(Washington, DC) Leila Finucane Edmonds, Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), announces a series of public hearings on “Housing and Community Development Needs in the District of Columbia.” The hearings will help form a basis for developing the District’s draft “Consolidated Plan for the District of Columbia Fiscal Year 2010 Action Plan” and the spending priorities utilizing federal entitlement funds. The public is invited to identify the needs of their communities and to comment on the Department’s performance in meeting the District’s housing and community development needs during Fiscal Year 2008.
Residents and stakeholders are strongly encouraged to come out and participate in the development of policies and programs in the following areas: 1) affordable housing; 2) special needs housing; 3) homelessness; 4) homeownership; and 5) community development and public service activities. The Department is also interested in receiving community feedback on innovative strategies to enhance community participation during this planning process.
Hearing Dates and Locations
Thursday, November 13, 2008 ~ 12:30 pm
Focus: Special Needs Housing (including housing needs for the homeless, persons with disabilities and persons living with AIDS)
801 North Capitol Street, NE, 9th Floor Board Room
Thursday, November 13, 2008 ~ 6:30 pm
801 North Capitol Street, NE, 9th Floor Board Room
Thursday, November 20, 2008 ~ 6:30 pm
Greater Washington Urban League
2901 14th Street, NW
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 ~ 6:30 pm
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church
2616 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
If you would like to testify, you are encouraged to sign up in advance either by email (Pamela.Hillsman@dc.gov), or by calling (202) 442-7251.
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