[WardFive] Reminder: Ward 5 Meeting MONDAY on Homeless Shelters

Please make every effort to come to this important community meeting Monday at 6:30pm. We need all hands on deck for this one. Info and RSVP link is below.

The meeting was featured in Washington City Paper yesterday, here: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2016/02/19/wards-apart-residents-across-the-district-respond-to-bowsers-plan-to-replace-d-c-general/

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URGENT MEETING -- PLEASE FORWARD

Dear Ward 5 neighbors, 

Approximately a week ago Mayor Muriel Bowser first shared details about her plans to replace DC General Family Shelter with the homeless shelters in each of Washington, DC's eight wards, including building a facility in a heavily industrial area at 2622 25th Place NE in Ward 5. Since then many residents noted the oversaturation of homeless shelters in this neighborhood already and expressed deep concern about housing families in a facility closer to a strip club than a grocery store.

On Monday, February 22 at 6:30pm, neighborhood association leaders will host a Ward 5-wide community meeting with Council Member Kenyan McDuffie about the homeless shelter location. Residents will have an opportunity to share their concerns with the proposed location and participate in a transparent process to identify dignified and residential sites for the District's homeless families. With this community input, we look forward to collaborating with Mayor Bowser to select a more suitable site for Ward 5. 

Meeting details are below. Please join us and encourage your neighbors to come as well!

WHAT

Ward 5 Community Meeting on Homeless Shelter Locations

WHEN

Monday, February 22, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EST)

WHERE

New Canaan Baptist Church - 2826 Bladensburg Rd NE Washingon, DC 20018

PLEASE RSVP AT

http://bit.ly/1KrhdwW

ORGANIZERS

Langdon Park Community Association

Woodridge South Community Association

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