schedule of pubic hearings will be
officially set at the next board meeting and
released shortly thereafter.

The highlight of the new budget balancing
measures is the “Fair Fare Fees” (FFF)
program, which the Board of Directors, at the
recommendation of the WMATA staff, hopes to
implement for the start of the next fiscal
year. “After the introduction of the peak of
the peak fare last year and the accusations
from some members of the public that we were
unfairly targeting rush hour riders with the
burden of additional fees, it only seemed
right that we create additional fees so that
riders at all times of day can partake in as
many parts of our fare structure as
possible,” said Board Chair Catherine
Hudgins.

“The proposed FFF program will achieve that
goal. Additionally, implementing FFF will
create additional revenue for the agency
without raising fares, and riders will now be
able to selectively choose to only pay for
the parts of the system that they use or
cause to experience wear and tear.

Finally, WMATA has always been at the
forefront of innovations in the American
public transit industry, and we will remain
at the forefront of revolutionizing fare
structures to meet the needs of our current
economic conditions.”

The following are the proposed fees that
would be implemented under phase one of the
FFF initiative:

* Peak of the Off Peak: A 15 cent surcharge
will be charged for all trips during the
midday rush at lunchtime between 11 AM and
1:30 PM weekdays

* Peak of the Overnight: In order to maintain
consistent branding for the entire “Peak of
the…” program, the regular fare period after
midnight on Fridays and Saturdays will be
renamed to be the “Peak of the Overnight.”

* Peak of the Peak remains unchanged.

* Elevators will be charged at a rate of 15
cents for the elevator from the street level
to mezzanine level and at a rate of 10 cents
for the elevator from the mezzanine level to
the platform level.

The elevators between platform levels at
transfer stations will cost 10 cents to use.

A Smartrip card will be required to call the
elevator.

Senior & Disabled Smartrip cards will not be
charged this fee. Passengers with large
amounts of luggage, baby carriages, and the
like who wish to apply for a waiver may do so
by presenting themselves to the station
manager, either before or after elevator use
occurs.

The station manager has the sole authority to
determine whether a waiver should be issued.

If the waiver is granted, the passenger must
fill out the form provided by the station
manager and send it to the Smartrip Regional
Service Center by mail.

It will be recommended that passengers who
expect to request waivers should allow an
extra 30 minutes at both the entrance and
exit locations of their journey to locate the
station manager, in the event he or she is
not in the kiosk, engaging in socializing
with fellow coworkers, or otherwise not
accounted for.

Passengers who do not have Smartrip cards
will not be able to call the elevators.

Additionally, infrared technology will ensure
that the number of people who board the
elevator is equal to the number of people who
called it through the use of their Smartrip
cards.

* Air conditioning will only be available in
the first, second, and fifth cars of 6 car
trains, and in the first, second, seventh,
and eighth cars of 8 car trains.

A 20 cent rebate will be provided to
passengers who ride in one of the cars
without air conditioning, made available
through Smartrip targets that will be
installed in each car and activated in the
appropriate cars.

No refunds will be provided for riders who do
not claim their rebate on board the train.

* Seats will cost 10 cents per use. Spikes
will be installed on all seats; these spikes
will only be lowered after a Smartrip card
has been used to pay the fee. Senior &
Disabled Smartrip cards will not be charged
this fee.

In the event someone with a Senior & Disabled
Smartrip card needs a seat, when that
Smartrip is touched to the target for the
seat the rider wishes to use, if it is
occupied, a spring will eject the passenger
who is occupying the seat.

For riders who voluntarily give up their seat
in the judgement of the Senior or Disabled
rider, a 5 cent refund will be given to the
passenger who vacated the seat.

For riders who involuntarily give up their
seat, no refund will be given.

Passengers who wish to have guaranteed access
to the railfan seat may join the WMATA
Railfan Seat Club for a monthly fee of $10,
an annual fee of $105, or a lifetime fee of
$4200.

Passengers in the WMATA Railfan Seat Club
will be able to eject non-club members from
the railfan seats on each train in the same
manner Senior and Disabled passengers will
force regular riders out of seats they wish
to use.

Other perks may be provided to members of the
WMATA Railfan Seat club at a later date, and
club members will not have to pay the
application fee for MOBOOP, which is outlined
below.

* Due to the fact that all the fare charts on
the farecard machines in each station will
need to be printed in size 2 font in order to
list all the new fees and possible fares for
each station, souvenir WMATA magnifying
glasses will be on sale at all stations for 5
cents.

It will be recommended that riders save their
magnifying glass for future use to avoid
having to pay this fee more than once.

* Riders who are discovered to post negative
things about WMATA to online social media,
including but not limited to Facebook,
Twitter, message boards such as DC Area
Transit Zone and Subchat, or blogs such as
Unsuck DC Metro and Greater Greater
Washington, before, during, or after
traveling on Metrorail, will be charged a
libel fee.

Libel fees will be a minimum of 10 dollars
per offense, but major offenses or repeat
offenders may be charged up to 100 dollars.

Riders who post complimentary things to the
same types of social media listed above may
be eligible to win waivers that will exempt
them from some or all elements of FFF for
varying lengths of time, depending on the
level of the praise.

These charges and waivers will be issued
under the sole discretion of the Media
Relations Office.

* For those who do not wish to participate in
our new security initiative, “Metro Opens
Bags”, a one time fee of $362.73 can be paid
to join the “Metro Opens Bags Opt Out
Program” (MOBOOP). Passengers in MOBOOP will
have to pass a background check before being
allowed to participate, at which time they
will be issued a special Smartrip card that
will indicate to the Metro Transit Police
officers and Transportation Security
Administration agents that they are exempt
from Metro Opens Bags.

Passengers who fail to pass the background
check will still be required to pay the fee
to cover the administration of the background
check and other logistics involved in
processing the application to join the
program, even though the application was not
successful.

Although this capability will not be added to
Smartrip cards until the next generation card
is developed and issued, the Board of
Directors plans to approve MOBOOP as part of
FFF.

It should be noted that a 5 dollar fee will
still be charged for the purchase of the next
generation Smartrip card, in addition to the
one time MOBOOP fee.

Once the public hearing schedule is set and
the official docket is released, instructions
on how to submit public comments on FFF will
be made available through a press release.

“We look forward to hearing what riders have
to say about the exciting innovations that we
plan to implement to the fare structure next
fiscal year,” Hudgins said following the
meeting.

If phase one of FFF is deemed successful,
phase two would expand FFF to include
Metrobus and Metroaccess, in addition to
other aspects of Metrorail that are not
included in phase one.

The full Board of Directors will take a vote
at its next meeting on whether to approve the
recommendation of the Finance and
Administration Committee.

Metro TeenAIDS welcomes Jamilla Manigault of Dripping Bliss to offer a workshop for women ages 16-24.  The workshop will reveal the healing power of sexual energy, stages of orgasm, and sexual health facts.  The event will offer Free HIV testing, free food and a raffle for gift cards.  "Sacred Sex" is the first of three Meet the Sexpert series.

Friday, April 8, 2011

5-8 pm

The Base

1230 Pennsylvania Ave SE

(Near Potomac Ave Metro)

For more information contact Fatahma at 202-543-9355 or fodebe@....

INVITATION TO BID
The Unity Cooperative, Inc. and its representative, Mi Casa, Inc. are seeking
proposals from highly qualified contractors to provide general construction for
the repair and alteration of an existing residential property located at 25
Kennedy Street, NW, Washington, DC 2011 and its grounds. The property has an
approximately 6,700 S.F. footprint, Type 3B Construction with exterior walls of
load bearing masonry. The building is a 3-story walkup with a basement. 
Originally built around the 1940s, the building is currently occupied and is
expected to remain occupied during the construction activities. The delivery
method for construction will be Lump Sum Construction Contract with the
construction scheduled appropriately to include internal relocation and
tenant-in-place work.
The renovation involves the reduction of the unit counts from 27 units to 25
units, removing and reconfiguring some interior partitions, kitchen & bathroom
upgrades, new windows and roof, new exterior stairs, correcting of existing
negative grade conditions, new MPE fixtures, fittings and systems and various
cosmetic finish work.

All Sealed Bids are due on or before May 5th, 2011.  There will be a mandatory
site visit on April 13th, 2011.

All bid documents are available for pick up at the offices of Mi Casa, Inc.
located at 6230 3rd St. NW, Suite 2, Washington, DC 20011from April 4th – April
8th, 2011.  For questions please contact Juan Cardona at juan@....

Really?

- CJ

Dear Neighbors -

The next time you hear someone say, "We don't want to become another Adams
Morgan," please consider the conduct of the leaders of our business community
described here.

The bank account of the Adams Morgan Business and Professional Association
(AMBPA) was allegedly emptied out by its treasurer, Charles Brazie, but the
president of the association, Pat Patrick, has refused to provide the membership
with any explanation of what happened or a current accounting of membership
funds.

There hasn't been a meeting of AMBPA membership in more than two years and Mr.
Patrick has ignored demands to call a meeting and hear from the membership. Yet
as recently as March 22, Mr. Patrick presents himself publically as a leader and
spokesman for our business community. In a Jonetta Rose Barras column in the
Washington Examiner, Mr. Patrick is quoted in reference to the Unity Park land
transfer: "It's no different than being under a dictatorship -- the law be
damned."

How ironic!! The same could be said of Mr. Patrick's presidency of AMBPA.

The next time you hear someone say, "It's a shame we don't have more daytime and
retail businesses," please consider the actions of the Adams Morgan Partnership
Business Improvement District (BID) leadership.

According to several sources, the executive committee of the BID met with Mr.
Patrick and Mr. Brazie and decided to keep the alleged embezzlement secret. The
BID executive committee, led by co-presidents Steven Greenleigh and Constantine
Stavropoulos, then decided to retain Mr. Brazie as a paid transportation
consultant on the all-important streetscape project. According to Councilman Jim
Graham, this action was taken against his advise.

It's been 30 days since this alleged theft and cover-up came to light and
demands were made for a full accounting and explanation, but our business
leaders remain silent. There is no transparency or accountability -- just more
of the self-serving and secret dealings that are the trademark of the Adams
Morgan business leadership.

So the next time you hear the ubiquitous statement, "We don't want to become
another Adams Morgan," please consider these dealings of our business community
leadership.

Oh, and make no mistake, the memberships of the AMBPA and the BID are still
demanding a full explanation and accounting!!!

Jim Nixon and Hector Zarate
TORO MATA
2410 18th Street NW

Uh,.... I shot it and field-dressed it and had it for dinner last night. A
little gamey, though. Tasted like chicken.

--- In AdamsMorgan@yahoogroups.com, camil0gomez@... wrote:
>
> There have been sightings of an animal described as a cross between a dog and
a deer in adams morgan over the past few days. It has some fur, a mousy brown
color and the height of a small deer. I saw it run down the alley behind Calvert
street towards the woods yesterday afternoon being chased by a dog. Some
neighbors were out and said that they had seen this animal early in the morning
chewing on some bushes and that it had a strange dog like face and it barked.
However it did let one woman pet it and seemed friendly. One neighbor said that
she has a colleague in Bethesda who lives near NIH and they were told that the
farm there where they do animal experiments reported that some animals had
escaped. I am looking into who we should call to report this. If you see this
animal please send me an email.
> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
>

Bill Falls <billfalls@...>
Washington, DC
http://www64.pair.com/bfalls/

 

Certainly, this cannot be legal!    "Riders who are discovered to post negative things about WMATA to online social media, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, message boards such as DC Area Transit Zone and Subchat, or blogs such as Unsuck DC Metro and Greater Greater Washington, before, during, or after traveling on Metrorail, will be charged a libel fee. Libel fees will be a minimum of 10 dollars per offense, but major offenses or repeat offenders may be charged up to 100 dollars. Riders who post complimentary things to the same types of social media listed above may be eligible to win waivers that will exempt them from some or all elements of FFF for varying lengths of time, depending on the level of the praise. These charges and waivers will be issued under the sole discretion of the Media Relations Office."

Spring Monday Night Drawing and Watercolor Class in Adams Morgan

Great for beginners of all ages to advanced students. We study life forms in
order to create 3 D sensibility. Emphasis is on composition, proportion and
value  . Basic perspective will be studied as well. Art from contemporary and
old masters are sourced for inspiration.

When: April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 23 rd  Mondays 6 30 to 8 30 make your own
schedule.

Drop in rate of $58 class inc.materials,  pkg of 5for $269 inc.mats

Check out Holly Morris's interview with Maryanne and sample class on Fox 5 News:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/mornings/holly_live/holly-morris-drop-in-art-classes-\
with-maryanne-pollock-052510

Instructor: Maryanne Pollock, a professional artist and certified experienced
art educator at such venues as The Phillips Collection, DCPS, The Corcoran
College of Art and Design, Artist in Residence For the State of Delaware,  the
SitarCenter. and DC Public Libraries.
Contact: maryannepollock@... ,
  to view ptgs. www.maryannepollock.com,or www.rallscollection.com

The Selected ABC Board actions feature available at www.intowner.com is now
updated through February 2011, and has been added to the archived reports back
to October 6, 2010.

We have some extras for the Tuesday and Weds. night shows at the
Warner. Face value!
Email me directly if you are interested!

View ANC 2B's April 2011 agenda here:

http://www.dupontcircleanc.net/pdf/agendas/2011/april2011agenda.pdf

Chuck Brazie has dirt on Pat Patrick and Lisa Duperier, I would think.... AND
Just like in a movie, I can hear him saying:
If I go down for this, Ill take you all with me.

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:28:06 -0400
>From: AdamsMorgan@yahoogroups.com (on behalf of "Madams Organ"
<madamsorgan@...>)
>Subject: [Adams Morgan] Re: Alleged embezzlement from AMBPA
>To: <AdamsMorgan@yahoogroups.com>
>
>   Jim and Hector
>
>   Actually, I think you are getting a response from
>   the BID leadership and Pat Patrick.....their silence
>   speaks volumes......if you were called out for
>   continuing to hire someone who you knew had stolen
>   thousands of dollars from your organization and it
>   was discovered that you knew about the theft but
>   decided behind closed doors to keep the theft a
>   secret from your board members and any and everyone
>   else....what could you possibly say that would
>   justify such ridiculously corrupt or inept actions
>   or in-actions?   The BID leadership certainly would
>   not want to have an open and truthful discussion
>   about allegations that can only smell worse as more
>   is known about them.
>
>
>
>   I consider Pat Patrick a friend and have known him
>   for over twenty years, but when I also tried to get
>   some answers from him about the theft and cover-up,
>   he hung up on me.  He had said previously that he
>   had brought the matter up with Cmdr Kucik and had
>   been advised by him that the theft would be hard to
>   prove....but when I told him that I had just spoken
>   with the Cmdr and his recollection their one phone
>   conversation was that Pat had called him to make
>   sure that he(Pat) was not doing anything criminal by
>   not pursuing the issue criminally.....the Cmdr told
>   me that it seemed that, rather than pursue theft or
>   embezzlement charges, Pat was only concerned that
>   the money be returned.  He told Pat that was Pat's
>   decision to make.  The Cmdr was very emphatic that
>   he had not advised Pat one way or another, but had
>   offered to have the matter investigated by a
>   detective.   Pat declined his offer.  Pat was
>   apparently unhappy that I had spoken with the Cmdr
>   and he just hung up the phone rather than discuss
>   the issue with me.  I've had no response from him in
>   about a month.
>
>     As with a lot of issues in Adams Morgan, whether
>   it's accountability of funds for Adams Morgan Day or
>   for  Adams Morgan Mainstreet, the answer to any
>   questions is to stonewall...if you just refuse to
>   address these issues, they'll just go away.....and,
>   seemingly, they are usually right.....and it's the
>   same cast of characters each time that seem to be in
>   the thick of things....there is never accountability
>   and certainly no punishment for mis-deeds here in
>   Adams Morgan.
>
>   When I spoke with Jim Graham about this particular
>   issue he, too, said that he had recommended that the
>   BID distance themselves from Chuck Brazie.  But he
>   also told me, pretty unconvincingly, that he was
>   powerless to put pressure on the BID board when they
>   ignored his recommendation and continued to hire
>   Brazie even with his and their knowledge of Brazie's
>   mis-deeds while an officer at AMBPA.
>
>   Often in the courts, when a person is found to have
>   stolen monies, they are ordered to pay
>   restitution........But, but  re-paying stolen funds
>   after you've been caught stealing them does not
>   erase the fact that the funds were stolen in the
>   first place.
>
>   Only in the Adams Morgan BID and Adams Morgan
>   Business and Professional Assoc  are you allowed not
>   only to re-pay the missing monies without any
>   criminal  accountability or even public disclosure
>   .......but, surprise!!   Here they want to give you
>   a prominent job representing the whole community on
>   the biggest public works project in decades....Why?
>   in recognition of your outstanding past
>   performance?.......you gotta love it    they have
>   actually tried to justify their decision by
>   describing Mr Brazie's  character as being
>   "ethically challenged", but they were protecting the
>   community from him because, in his new position, he
>   would apparently not be handling money    hello??
>
>       And then at the public meeting with the business
>   community last month, Mr Brazie tried to assuage
>   fears that the construction project would destroy
>    businesses by telling them that there was a
>   substantial "slush fund"(his words) to help out
>   during construction.
>
>     If this was a movie, no one would believe it.  It
>   would be funny if it were not so pathetic and
>   wrong.  I mean this is the same Charles Brazie
>   specifically named in a Senate Select Committee on
>   Money laundering report earlier in this decade.  The
>   report detailed the multi-million dollar fraud
>   perpetrated on an elderly Texas businessman....and,
>   according to federal court filings, he was aided in
>   that scheme by his then- girlfriend, Lisa Duperier,
>    who was, supposedly, the old man's confidant and
>   friend............right before they both just so
>   happened to show up here in Adams Morgan to
>   selflessly help our at-need community...and,
>   although I'm sure it is just coincidence, they both
>   became involved with non-profits handle great
>   amounts of money.......It looks like we,  Adams
>   Morgan, are the new "old man" in this new
>   movie...or, rather, sequel to the last sad and sick
>   movie made in Texas.......does no-one here have
>   access to google?
>
>   I truly would much prefer to never get involved in
>   any of these issues...I'm pretty content running and
>   tending to my own business....really!...and I
>   certainly do not want to come off as Mr Good-guy or
>   holier than thou...I certainly am not, by any
>   stretch of the imagination....but I do care about
>   this neighborhood a great deal  and, truth be known,
>   I'm kind of embarrassed  that this kind of crap goes
>   on  so brazenly and so few seem to care...... when
>   things like this are brought to my attention by
>   others, I would feel complicit in the wrong-doing if
>   I did not take a stand or let my voice be heard.
>   I still don't understand how so many others in this
>   neighborhood can apparently turn a blind eye or a
>   deaf ear to all of this.
>
>   Jim and Hector.
>
>   Good luck getting a straight story from this bunch,
>
>
>
>   Why not just...RID the BID,   AMBPA and Mainstreet
>             Let's start this movie all over with a new
>   director, new producers and a new, fresh and clean,
>   cast of actors...     I promise, if we do this:  the
>   ending will definitely be a happier one...and the
>   production costs will also be a hell of a lot less
>   than this  "Soon-To-Be, Cult Classic" that we've
>   been watching over and over and over for these past
>   few years
>
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