(Washington, DC) - Robert L. Trent, Interim 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 2012 Action Plan” and the spending priorities utilizing federal entitlement funds.
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
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 ~ 6:30 pm
1800 Martin Luther King Jr, Avenue, SE
1st Floor Conference Room
Thursday, February 24, 2011 ~ 11:00 am
Focus: Special Needs Housing
(includes housing needs for the homeless, persons with disabilities and persons living with AIDS)
1800 Martin Luther King Jr, Avenue, SE
1st Floor Conference Room
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 ~ 6:30 pm
Israel Baptist Church
1251 Saratoga Avenue, Northeast
Thursday, March 10, 2011 ~ 6:30 pm
Frank D. Reeves Municipal Building
2000 14th Street, NW, 2nd Floor Community Room
If you would like to testify, you are encouraged to register in advance either by e-mail at [email protected] or by calling 202.442.6993. Please provide your name, address, telephone number, and organization affiliation, if any.
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) relay service is available by calling (800) 201-7165. A sign language interpreter will be provided upon request by calling (202) 442-7251 five days prior to the hearing date.
Residents who require language interpretation should specify which language (Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese-Mandarin/Cantonese, Amharic, or French). Interpretation services will be provided to pre-registered persons only. Deadline for requesting services of an interpreter is five days prior to the hearing date. Bilingual staff will provide services on an availability basis to walk-ins without registration.
Written statements may be submitted for the record at the hearing, or until close of business, Friday, March 18, 2011. Mail written statements to: Robert L. Trent, Interim Director, DHCD, 1800 Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20020.