Greetings Everyone!!! The Department of Health has announced some helpful information we all can use during this flu season. They will be hosting free vaccine clinics for youth and pregnant women in each Ward. For Ward 6, the clinics will be held at Eliot-Hine Middle School, 1830 Constitution Ave, NE. The Stadium-Armory Metro Station is just two blocks away and there is on-site parking available. Multiple clinics will be held at both daytime and evening hours to ensure better access for all families.

Below are the dates and times:

October 22nd, 5:00 - 9:00 pm
October 27th, 5:00 - 9:00 pm
November 7th, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
November 14th, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

For more information about the H1N1 flu, please visit the Department of Health's website by clicking here.

Last week, we were visited by two stellar employees of the Department of Health Rodent Control Division, Code Enforcement Inspector, Stephanie Artis and Doreen Broomfield, Pest Controller. Both of these employees have provided excellent service to Ward 6 residents on all matters involving unwanted pests and we rely on their assistance to keep our neighborhoods’ rodent population in check.  While we all know rats are a problem and we know the basics on rodent control -- using metal containers with lids for household rubbish, keeping weeds and grass level low, not leaving pet feces in the yard etc. -- we learned something new today that we wanted to be sure and share with our constituents.

It seems that among the many things that attract rats and serve as food sources for them, rats are especially attracted to the lovely orange and red colored mulch that is sold everywhere and all the rage right now.  I think Ms. Artis put it very succinctly when she said “Rats love that dye and pick those yards to burrow in.”  According to Ms. Artis there is something in the dye that is extremely appealing to rats and so much so, that they will go out of their way to seek it out and make those yards their homes, happily munching on an almost endless supply of the delicacy.  Needless to say, when we heard this we were all shocked.  None of us had ever heard this anywhere and we knew we wanted to spread the word.

So as we prepare our yards for the cold winter to come and pack on multiple inches of mulch, it would be wise to follow the advice of our specialists and stick to the traditional dark or naturally colored mulch.  It might not be as appealing to you to use the time-honored mulch but it should please you to know that it doesn’t appeal to the rats either!

The folks at Waterfront Tower have shared the following information about upcoming first time homebuyer seminars:

We invite our neighbors to attend a first time homebuyer seminar. Join us to learn:

• The financial tools needed to buy your first home
• Everything you’ll need to qualify for a loan

Plus:

• How to take advantage of the $8,000 National Homebuyer Tax Credit before it expires on November 30, 2009

Waterfront Tower
Corner of M St. at 3rd St. SW
(entrance on M St.)

Tuesday, October 20
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

or

Saturday, October 24
11:00 a.m. – 12 noon

Light Refreshments Served

Parking available in front lot off M St. Accessible via the Green Line -- Waterfront-SEU Metro station

Tour Waterfront Tower
11:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
www.WaterfrontTowerDC.com

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From WMATA Press Release: 

District of Columbia, Metro to host public forum on proposed fiscal year 2011 budget; Metro's budget shortfall the topic

The District of Columbia and Metro will host a public forum to receive input from District residents on Metro’s proposed fiscal year 2011 budget. The transit agency is facing a potential $100 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2011, which begins July 1, 2010.

The forum will be held on Monday, Oct. 19, at the U.S. Naval Memorial – Auditorium, 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m., and includes an opportunity for public comment.

Metro Board Chairman Jim Graham, District of Columbia officials, Metro General Manager John Catoe, and other officials will be on hand to discuss Metro’s FY 2011 budget.

The cost of Metrobus, Metrorail and MetroAccess services is funded in part by passenger revenues and, in part, by subsidies provided by the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland and local jurisdictions in Virginia.

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