NPCA Backup

The New Plaza Condo Association (NPCA) 2014 Annual Meeting is  tonight  at  8:00pm  in  Unit #502 . Light refreshments will be served. A draft agenda can be found here . We'll try to keep the meeting short for those of you who are planning on watching the State of the Union address at 9pm. Hope to see everyone tonight!

Starting February 1, 2014, owners and residents who are renting storage rooms will be charged monthly ($17/month) instead of yearly ($200/year). Monthly storage room fees are due along with condo fees, and will be included on your monthly statements ( available through the TDW online porta l). Please adjust your automatic monthly payment amount, if applicable. The Board has decided to move forward with the installation of storage lockers in the basement maintenance room. Once the storage lockers are installed and available for rent, the Board plans to adjust storage fees for both rooms and lockers to a monthly rate that's more commensurate with (but still below) alternative storage options in the metropolitan area.

Just a reminder that the New Plaza Condo Association (NPCA) will hold its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 8:00pm in Unit #502 . Please plan on attending. A draft meeting agenda is below. At the end of the meeting, we will hold elections for the NPCA Board of Directors. At least one of the five director positions will be uncontested. If you are interested in bringing new ideas to the Association and actively contributing to the betterment of our building, please email Keith Carr at Thos. D Walsh ( keith@thosdwalsh.com ) to add your name to the election ballot. The Board especially encourages candidates with basic budgeting and financial planning knowledge, though these skills are not a requirement. If you are not able to attend the Annual Meeting, you may request a voting proxy form from board@thenewplaza.com to designate a proxyholder to act and vote in your stead. DRAFT AGENDA NPCA Annual Owners Meeting January 28, 2014 President’s report  List of 2013 accomplishme

At last night's ANC 2F meeting, the Commission voted unanimously to recommend that DDOT proceed with the proposal referred to as "Proposal #2" in the previous blog post . A brief summary of the proposal's conditions and a color-coded illustration of the proposal follow: On 12th St just south of Massachusetts Ave, provide two through lanes to improve traffic merging (the rightmost lane will also allow for a right turn onto eastbound Mass Ave); On 12th St just south of Massachusetts Ave, provide two dedicated left turn lanes (onto westbound Mass Ave) to improve traffic flow along 12th St; For the pedestrian crossing signal on the west side of 12th St NW, provide a protected left turn phase (a dedicated time for pedestrians to cross Mass Ave without allowing left-turning traffic onto west-bound Mass Ave) to reduce pedestrian/vehicular conflicts; Widening of the aforementioned crosswalk and relocation of stop bar for cars; Provide a shared bike lane (cars & bikes) on

Just a friendly reminder that the ANC 2F regular monthly meeting is tonight at 7pm at the Washington Plaza Hotel ( click here for meeting agenda ). The ANC 2F Commissioners will review two DDOT proposals for improved traffic management at the 12th St, NW & Massachusetts Ave, NW intersection and vote on a recommendation for DDOT. Please consider attending the meeting if you have questions about the proposals, and more importantly, to provide community feedback to both the Commission and DDOT. Existing intersection  DDOT Proposal #1 DDOT Proposal #2 Note: you may need to view this post on the Condo blog at www.newplaza1115.com in order to click the referenced hyperlinks.

One note of clarification about DDOT's proposals for the 12th & Mass Ave intersection: the New Plaza Board did not have an opportunity to provide input to the two proposals put forth by DDOT, nor does the Board have an official position on the proposals as presented. The Board has simply been urging some sort action on the part of DDOT, MPD, and Councilmber Jack Evans office to address the problematic intersection. The ANC meeting tomorrow night is the best and most appropriate venue for all of those who are concerned about  traffic management and on-street parking issues near 12th & Mass to raise concerns, ask questions, and provide input to both the Commission and DDOT. Email board@thenewplaza.com if you have any questions. Thanks and hope to see some of you tomorrow night at the ANC meeting!

New Plaza residents, After repeated requests from the New Plaza Board and with the assistance of ANC 2F Commissioner Matt Connolly, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has developed two proposals for improving traffic flow through our troubled intersection. You may review plans of the existing intersection and DDOT's two proposals below. At the upcoming ANC 2F regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 8, 7pm at the Washington Plaza Hotel ( click here for meeting agenda ), the ANC 2F Commissioners will review the proposals and vote on a recommendation for DDOT. Please consider attending the meeting if you have questions about the proposals, and more importantly, to provide community feedback to both the Commission and DDOT. Existing intersection  DDOT Proposal #1 DDOT Proposal #2 Note: you may need to view this post on the Condo blog at www.newplaza1115.com in order to click the referenced hyperlinks.

Please log on to  http://www.thosdwalsh.com/tenants.aspx  to check your current condo fees balance. Please remit payment (either by check via mail, or online payment via checking account transfer) to Thos. D. Walsh  no later than the 15th of the month  to avoid late fees and interest charges. Call Thos. D. Walsh at (202) 237-8488 and ask for Blake Barber or Keith Carr if you have any questions.