The pLayers

This group does not care about our neighborhood!

DAG Petroleum
Shell Franchise Applicant Attempting to Construct a Shell Gas Station at 1400 Maryland Avenue using public land.

Eyob Mamo
Owner of DAG Petroleum and related companies, owner of 30 D.C.-area Shell franchises; lessee of 1400 Maryland Ave. NE for two years while the neighborhood has tried in vain to get it cleaned up

Monty Berhane
DAG Petroleum property manager responsible for maintaining grounds at 1400 Maryland Avenue. Mr. Berhane testified during a condemnation hearing for the property at DCRA on December 19th, 2007 that they care about the site and have crews clean it twice a month. The condemnation hearing was ordered because DAG and David Schaeffer failed to inspect the vacant building regularly resulting in a fire set by suspected squatters. Squatters have returned (see photo Aug. 18th, 2008) and they continue to fail to maintain the property as ordered by DCRA.

John Ray
Lobbyist for DAG Petroleum, partner with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, former long-time City Council member (1979–1997).  Local hired hand to lobby for questionable and controversial projects to influence the process out of the public eye.  

Richard Aguglia
Legal representative for DAG Petroleum, with Hunton & Williams LLP. Former DC Corporation Counsel lawyer 1972-90; Deputy, Community Development Division (1986-90); Chief, Tax Section (1977-86)

Tina Ang
Lobbyist for DAG Petroleum, legislative advisor for Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, former Assistant Director/Senior Budget Analyst for the Council of the District of Columbia

Ruthanne Miller
Chair of Board of Zoning Adjustment, former colleague of Richard Aguglia's at DC Corporation Counsel's office (term expires Sept. 30, 2008)

David Schaeffer
Absentee owner of 1400 Maryland Avenue property. Operates under business names of 888 Taxi, Inc., 1400 Maryland Ave, LLC, and Empire Leasing.  Mr. Schaeffer successfully rented his entire property and the adjacent 12 thousand square feet of public land without a public space permit.  ANC 6A successfully challenged the rental of public land to Carlink and the placement of barb wire fence on the perimeter in 2005. ANC6A denied the application to formally use the public space on the grounds the owner failed to maintain the property and has been a consistent bad neighbor and absentee landlord accepting no responsibility for organizations and individuals he leased property to.  

http://www.anc6a.org/1400MDcarlink.pdf
http://www.anc6a.org/Carlink1400MDpubSpace.pdf

Shell-No.com
We are a loose-knit group of neighborhood residents and business owners who oppose the misuse of public property for private business interests that do not enhance the neighborhood or L'Enfant's original plan for the city. If you have any questions, please contact us.