PSA 404 meeting

[from ANC 4C09 Commissioner Joseph Martin]

Reminder to all those interested to come to the PSA 404 meeting Thursday (Feb 24) at 7pm at the ROC, 801 Shepherd Street.

I am very interested in hearing from people who know of and can specify corner stores that sell "the works," drug paraphenalia.

When I went to the PSA 302 meeting last month, I learned of the role the corner stores play in supporting drug dealing. The officer at the meeting spoke of corner stores on Georgia Avenue that sell drug paraphenalia. I would like to see our communities holding these stores responsible for their actions.

Thoughts?

Joe Martin
Co-coordinator, PSA 404 meetings
ANC 4C09 Commissioner
202-309-1817 cell

Comments

[Commissioner Peron Williams]

Thanks Joe, I will be attending the PSA meeting. I will also speak to the owners and advise them of the community concerns. Could you provide us with a letter to present to the owners, asking them not to sell the items of concern?

[Bill]

This helps confirm my belief that DC's chronically crummy corner stores go hand in hand with much of what ails many communities: loitering, public disturbance, drug dealing. I'm not saying it's the owners' fault, but these stores are a blight and a magnet for trouble. Imagine the difference it would make if every liquor store with bulletproof glass was a geniune, decent store (or cafe, or bakery, or whatever) that truly served residents.

It's the first rule of so-called New Urbanism: reclaim the corner store as a community asset.