From: Hadiah Jordan [mailto:Hadiah.Jordan@dcwater.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 5:31 PM
Cc: Hadiah Jordan; CreativePages, LLC
Subject: FW: DC Water CEO and General Manager George Hawkins’ statement
on recent crimes in Bloomingdale
Cc: Hadiah Jordan
Dear residents,
DC Water and Skanska JayDee have taken multiple steps this
week to boost security and deter crime around the construction areas for the
First Street Tunnel Project. We want to update you on those efforts:
Lighting - Over the past
three days and nights, our team has been working to identify locations around
the perimeter of the construction that were poorly illuminated. Electricians
have checked and repaired any existing light fixtures that were dark, and
installed strings of new lights around the construction sites. That includes
Adams Street and Flagler Place, First and V Streets, First and Channing
Streets, and First and Thomas Streets.
On Tuesday evening and again last night,
we had engineers and security personnel walk the neighborhood to assess the
lighting and identify any deficiencies. There are still a couple spots we think
could use some additional lights, and we’re working to address those locations
now.
In addition, at our request, a DDOT
arborist responded and trimmed trees in a few places where the canopy was
limiting the illumination of the sidewalks. We also noted a dark streetlight in
the 200 block of Adams Street, NW and submitted a request to have it repaired.
DDOT contacted us this morning and plans to survey the Bloomingdale
neighborhood for malfunctioning street lights.
Visibility – Earlier this
week, workers removed almost all of the noise blankets hanging on the chain
link fencing to shield nearby homes from the construction. A small number of
blankets were kept in place to suppress the noise from a crane, but the rest
will remain down until loud construction activity necessitates temporarily
rehanging them. Visibility around the construction sites is much improved now,
eliminating blind spots and providing better sight lines for pedestrians.
Security – Working with MPD,
we are adding additional security in and around the construction areas. This
includes supplemental patrols to deter crime.
We will continue to work to improve the lighting and make
every effort to help protect residents. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if
you see a potential security risk in or around our project sites. Thank you
for your continued partnership and support.
Hadiah
Hadiah S. Jordan, Public
Outreach Coordinator | DC Clean Rivers Project | DC Water | Hadiah.Jordan@dcwater.com
5000 Overlook Avenue, SW | Washington, DC 20032 | t (202)
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From: Hadiah Jordan
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 4:54 PM
Cc: Hadiah Jordan <Hadiah.Jordan@dcwater.com>; CreativePages, LLC <creativepagesllc@aol.com>
Subject: DC Water CEO and General Manager George Hawkins’ statement on recent crimes in Bloomingdale
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 4:54 PM
Cc: Hadiah Jordan <Hadiah.Jordan@dcwater.com>; CreativePages, LLC <creativepagesllc@aol.com>
Subject: DC Water CEO and General Manager George Hawkins’ statement on recent crimes in Bloomingdale
Dear Residents,
I am deeply saddened to hear about the recent street
robberies and the shooting death of a resident in Bloomingdale. I know the fear
that such acts engender – I was held up at gunpoint several years ago in a
nearby neighborhood – and members of the community are rightly concerned about
these horrific crimes. We are also concerned for the safety of our workers who
are in the neighborhood every day building critical new infrastructure to
safeguard Bloomingdale against flooding.
We have strived to be good neighbors during our First Street
Tunnel project, and we will uphold that commitment until the work is done later
this summer. I have called Chief Lanier to offer our assistance to try and
deter crime in Bloomingdale. I have also asked our team to explore any and all
measures to enhance security around our construction sites in the neighborhood.
Working with the project’s contractors, we are taking the following actions:
·
Checking and repairing lighting - During
the project, lights were added to better illuminate sidewalks around our
construction staging areas. Residents have reported some of these lights are
out. Electricians are checking to ensure the lights are functioning properly,
and if not, making the necessary repairs.
·
Improve visibility – Beginning immediately,
workers are removing the noise blankets that shield nearby homes from the
construction areas. This will hopefully increase visibility and eliminate blind
spots that could allow criminals to surprise victims or escape capture. The
blankets can be rehung as needed for noise suppression during heavy
construction.
·
Additional patrols – DC Water is working
to supplement security around the construction staging areas. This will include
off-duty police officers or private security personnel.
·
Free transportation for residents – The
tunnel project continues to offer free rides in the neighborhood on request for
residents who call the 24 hour hotline at 1-844-FST-INFO [1-844-378-4636].
No one should have to fear walking down the street in their
own neighborhood. We will continue to work with MPD to respond to this very
troubling and tragic series of crimes.
George Hawkins
CEO and General Manager
DC Water
CEO and General Manager
DC Water
Hadiah
Hadiah S. Jordan, Public
Outreach Coordinator | DC Clean Rivers Project | DC Water | Hadiah.Jordan@dcwater.com
5000 Overlook Avenue, SW | Washington, DC 20032 | t (202)
787-4717 | f (202) 787-4476
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