| JANUARY, 1999 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 102 | Lewis | Report Card on Area's New Architecture--MCI best, Reagan bldg less, Conv Centr, Wilson bridge, etc. |
| 107 | Staff | Housing Agency Under Fire from Contractors--who want $200K back payments despite shoddy work |
| 107 | Fernandez | Bursting Water Pipes Snarl DC's Traffic--crews unusually busy with water pipe repairs due to cold |
| 109 | Fehr | Sand, Salt, and Politics Work on DC Snow--671 miles residential roads left to last--mayor claims victory? |
| 112 | Horwirtz | DC Puts More Workers on Water Main Repairs--adding to 14 crews on 12-hr shifts to fix 140+ breaks |
| 114 | Horwitz | Water/Sewer Officials Grilled on Backlog of Pipe Breaks--Schwartz, Patterson get pledge of better work |
| 123 | Editor | Another Air Raid at National--Sen McCain tries again to up flights--Senate and House should kill scheme |
| 123 | Reid | Tysons (shopping center) Loop, 7 Stations in Metro Extension Plan--business tax may pay $900M |
| FEBRUARY, 1999 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 201 | Vise | Cleanup Planned for (US-owned) DC Parks by Nat'l Park Service--'DC SParkle' to use $5M, summer kids |
| 203 | Williams | Mayor Urged by Councilmbr Evans to End Wilson Building Controversy--get out of 'historic site' deal |
| 204 | Williams | DC Council Mulls Way to Regain DC Wilson Bldg--may pay $52M to reverse 'dream deal' turned nightmare |
| 205 | Staff | DC Water/Sewer Authority vows to Fix Rest of 602 Water Main Breaks by end Feb--avoid future backlog? |
| 205 | Editor | Three Wilson Bridge Holdouts--should be 'time's up' for three Alexandria councilmbmrs defying polls |
| 205 | Reid | Metro Construction Relief Coming for DC's NW--last of Green Line to Greenbelt to open in Sept, officials say |
| 206 | Editor | Wilson Building Woes--developer fixing bldg should not be allowed to squeeze DC Council out |
| 211 | Williams | Fight for Future of Wilson Bldg: DC battle for control escalates as city hall grandeur is renovated |
| 212 | Staff | Mass Ave Underpass Reopens--Mayor Williams has lived up to first service improvement promise |
| 214 | Staff | Fast Decision Urged on (delayed) Children's Island Park on Anacostia R--education/recreation theme park |
| 214 | Wheeler | En Route to Replacement, Lions (for Taft Bridge) Parade thru DC--another Williams fix-up promise started |
| 215 | Lengel | On Trail of Polluters--with tougher '98 laws, DC going after dumpers: new crime unit modeled on Houston |
| 215 | Editor | Wilson Bridge: All Aboard--hopes improved for action--fed, state, and local gov'ts must now raise $ |
| 223 | Staff | National Park Service to Repair Blacks' historic Langston Golf Course in Northeast for $8M |
| 226 | Editor | Next Stop for Metro--officials of region 'must face the fiscal music' to mesh new transportation projects |
| 226 | Fehr | Local Activists Criticize Housing Official (Gilmore) for Selling 13-acre Capper site to Marines too cheaply |
| MARCH, 1999 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 224 | Kain, G-town | Metro Expansion List includes Georgetown Rail Options--Evans prefers metro rail to light rail |
| 304 | Staff | DC Water/Sewer Agency Cuts Backlog of Water Main Repairs--only 30 breaks left out of 702 |
| 306 | Sipress | Harbor Project May Clog New Wilson Span--resort traffic could slow rush hour on 10-lane bridge |
| 311 | Staff | Ward 1 Councilman Graham Resists Progress--denies needed business projects to preserve history |
| 312 | Lipton | Activists, Residents Voice Housing, Jobs Fears About 45K-seat Baseball Park--(cheers v gunshots?) |
| 313 | Editor | House Help for Nat'l Airport--McCain power-play being countered by Warner/Robb bill to de-link needs |
| 318 | Staff | Business District Celebrates Year--38-blk Golden Triangle BID: to add no-redlight running, new trash cans |
| 321 | Fehr | DC's Hi-Tech Highways Wreak Traffic Havoc--commo firms dig up 1020 miles of streets in rush to wire city |
| 322 | Powell | DC's Sewer Investigation: Backed Up--3 years after sting, bribery probe at standstill--corruption widespread |
| 323 | Staff | Marines to Purchase 13-acre Arthur Capper Complex from City for $500K--house 300 USMC enlisted |
| 324 | Editor | A Clogged Sewer Probe--US Attorney should step up pace re cases of employee bribes for private work |
| 328 | Editor | Don't Let Glen Echo Park Die--historic playground used by all ages, threatened by MD General Assembly |
| 328 | McGrath | How Insiders Play Ball in DC--secret plans, emergency legislation, low estimates, Congress steps in, etc. |
| 331 | Lipton | DC Team Starts a Different Kind of Rat Race--Williams 'Rid-a-Rat' program underway in Georgetown |
| APRIL, 1999 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 402 | Reid | At Metro Parking Lots--Car Wars--reserved spots help some, not enough total space: 23K more wanted |
| 402 | Cohn | DC Water Agency Seeks Another Rate Increase--20% over 4 yrs--cut rates up to 50% for poorest |
| 409 | Reid | Breakdowns Mounting at Metro--record ridership suffers delays--passenger mutiny--will speed maintenance |
| 410 | Sipress | Metro Officials Blame Heavy Use of Brakes--manual operations cause 70% increase in breakdowns |
| 414 | Editor | Metro Madness--everything going wrong under peak ridership, big money needed for extensive repairs |
| 414 | Staff | Independent DC Housing Agency Proposed by Cropp Bill--(as recommended by Gilmore annual rpt) |
| 414 | Reid | Metro May Halt Manual Operation--assessing risk of return to automation to cut failures--'new world problem!' |
| 416 | Sipress | Metro Gen'l Mgr Acknowledges Delays Hurting Public Trust--faulty relays led to drivers abusing brakes |
| 417 | Editor | Wilson Bridge--Don't Stop Now--US District Judge says more study required, but go ahead w/planning |
| 417 | Lipton | DC Battles Legions of Rats--'feeble, dysfunctional' 12-man control efforts blamed--huge effort needed |
| 421 | Sipress | Wilson Bridge Schedule May Still Work, US Says--planning can continue during environental review |
| 427 | Staff | Vehicle Inspection Center Reopens on 1001 Half St SW--facilities doubled to reduce wait |
| 428 | Staff | 2 Firms to Buy, Rebuild 289-unit Clifton Terrace w/9.2M in fed$--into 232 affordable apts, condos ($40K ea.) |
| 429 | Suipress | Wilson Bridge Environmental Review May Take 2 Years--local pols disagree on value of FHA rebuttal |
| MAY, 1999 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 325 | Fleishman | Bid for boarded up old Roosevelt Hotel--DC, former tenants wrangle: home for aged, or upscale condos? |
| 502 | McVay/Ely | Make That a Ten-Lane (Wilson) Bridge--don't need extra $1B for 4 new interchanges to handle 12 lanes |
| 504 | Boo | US Justice Dept Probes DC's Homes for Retarded--following Post article on abuses--need real changes |
| 508 | Deane | New Face for Pub Hsng: $25M frm HUD replaces 5.3-acre Ellen Wilson slum w/134 rental units, 13 houses |
| 508 | Deane(Cont) | Capitol Hill Townhomes at 6th/G St, SE rent for $622/mo + coop share to hshlds making up to $90K |
| 508 | Wheeler | Reclaiming NW DC Neighborhood--Bloomingdale 'blossoms' w/homesteading renovators on RI Ave |
| 508 | Staff | All DC's mayors on hand for 'Washington Estates'Town House Opening--replaces grim SE apt complex |
| 511 | Haggerty | Old Downtown's Ascent Has Down Side--tenants at 918 F St, NW lose $7.5/sqft space--upgrading to $50 |
| 511 | Cottman | DC, MD Sign Anacostia River Clean-up Pact--millions pledged to restore long-neglected waterway |
| 512 | Sipress | Wilson Bridge Funding Plan --DoT proposes $960M 20-yr bond pkg for MD, VA ($900M approp. in '98 ) |
| 513 | Lipton | Starting Over at Clifton Terrace--HUD sells slum bldg for $1:pvt firm to cut 57 units, sell 76, redo 156 fo $21M |
| 515 | Pan | Ruins of NY Avenue Put on Road to Recovery--mayor helps bulldoze blighted bldgs--new life beginning |
| 521 | Gaines | $100M WWII Memorial on Mall Moves Ahead w/Arts Commission OK--break grnd by Vets Day,2000? |
| 523 | Staff | Design Approved by Fine Arts Commission for Gandhi Monument at India Embassy--NCPC must also OK |
| 528 | Staff | Marines Closer to Buying 10-acre SE Capper Dwellings for $500K--no more environmental study needed |
| 531 | Cohn/Sipress | DC Road-Building Program Targeted for Takeover--Metro offer to help understaffed DPW resisted |
| JUNE, 1999 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 528 | Lang(CitPap) | Guilt by Association--new DCHA eviction policy sometimes errs--419 evicted since '97--37 for drugs/crime |
| 602 | Sipress | Study of Transit Center Plan Advances to Next Stage in DC--7200 underground spaces, bus, metro access |
| 604 | Staff | WWII Memorial Approved by Nat'l Cap Planning Commission 9-2 despite 20 complainers |
| 604 | Hsu | Mt. Vernon Neighbors Criticize Transit Plan--$290M 'garage' might attract baseball stadium, pollution |
| 605 | Editor | Hazmat Hell--gotta study all aspects of truck crash--loaded with 17 tons of back powder, reckless driver, |
| 608 | Pyatt | Giant Downtown Garage?--Parking Up Wrong Tree--7200 underground spaces at NoMa bad--go elsewhere? |
| 615 | Sipress | US Offers Solutions for Wilson Bridge--DoT to ask feds $600M more--to $1.5B of $1.9 cost--cut Md/Va costs |
| 616 | Sipress | New US Plan for Wilson Bridge Funding Pleases Md/Va officials--Davis not sure Congress will buy off |
| 618 | Lipton | DC Renting Bldgs it Doesn't Use--$2M to 2 blighted sites: 'just stupid' admits DC City Administrator |
| 619 | Editor | New Movement for the (Wilson) Bridge--urges Congress, states, local gov'ts to move expeditiously |
| 619 | Lipton | DC Says It Owns 170 Vacant Structures--some set for sale soon--3+ yr process--DCPS, DCHA have more |
| 621 | Lipton | DC Took Too Long Buying $3.4M in Trash Trucks--old flt repairs= $132K/mo., new cost $122K ea.too high! |
| 622 | Lipton | New DC Meters in Shop--some give no time for very slightly imperfect coins--same problem elsewhere |
| 623 | Lipton | DC Meter Troubles Cast Doubt on Tickets--Schwartz frets, refunds unverifiable: LA had same problem |
| 627 | StockardOpEd | Receiver Cleaned House--Now up to city--DCHA's Gilmore did wonders--now city must take back wisely |
| 630 | Hsu | Proposal to Up Wilson Bridge Funding Hits Snag in House--Petri (R-Wis) says not special--like others |
| JULY, 1999 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 705 | Chan | DC Loses Voice on Phone Antennas--Senate allows 2 cell-phone towers in Park despite activitist cries |
| 711 | Lipton | Transit Center Loses Support--may also threaten DC Stadium site east of Mt. Vernon Sq.: activists cheer |
| 716 | Hamilton | Pepco Sale of Surplus Power Plants Faces Delay--Councilmbr Ambrose wants new power guidelines first |
| 716 | Wheeler | City Museum Closer to Reality--Historical Society Leases Bldg--focus will be on DC neighborhoods |
| 718 | Colbert | 203(K) FHA Program Provides Loans to Rehabilitate Older, Rundown Homes--paperwork simplified |
| 719 | Pyatt | Mayor Erased a Mistake, Now Can He Redraw the Triangle? ITC 7200-space garage for NoMa dead |
| 721 | Sipress | Area Lawmakers Seek $600M More from US for New Wilson Bridge--MD,VA don't want to pay over $400M |
| 721 | Editor | Cell Phone Sellout--House should hold firm against Sen Daschle's rider to put towers in Rock Creek Park |
| 721 | Williams | Bidding for a DC Dream--or 18%--residents hope to buy houses for back taxes at auction for tax bills |
| 724 | Editor | Wilson Bridge: the US Stake--2% of trucked GDP crosses yearly--fed help, expedited action needed |
| 725 | Gilmore | DC Housing--crime in housing down 50% in 3 yrs, 200 residents trained, 60 gang members disuaded |
| 725 | Seegars | DC Housing--Gilmore should have done better re drugs, vocational trng, crime, curfews, noise, etc. |
| 731 | Haggerty | Sledgehammers Halt Debate over Downtown Landmark--Woodie's bldg developer ignores activists |
| AUGUST, 1999 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 804 | Staff | Preservationists Angered by Start of Demolition of 6 abandoned ' historic' bldgs--one w/60 ft mural |
| 805 | Staff | DC Water Stays Up to Federal Standards--34 months in a row, after years of contamination |
| 805 | Sipress | Metro Ridership Reaches Record--rail up to 152.2M trips, bus up to 110.8M trips--due to economy, tourism |
| 807 | Editor | Metroboom--metro shows solid increases in ridership--longer hours on weekends worth adopting |
| 807 | Thompson | Dwellings in Disrepair--DC Control Bd Official Kinlow accused of poor building upkeep by his tenants |
| 809 | Montgomery | The Dead Zone--environmentalists clash with cell phonists in debate over Rock Creek Park Antennas |
| 811 | Editor | Control Board Slumlord?--City should investigate, make public, claims against Kinlow's rental properties |
| 814 | Staff | Convention Center Lawsuit Dismissed, activists sued Fed courts instead of local, haven't given up yet |
| 818 | Editor | New Lift in Southeast--Hope VI grant could be leveraged to $80M to rebuild F Douglass, Stanton, Dwellings |
| 818 | Wax | Joining Space Race--midday drivers find no parking at 120 downtown lots w/25K spaces--poor planning |
| 828 | Editor | Money for Virginia's Roads--Gov. Gilmore should cut out political jabbing and get serious with lawmakers |
| 829 | Sherblom | OpEd accuses PG County Executive of demolishing older rental units to force away people who need them |
| 829 | Staff | DC DHCD to Hold Housing Lottery for 68 vacant properties for as little as $250+promise to fixup, stay 5 yrs |
| 830 | Shear | Truce Sought in Region's Water Wars--MD,VA disputes over water-sharing--issued referred to COG |
| 830 | Gibbs/Kovacs | Letters to Post claim EPA Superfund wasteful--spend 60% on staff, lawyers, consultants, deter developers |
| 831 | Editor | Wasting Water in a Drought--WASA, WSSC 'lose' more water than most other jurisdictions, nat'l average |
| 831 | Lipton | Williams Wants to Fix Water Leaks--maybe 25% goes unbilled, leaks go unrepaired for months |
| SEPTEMBER, 1999 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 901 | Fleishman | Abandoned DC Housing Now Hot Property--2000 vie for 68 vacant relics in lottery for $250 +5-yr live-in |
| 902 | Perez-Rivas | Montgomery Housing Authority Off Probation but still criticized for handling county's 4100 Section 8 units |
| 902 | Staff | Judge Allows Activist Lawsuit Against EPA for failing to ensure DC meets Clean WaterAct obligations |
| 905 | Editor | A Better Housing Authority--Montgomery Housing Opportunities Commission improving, but not there yet |
| 909 | Cottman | Linked Computers to Speed 38K DCRA Housing Inspections, 15K citations against blight, save $400K pa |
| 909 | Editor | District Property--1995 decision to turn Wilson Bldg over to Feds should be reversed: make DC sole tenant |
| 909 | Wheeler | Monumental Plan--Joint Task Force on Memorials wants ban on new memorials on most of Mall, CapGrnds |
| 911 | Cottman | DC Gets $30M HUD Grant for Mixed-Inc Housing in SE--to raze 448 Douglass/Stanton public hsng units |
| 911 | Cottman(Cont) | HUD's Cuomo wants pub hsng to be 'launch pad for opportunity, self-sufficiency'--not warehouse for poor |
| 915 | Wilson | MD Governor Glendening Expected to Nix Connecting Road despite many who favor it--incl his own group |
| 917 | Layton | Metro Moves to Extend Weekend Hours from midnight to 1AM for 8-mos trial--Graham wants 2 AM |
| 918 | Woodlee | Mayor Wants leftover HCD $3.7M for 10-court SE Tennis Center, playground, driving range, heath spa, etc. |
| 918 | Editor | Rebuilding Columbia Heights--RLA decision getting mixed reviews--board and mayor must cool angers |
| 919 | Staff | 30 Enroll in Shaw Job Training Program funded by Convention Center Authority--100 expected, maybe later |
| 919 | Weiss LtrEd | To Keep Southwest from Going South--EPA should give up move to Wilson Bldg--stay in Waterside Mall |
| 923 | Cohn | Higher Rate Proposed for DC Water--WASA sets hearings on 19% rate hike over 4 years, hydrant fee |
| 923 | Sipress | MD Gov Glendening Kills Intercounty Connector--orders sell-off of property already acquired |
| 923 | Woodlee | 'Leftover' Tennis Funds Disputed--would take $2M from long-awaited Camp Simms project not started |
| 924 | Layton | As Area Grows Up, Metro Stays Up Later--6-mos test for 1:00 AM weekend close to start on 11/5/99 |
| 924 | Wilson | Montgomery County's Duncan to Fight for Connector Governor Dumped--county may buy land from state |
| 924 | Editor | Gov. Glendening's Road Kill--one more vacillation: Duncan says 'slap in face' Curry: 'decision for gridlock' |
| 925 | Editor | Metro After Midnight--longer hours good idea--two hour extension should be given full test as well |
| 925 | Williams | Landmark Tug of War Now Goes to Clinton--GSA wants to move EPA in, DC wants Wilson building back |
| 925 | Fleishman | Luck of the Draw--DC Housing lottery helps many first time home-buyers willing to work hard for 5 years |
| 925 | Fleishman | 15,000 Applications for housing lottery for 68 units set hectic pace for processors--2500 approved |
| 926 | Staff | Commerical Vehicles Get 6-block Loading Zone on I St;--meters removed, double-parking ban imposed |
| 927 | Pyatt | After Decades of Work, MD Still Hasn't Made Connection--losses to economy may exceed cost to build |
| 930 | LeDuc | On MD Public Works Board, Gov. Glendening Finds No Support for Canceling Connector Road |
| 930 | Editor | Sound Plans for Wilson Bridge--direct federal interest in bridge justifies $150M/yr for 4 yrs + $ for MD/VA |
| OCTOBER, 1999 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 1001 | Sipress | Key Lawmaker Bud Shuster Still Opposes Wilson Bridge Financing--$600M too much for one area in US |
| 1002 | Editor | Tonic for Tired Metro Trains--$600M fed money welcome loan gaurantee for needed rehab of old cars |
| 1003 | Lynch EdLtr | Quick! Save the Tariff Building--1839 bldg uses granite, marble, masonry throughout--now in disrepair |
| 1003 | Milloy | Right Way to Take Over City--white Shaw activist sued black Metro Baptist Church re playground parking |
| 1004 | Pyatt | Fly in Red Cross Ointment--residents oppose new 10-story (!) bldg even though approved by NCPC, CFA |
| 1004 | Fehr | GWU Plans 10-yr Expansion of 23-acre Mt. Vernon Campus Worry Residents--expanding all over town |
| 1006 | Williams | Tennis Center A Winner--DC Council OKs $4.7M in capital funds by 10/2 vote--pet project of Ms. Barry |
| 1006 | Shen | New $11M Swim Center to Adjoin 24-field Soccer Complex--Montgomery Cnty Exec ignores local gripes |
| 1010 | Gilmore OpEd | Building on a Sound Foundation--DCHA must be independent, w/authority to do job--no more receivers |
| 1015 | Layton | Metrorail to Replace 20,000 Relays to bring better ride, braking, return to computer control by May, 00 |
| 1016 | Staff | Metro Blue Line Extension beyond Addison Rd to Largo in PG County--design $ coming for $435M job |
| 1016 | Staff | New Stations Exceed Forecasts--daily riders at Columbia Hts and Georgia Ave reach 8500--2x estimates |
| 1018 | Yonai LtrEd | How to Provide Low Cost Housing--get rid of rent controls, change zoning to use deserted industrial sites |
| 1024 | Schumann Ltr | Stuck at the Waterside Mall--why not make DC Council move to "sick" bldg vice keeping EPA there? |
| 1024 | MichalowskiLtr | My Cadillac Runs on Rails--considers his 2 hrs a day commuting on VA Rail Express 'quality time' |
| 1026 | Montgomery | G Street Block Reopened to Traffic--pedestrian plaza next to MLK Library used by loiterers, skateboarders |
| 1027 | Williams | Mayor Aids Red Cross--pushes Council to OK bonds for 10-story bldg and 1000 new jobs: activists flip out |
| 1027 | Miller | Court Hears Wilson Bridge Appeal--judges challenge activist objectors, raise hopes for 12-lane span |
| 1029 | Staff | Metro to Lend 35 Surplus Workers to DC DPW to help design/manage city road programs at $3.7M/yr |
| 1031 | Evans Ltr | DC Deserves a Home of its Own--explains DC aim to rent back Wilson Bldg--Waterside not 'sick, unsafe' |
| 1031 | Layton | Steps for Survival--Metro seeks to counter weather effects on aging escalators, $112M to fix 173 in 4 yrs |
| 1031 | Tassler Ltr | How to Build Low-Income Housing--provide higher incomes, bigger section 8 vouchers to poor families |
| NOVEMBER, 1999 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 1103 | Moreno | A Stake in the City--homesteaders bet on reviving houses, neighborhoods--long road ahead to fix up |
| 1104 | Fleishman | DC 1 of 14 Cities Picked for New US Housing Plan--no $, but Fed advice to speed up 1 M homes in 10 yrs |
| 1104 | Haggerty | Tariff Building Deal Resolved--CA Corp takes 60-yr , $50M lease to convert into 172-room hotel |
| 1104 | Layton | Metro to Tell What's Coming--500 up-to-minute signs to list train arrivals, delays, '96 contract: half done |
| 1105 | Lipton | Blue Plains Plant Warnings Go Unheeded--DC ignores lapses in handling toxic chemicals like chlorine |
| 1105 | Wheeler | Commission Votes 8/4 to Allow Cellular Towers at Rock Creek for coverage--actvists dissatisfied |
| 1106 | Cottman | Williams Seeks Common Ground for Columbia Hts Development--says turf war calls for mediator |
| 1106 | Lipton | Urgent Repairs Begin at Blue Plains Sewage Treatment Plant--chlorine safety to be investigated |
| 1106 | Staff | Nat'l Capital Bicentennial Celebration Panel to Discuss Renovating Historic Black Golf Course |
| 1108 | Pyatt | Subsidy by Any Name for a Luxury Hotel--GSA gives $5M for Tariff Bldg exterior--prodded by activists |
| 1108 | Lipton | Much Work Remains at Blue Plains, Officials Say--mayor gets report on '1940s operation': feds involved |
| 1108 | Smith | New Service puts Metro on Party Line--late-night weekend riders get extra hour now, maybe more later |
| 1109 | Layton | Metrorail Upbeat on Weekend's Later Hours--got 5200 passengers: hope for 9000 when word gets out |
| 1109 | Williams | Delegate Norton Proposes Office Swap--Give DC all Wilson Bldg, EPA larger One Judiciary Square |
| 1110 | Lipton | Top Sewage Treatment Officials Defend Blue Plains Precautions--Chief will quit if chlorine threat found |
| 1111 | Williams | DC Gov't Reclaims City Hall--EPA gives up stake in Wilson Building: DC to pay $8M rent yearly to GSA |
| 1111 | Layton | DC Less Strict than Others on Tech Firms--laying cable under streets scrambling traffic, road surface |
| 1117 | Cohn | Report Lists Problems at Blue Plains Plant--but review finds no imminent threat from toxic chlorine |
| 1117 | Sipress | No Headway in Traffic Woes--congestion worsens but at slower rate, says nat'l rpt by Texas Institute |
| 1117 | Fehr | Mayor Wants Urban Growth--Williams pleads for more trees--64% decrease in city's tree cover since '73 |
| 1119 | Layton | No Change for Bus Fare? No Problem--all metrobuses to accept, sell standard farecards by 2002 |
| 1125 | Layton | DC Streets Half-repaired--tech cable-layer firms miss holiday deadline, must delay work til after 1/3/00 |
| 1127 | Lewis | Remembering WWII With a New 70K sqft Museum Needs More Thought--memorial too big for Mall site |
| 1130 | Montgomery | One Big Basement--excavators dig 11ft below water table to build mammoth Convention Cntr in Shaw |
| DECEMBER, 1999 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 1202 | Staff | Oranges Given Out at 20th anniversary Rosslyn-Ballston Metro Corridor: 3x business space; 2x residents |
| 1203 | Wheeler | Mall Site Chosen by NPCC for ML King Memorial--spot on Tidal Basin near tributes to three presidents |
| 1203 | Layton | Metro Nears End of Green Line--last 6.5 mi leg may come in under $1B budget ahead of sched by 1/1/01 |
| 1210 | Moreno | Parking Squeeze--Councilman Graham's bill aims to remove street vendors' vans in Adams-Morgan |
| 1211 | Staff | Metro Eyes New Links to Tysons Corner, Dulles--applying to FTA for engineering/environmental studies |
| 1211 | Staff | Housing Agency Hires New Orleans Official--Gilmore appoints new CEO as post-receiver boss of DCHA |
| 1212 | O'Hanlon | Arlington Board United in Opposing Wider I-66--can't create enough roads to move everybody in cars |
| 1213 | Staff | Archdiocese to Help Finance SE Housing--build 130 units at razed Ft DuPont Park--DCHA gave land |
| 1213 | Behr | The Reemployment City--Convention Center project helps DC's ec. turnaround--jobless rate down to 5.7% |
| 1215 | Editor | Widen I-66--traffic troubles must be solved--Arlington Cnty Bd tries to discourage cars--won't work, too late |
| 1215 | Layton | New, $218K Small Buses Noiser than Metro's Big Ones--brakes, cooling, rider poles need fixes: warranty? |
| 1215 | Montgomery | Convention Center Puts Unskilled on Career Track--unions, bldr to enroll 100+ in OJT for bldg trades |
| 1216 | Staff | DC Zoning Appeals Board OKs GWU NW Campus Renovation--Altman-hired mediator got compromise! |
| 1217 | Layton | Metro Seeks Increase in Local Subsidies, Not Fares: $753.5M ops, $823.2M cap budget sought for '01 |
| 1217 | Montgomery | RLA Defends Columbia Hts Plan--tight schedule must be met; hire local workers, etc.: was it rigged? |
| 1218 | Miller | 12-Lane Wilson Bridge Wins Judges' OK: $1.9B project: 1st half to open1/1/05 , old bridge to be razed |
| 1218 | Editor | Undersung Achievement--US Section 8 housing vouchers increased some 2nd yr in row after 4 flat yrs |
| 1220 | Pan | Lost Haven--luxury apts push 3000 poor immigrants out of Arlington's aging Arna Valley barrio--where go? |
| 1221 | Editor | Go-Ahead for Wilson Bridge--'61 span carries 190K vehicles/day--paralysis ahead without major projects |
| 1223 | Miller | Court Rejects Compensation for Owners of NW Historic Site--across from zoo where new housing banned |
| 1224 | Wax | Deal Saves Tivoli Theater--Mayor, Council agree to put Columbia Hts grocery on nearby DC-owned site |
| 1225 | Staff | Out of School, Not Cooped Up--DC Recs/Parks to provide supervised activities at 73 local rec cntrs |
| 1228 | Cottman | Williams Studies Sale of 4 big DC Gov't Bldgs--use proceeds to build smaller offices in neighborhoods |
| 1228 | Layton | Next Stop, Opportunity? Metro may try express bus route for DC jobless to Tyson's Corner, Dulles Corridor |
| 1229 | Editor | Bridges, Political and Concrete--MD, VA push regional commission w/DC re future interstate travel--good! |
