Calling Ward 5 Residents!
Please sign up to testify or attend the hearing on Mayor Bowser's proposal to approve homeless shelter facilities in seven wards. The Ward 5 site is inappropriate because of its location and proximity to the Metro Bus Barn, nighclubs, railroad tracks, trash transfer station and much more. The site offers very little transportation options nor does it provide the retail amenities (i.e. grocery store, drug store) our homeless citizens need. Tell the Mayor, she can do better!
To see more information about the hearing go to http://lims.dccouncil.us/Download/35335/B21-0620-HearingNotice1.pdf
Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces a public hearing of the Committee of the
Whole on Bill 21-620, the "Homeward DC Omnibus Approval of Facilities Plan for Short-Term
Housing for Persons Experiencing Homelessness Act of 2016." The hearing will be held at
10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2016 in the Council Chamber of the John A. Wilson
Building.
The stated purpose of Bill 21-620 is to approve the acquisition and construction plan and
related transactions for the development of seven emergency shelter facilities for persons
experiencing homelessness, to specify the process for Council approval of those contracts, and to
express the sense of the Council with respect to approval of these facilities by the Board of
Zoning Adjustment.
Those who wish to testify are asked to telephone the Committee of the Whole at
(202) 724-8196, or to email Alana Intrieri, Special Counsel to the Chairman, at
aintrieri@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational
affiliation, and title (if any) by close of business Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Persons wishing to
testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. If submitted
by the close of business on March 15, 2016, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers
before the hearing. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be
allowed if there are a large number of witnesses. A copy of PR 21-620 can be obtained
through the Legislative Services Division of the Secretary of the Council's office or on
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