[Mintwood-place] RE: Mintwood Place - Final Update

[Jim Graham]

What a relief. Thanks. Bests CM Jim Graham

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Jim Graham, Councilmember, Ward One, 1350 Pa. Ave., NW, #406,
Washington, DC 20004. 202-724-8181; 202-724-8109 (fax).


-----Original Message-----
From: Good, Karyn (DDOT) [mailto:Karyn.Good at dc.gov] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 3:08 PM
To: 'mintwood-place at lists.mutualaid.org'
Cc: Tangherlini, Dan (DDOT); Deatrick, John (DDOT); 'LMCCOY at mpdc.org';
Jennings, Jeffrey (COUNCIL); 'lt_gottert at hotmail.com';
'jim at grahamwone.com'; 'carol.schwartz at dc.gov'; Beck, Bill (DDOT)
Subject: Mintwood Place - Final Update


Hello to all,

We are pleased to announce that the work on Mintwood has been completed.
The final asphalt overlay was layed down yesterday.  There are a few
punchlist items that will be taken care of over the next few weeks.
These include repair to a few front steps, possible repair to a cracked
sidewalk and the installation of the five trees.  The contractor will
also be returning over the next week to pour mulch into the tree boxes
that currently contain trees.

I would like to thank everyone for your patience and understanding
during this project.  While this was a very frustrating process for all
parties involved, particularly the residents living on Mintwood, it also
proved to be a great learning experience in the importance of
communication and cooperation.  While I realize this does not alleviate
any angst you may have felt during this process, please know that the
lessons learned here will be applied to future construction projects in
the city (particularly the use of listserves for communication).  

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Councilmember Graham
and Councilmember Schwartz for their continued monitoring of this
situation. The council and their staff were most helpful during this
process, particularly Jeff Jennings who assisted me with the additional
towing for the final phase of the project.  I would also like to thank
Lt. Gottert who personally helped me with the additional no parking
signs and manpower for ticketing.

For those residents who still have outstanding questions/issues for
DCWASA, please continue to work with Jodye Russel
(jodye.russel at dcwasa.com).  

I have printed out and made a file of all our correspondence since July
2003.  If you  are interested in copies, please let me know and I will
provide them to you.

As always, if you have any questions, complaints or concerns about the
street or sidewalk, you can e-mail me at Karyn.Good at dc.gov.

Thank you again and I hope you enjoy the upcoming holiday season.

Sincerely,
Karyn

Karyn E. Good
Communications Specialist, DDOT
202-298-2823, office
202-497-4572, cell
Karyn.Good at dc.gov