The FLCA monitors and acts on a range of neighborhood issues by working independently and with our Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 5C) and our sister community associations throughout the District of Columbia, including the Woodridge Civic Association and the Arboretum Neighborhood Association. The FLCA is a member of the D.C. Federation of Civic Associations.
Fort Lincoln is a constantly evolving community, and so development is always an issue and mitigating its sometimes-negative impacts is a constant focus for us. The FLCA also tracks and addresses a wide range of other issues that affect the Fort Lincoln community — from traffic congestion to public safety, public health, redistricting, continuing education, issues that affect our youth, facilitating community-wide communication, public transportation and recreation. We investigate and bring issues of concern to the attention of residents, assess community opinion, and then act on behalf of the community. Over the past year our accomplishments have included the following:
Growing the FLCA from a 5-person Board of Directors to a 17-person Board of Directors with representatives on it from every apartment building, townhouse and condominium development and single-family home development in and contiguous to Fort Lincoln.
Working to ensure the FLCA has an ongoing income stream, to fund its community-building activities, by compelling Premium Distributors to comply with the April 2000 Zoning Commission Order that conditioned its right to build a warehouse in Fort Lincoln on its annual payment of $10,000.00 to an organization located in Fort Lincoln.
Working with the 25 stores at The Shops at Dakota Crossing, and the D.C. Federation of Civic Associations to place the construction of additional exits from The Shops at Dakota Crossing high on the list of priorities for which the District of Columbia will be receiving $3 billion dollars in federal funds from 2022-2027 to address;
Defeating a proposal to place a fire engine company in the middle of Fort Lincoln, next to the Hagans Cultural Center, and instead demonstrating that placing it at V Street & Bladensburg Road, N.E. better serves a wide swath of northeast D.C.;
Lobbying to ensure budgetary transparency and community input into the $39 million dollar construction and refurbishing plans for Fort Lincoln Park, the Hagans Cultural Center and a Community Center/Early Childhood Development project;
Securing tailored monthly reports from the Fifth District Police Station on criminal incidents in Fort Lincoln in order to track and address trends over time;
Coordinating onsite Covid 19 vaccinations at select senior buildings throughout Fort Lincoln, while the Pandemic raged;
Launching a comprehensive community-wide website in April of 2022, with over 50 web pages of information for present and prospective Fort Lincoln residents and visitors;
The following residents were elected to serve during the May 2021-May 2022 term of the FLCA’s Board of Directors. The FLCA Board elects its own officers. That process occurs at the Board meeting, in June of each year, following the Annual Meeting/ Election in May. Committee assignments are determined after officers are elected.
General inquiries can be sent to the Board using the “Contact Us” form on this website, or via postal mail to: Fort Lincoln Civic Association, Inc., P.O. Box 41025, Washington, D.C. 20018.
Parraize Butler
Board President
Gwen George
Board Vice-President
Hadiza Buge
Board Secretary
Darlene De Graffinreidte
Board Treasurer
Emma P. James
Board Member
SUMMIT COURT CONDOMINIUMS
Anthony Hubbard
Board Member
3100 BLOCK OF 35TH ST NE
Marjon Hedayati
Board Member
RESERVES AT DAKOTA CROSSING
Chiezda Washington
Board Member
THE JAMISON APARTMENTS
Dorenna Jackson
Board Member
PETERSBURG APARTMENTS
Lymar Curry
Board Member
BANNEKER RIDGE TOWNHOMES
Konyka Dunson
Board Member
CANNON VILLAGE CONDOMINUMS
Natalie Carey
Board Member
DAKOTA CROSSING TOWNHOMES
Mary James
Board Member
FORT LINCOLN SENIOR BUILDING
Cynthia Cherry
Board Member
HILLSIDE CONDOMINIUMS
Dana Johnson
Board Member
WESLEY HOUSE APARTMENTS
The FLCA Bylaws The Fort Lincoln Civic Association, Inc. (“FLCA”), a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation, works to realize the national mandate of President Lyndon B. Johnson by engaging Ft. Lincoln residents in a variety of educational, social, beautification, public safety and economic activities, including activities in partnership with other civic organizations and with the federal and D.C. governments.
There are currently ten committees. At the next general meeting, the board will vote on consolidating the committees from ten to six. This will allow committee members to focus on key issues that affect the community in each of those committee areas.
Public Safety & Emergency Management/Public Health
Roads, Ground & Recreation/Planning & Zoning
Education/Youth
Senior Affairs
Finance / Fundraising Committee
“The Finance/Fundraising Committee shall, by September 7th of each year: (1) prepare and submit an annual budget for the Association and, if necessary (2) prepare a plan for obtaining the money to fund the annual budget (including coordinating an annual “Ft. Lincoln Spring/Fall Home Tour”), for review by the Board of Directors no less than 10 days prior to its consideration. The budget and revenue raising plan must be approved by a majority of the Board of Directors.”
“The Communications Committee shall make recommendations and conduct approved activities and programs to promote the Association and its concerns, objectives and policies through a website, publications, special activities and other means”.
“The Education Committee shall be responsible for assessing the interests and needs of Fort Lincoln residents concerning educational services, issues and programs, and shall maintain liaison and consult with schools, Parent-Teacher Associations, and other groups involved in education.”
Youth Committee
“The Youth Committee shall develop and make recommendations to the Board concerning policies and programs and conduct approved activities for youth in the Fort Lincoln Community.”
“The Finance/Fundraising Committee shall, by September 7th of each year: (1) prepare and submit an annual budget for the Association and, if necessary (2) prepare a plan for obtaining the money to fund the annual budget (including coordinating an annual “Ft. Lincoln Spring/Fall Home Tour”), for review by the Board of Directors no less than 10 days prior to its consideration. The budget and revenue raising plan must be approved by a majority of the Board of Directors.”
“The Planning and Zoning Committee shall review and make recommendations to the Board concerning proposals and plans for private or public development in and adjacent to the Fort Lincoln community.”
“The Roads and Grounds Committee shall monitor traffic, roads, sidewalks and landscaping around and throughout the Fort Lincoln residential areas, and make recommendations to the Association for visual improvements to enhance property values. This committee shall also make recommendations to the Association concerning the development of policies, programs and activities to encourage, maintain, develop and improve recreation facilities and services for the Fort Lincoln community.”
The Association will have two types of committees: (a) standing, which have a continuing existence; an d(b) special, which cease to exist when they have completed a specified task, or in May (unless reestablished).
“The Public Health Committee shall monitor and advise the Board on services, programs and policies involved in the delivery and maintenance of public health in the Fort Lincoln community.”
“The Senior Affairs Committee shall make recommendations to the Board concerning the development of policies and programs, and conduct approved activities, for senior-citizen residents of the Fort Lincoln community.”
There are seven transportation-focused benefit programs available to D.C. seniors. Three programs allow seniors to travel anywhere in the District or metropolitan region with no restrictions, three programs limit when enrollees may utilize them. A transportation subsidy is provided by one program instead of a transportation service.
Three programs require enrollees to be at least age 60, while two require them to be 65 years old. The other two programs have no age requirements. Two programs determine eligibility based on disabilities or medical issues. None of the programs are means tested. Three programs, the Seabury Connector, Seabury Connector Card, and Senior MedExpress, are operated through coordination between DACL and private organizations. WMATA is responsible for two programs, MetroAccess and the WMATA Reduce Fare program. WMATA, D.C. Department of Transportation, and a private organization provide the Circulator, while Transport D.C. is administered by the D.C. Department of For-Hire Vehicles. Average enrollment varies greatly between the programs. The Seabury ConnectorCard Program had about 350 senior participants in FY 2019, while the WMATA Reduce Fare program issued an estimated 88,000 senior SmarTrip cards as of January 2020. 103 The Seabury ConnectorCard Program also had the smallest budget of all seven programs, at $370,600 in FY 2019. 104 MetroAccess had the largest budget, at $27.3 million in FY 2019.