[Mintwood-place] Re: Still no water line in Kalorama Park

[John Cloud]

April 27, 2006

Councilwoman Patterson:

It was good to talk to you yesterday at Goodwill Batist Church, although 
we shared a common dismay that there has been no progress whatsover 
towards providing water to the plants in the community garden and 
grounds of Kalorama Park.

Kimberly Flowers of DPR even promised that a temporary "solution" of a 
hose from the rec cen would be provided by COB April 12-- there is not 
even a hose, over 2 weeks later.  The gardeners are still lugging water 
in buckets from the rec cen faucet, but the brass knob of the faucet is 
"eroding" since gardeners have been using it THREE YEARS NOW and soon 
our water keys won't open it. I suppose then we will have to lug water 
from home?  Or should we buy water at the 7-11?

You noted to me that you will be marking up the district budget for DPR 
this week. Is the district going to budget any money at all for water at 
Kalorama Park?  And the salaries paid to senior DPR officials: are they 
expected to do anything at work?
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