Updates

EXCELLO: Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Michael Musante (6A05) and Marc Borbely will be meeting with Excello Liquors (419 13th St. NE) owner Sung Bang and Mr. Bang's attorney next week to discuss possible negotiations for a new voluntary agreement prior to a formal Alcoholic Beverage Control Board protest hearing. The ABC Board's status hearing on the matter, when the Board will request an update from the parties, is scheduled for July 23 at 9:30 a.m. If you are a protestant, please contact Mr. Musante (548-2542) or Mr. Borbely (544-2447) to convey your thoughts on possible negotiations. At the ANC meeting, Mr. Musante said, "There will be no new voluntary agreement."

1215 E ST. NE: The ANC on Thursday unanimously voted to send a letter of support for the variances requested by Neavelle Coles, the owner of 1215 E St. NE, to the Board of Zoning Adjustment. One resident at the meeting questioned why the owner should be rewarded for building an addition to the house (which the city said could only be built if the carriage house in the rear was torn down) and then seeking to change the conditions. Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Rice (6A03), the chairman of the committee, said at this stage the variances are the only way to keep the carriage house, which has a historic character, from being torn down. He said he had heard a request from a neighboring resident (Teresia Bush, of the 1200 block of E Street NE, according to his article in the June 28 Corner Forum) that the carriage house be protected. Mr. Coles was not present at the meeting Thursday.

COMINGS AND GOINGS: If you have met one of the area's new residents or know someone about to move out, please ask them if they'd like to introduce themselves or say goodbye. According to the Long & Foster Web site, http://www.longandfoster.com, viewed yesterday, the real estate listings for the Corner Forum area have changed from July 5 as follows: 540 13th St. NE ($228,000) and 1242 Duncan Pl. NE ($324,990) are newly listed. 1320 Emerald St. NE and 1239 Duncan Pl. NE are no longer listed. The listings for 1232 Duncan Pl. NE ($349,000) and 408 13th St. NE ($349,990) are unchanged.

534 13TH ST. NE: I called the city's Department of Consumer and Regulatory affairs to ask what was going on regarding my June 19 complaint about the neglected vacant property at 534 13th. St. NE. The woman who answered at 645-8285, the inspection unit, said the scheduled date of inspection is now July 16. She said she didn't know why I had been told that there would be a response in five to seven days. Following Sharon Cochran's (1300 block of Emerald Street NE) advice, I also reported that there are now open windows and that the gate on the back is open. Richard Sundberg (1200 block of Duncan Place NE) suggested calling Leo Pinson, the city's Ward 6 neighborhood service coordinator, at 698-7544, to ask for his involvement.

CORNER FORUM ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: The following people helped produce or distribute the July 6 issue of the Corner Forum: Marc Borbely, 536 13th St. NE (editing, folding, distributing); and Sharon Cochran (distributing). There are 73 households in the Corner Forum area that are subscribed to the newsletter (26 on E Street, 24 on Emerald Street, 16 on 13th Street, and 7 on Duncan Place).

— Marc Borbely, 536 13th St. NE §