Dupont Circle ANC - March News

"Be Ready" Campaign

On February 19, 2003, Secretary Tom Ridge, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), launched a national public awareness campaign to educate citizens about preparing for and responding to potential future terrorism attacks. The campaign focuses on three basic steps everyone should take right now: make a kit; make a plan; be informed. DHS launched a new website, http://www.ready.gov , a toll free phone number, 1-800-BE-READY, and a media campaign. The website provides information on the best ways to protect yourself and your family against terrorism and potential incidents involving chemical/biological agents, explosions, nuclear blasts, and radiation threats. The website also includes an 11-page readiness pamphlet summarizing these steps, which you can read online or print from your computer. If you prefer a hard copy, you can order one by calling 1-800-BE-READY. The "Be Ready" campaign underscores the importance of being prepared and the responsibilities all Americans have to take action now to be ready for any form of terrorism. The website and print material offer a quick and easy way to get yourself and your family informed about the threats and how to start taking some steps to get yourselves ready.

Local Citizen Corps Councils around the country will be helping to organize activities at the community level to make sure everyone knows what to do to be ready for terrorism and for other hazards like natural disasters and crime. The Councils will help community members take these very important steps by providing education, training, and other support.

Dupont Circle Public Safety Committee Meeting – March 18, 2003

The inaugural Dupont Circle Public Safety Committee Meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather in February. Dupont Circle Public Safety Meetings will be held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be held on March 18, 2003, at 7:00 pm at MPD 3rd District Headquarters (1600 block of V Street, NW). Contact Commissioner Rob Halligan, Committee Co-Chair, for additional information.

Baseball Meetings

The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED), Office of Planning (OP), and the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission (DCSEC) today announced two public meetings for Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, March 13 at 6:00 p.m. To update the public - and elicit their input - on the city's effort to return Major League Baseball to the District (full details below). City officials will discuss the developments and progress since the most recent public meeting in October 2002. Updates will include potential sites for a new ballpark, financing the facility without using revenue from the city's general fund, and potential public benefits, including job creation and economic development. More detailed information about planning, sites and financing will be available at www.publicspaceforum.org in the upcoming week. The previously published Ballpark Site Evaluation Project report is available at www.dcsec.com.

WHAT: Major League Baseball Public Meetings WHO: Eric Price, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; Andy Altman, Director, D.C. Office of Planning; Bobby Goldwater, President, D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission; and Steve Green, D.C. Office of Planning and Economic Development WHEN & WHERE: MEETING ONE - Tuesday, March 11, 2003; 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; One Judiciary Square, Old Council Chambers, 441 4th St, NW; Metro, Judiciary Square (Red Line) and MEETING TWO - Thursday, March 13, 2003; 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Reeves Center, North Lobby, 2000 14th Street, NW; Metro, U Street/Cordoza (Yellow, Green Lines)

MPD 3rd District Citizen Advisory Council Meeting

The next Citizen Advisory Council (CAC) Meeting is scheduled for March 27, 2003, at 7:30 pm at 3rd District Headquarters (1600 block of V Street, NW). During this meeting, membership issues will be discussed. The purpose of the CAC is to assist the Commander in promoting increased public safety; improving community relations, awareness, and cooperation between citizens and MPD; and to assist in setting goals and objectives for 3rd District.

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