Riverdale Heights/Riverdale Hills/Crestwood Community Assoc.

June 2008 Minutes

Agenda for the 12th RRC Association

Welcome and community association news, there were 40 people in attendance
• July - No Meeting Scheduled – Enjoy your summer!
• Treasurer reports a balance of XXXX
Committee Updates:
• Community Improvement Committee
o Graffiti removal continues
o During the Kenilworth Revitalization Project meeting it was learned that there is a proposal to clean up the woods between Parkdale High School and William Wirt Middle School
o First Year Anniversary Party after the meeting with cake and ice cream
o Community Clean Up Day was a success, the dumpster was full and plans are underway for another clean up day
o Repaving of Rittenhouse and Quintana Streets will happen in FY 2009 budget
• Communications Committee
o Keep informed by visiting the RRC Community Association website:
www.neighborhoodlink.com/riverdale/rhrhcca/
Other News and Updates:
• Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
• National Design Center in jeopardy
• Training: Community Outreach Approach to Homeland Security was attended by a member of the association who will give us an update next meeting.
• Meeting: Presence of Gangs in the Riverdale Community was on June 3rd

Tip of the Month: In the Event of a Power Outage – Know Which Foods are Safe. Report outages 1-877-PEPCO-62 (1-877-737-2662)
• Fruits Re-freeze fruits if they taste and smell good. Fruit that is beginning to ferment is safe to eat, but will have an off-flavor. Use off-flavor fruit in cooking.
• Frozen dinners Do not re-freeze frozen dinners that have thawed. Cook and eat thawed frozen foods and frozen dinners right away if they are still cold. If any foods are warm or smell bad, don't eat them.
• Vegetables Do not re-freeze thawed vegetables. Bacteria in these foods grow fast. Spoilage may begin before bad odors develop. Some spoilage may be very toxic. Re-freeze vegetables only if ice crystals remain throughout the package. But, when in doubt, throw them out.
• Meat and Poultry Meat and poultry become unsafe to eat when they start to spoil. Examine each package of thawed meat or poultry. If odor is offensive or questionable or if the freezer temperature has exceeded 40 degrees F for two hours or longer, don't use the meat. It may be dangerous! Discard all stuffed poultry. Cook thawed but unspoiled meat or poultry right away.
• Fish and shellfish These spoil easily. Do not re-freeze unless there are ice crystals throughout the package. Seafood may be spoiled, even if it doesn't smell bad.
• Ice cream Do not re-freeze melted ice cream. Throw it out or eat it as a liquid before an off-flavor develops.
Speaker
Angela Ballard-Landers, Representative of WSSC spoke to us about water conservation and how we can help. PEPCO gave toilet leak test tablets to all the members and a replacement flapper for the toilet tank.
The speaker also discussed a PEPCO program to assist with high bill adjustments due to an excessive charge. She explained the customer must supply documentation to prove the purchase of new parts, for example a new water line for a washing machine because the old one broke.

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Cake and Ice Cream to Celebrate our 1st Year Anniversary