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"I was told by Madam’s Organ owner Bill Duggan that owners are frustrated they must pay for new streateries after installing their own units that AdMo BID had assured were permanent; he accused the neighborhood partnership and DDOT of using “strong-arm tactics” to force businesses to sign on, warned the elevated decks could create “harborage for rats,” and noted that DC Health’s Rodent and Vector Control Unit was concerned." - Emily Venezky