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Archaeology and Master Planning Project; the Cool Capital Challenge community-based energy efficiency drive; the Down by the Riverside Program to transform Marvin Gaye Park; and the Oxon Run Community Alliance Oxon Run Parkway initiative. Most recently, the organization has been responsible for the creation of the North Columbia Heights Green.
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