[WardFive] Reminder: Mayor Gray Holds Ward 5 Town Hall On FY 14 Budget

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

[WardFive] Reminder: Mayor Gray Holds Ward 5 Town Hall On FY 14 Budget

Hello Ward 5 Residents,

Mayor Vincent Gray announced a series of town hall-style meetings to provide an overview of his proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Budget and Financial Plan and to receive feedback from residents. The first ward-based meeting will be held in Ward 5 on TOMORROW at Luke C. Moore Academy, located 1001 Monroe Street, NE. The meeting will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Darrell Jackson, Jr.

Communications Director

Office of Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Ward 5

Chairman Pro Tempore

Chair, Committee on Government Operations

1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 506

Washington, DC 20004

202.724.8024 (office)

202.355.4257 (mobile)

DJackson@dccouncil.us

Visit us on the web at www.kenyanmcduffie.com

Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Mayor Gray Announces Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Town Halls

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Executive Office of the Mayor

Office of Communications

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 29, 2013

CONTACT: Doxie McCoy 202.727.9691; doxie.mccoy@dc.gov

Rob Marus 202.727.6853; robert.marus@dc.gov

Mayor Gray Announces Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Town Halls

Meetings to Be Held in Each Ward As Well As With Youth

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Mayor Vincent C. Gray today announced a series of town-hall-style meetings to introduce District residents to, and receive feedback from them on, his Fiscal Year 2014 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan. The $10.1 billion budget leverages the District's strong financial position to make major investments in expanding affordable housing, strengthening education and workforce development, and safeguarding public safety without raising new taxes or fees.

"We have assembled this budget based on extensive feedback from community organizations and from all 13 members of the D.C. Council, and I look forward to further feedback from everyday District residents on its proposals," Mayor Gray said. "These town halls will help us further refine this budget and ensure it provides the maximum benefit to everyone in our city."

All meetings will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted:

WARD 5 Wednesday, April 10^thLuke C. Moore Academy, 1001 Monroe St. NE

WARD 1 Thursday, April 11^thColumbia Heights Community Ctr., 1480 Girard St. NW

WARD 8 Wednesday, April 17^thTurner Elementary School, 3264 Stanton Rd. SE

WARD 4 Thursday, April 18^th Brightwood Elementary School, 1300 Nicholson St. NW

YOUTH Saturday, April 20^th Sumner School and Archives, 1201 17^th St. NW (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

WARD 2 Saturday, April 20^thSumner School and Archives, 1201 17^th St. NW (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)

WARD 6 Thursday, April 25^thLogan School, 215 G St. NE

WARD 3 Tuesday, April 30^th Alice Deal Middle School, 3815 Fort Dr. NW

WARD 7 Thursday, May 2^nd Department of Employment Services, 4058 Minnesota Ave. NE

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