(Washington, DC) The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold a series of public hearings to provide District of Columbia residents the opportunity to express their opinions concerning affordable housing, special needs housing, homelessness and community development, and public service activities in the District of Columbia over the next five years (fiscal years 2011–2015).
Public hearings are scheduled for the following:
- Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 6:30 pm, at 441 4th Street, NW, inside of the Old Council Chamber
- Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 6:30 pm, at 1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE, inside of the DHCD Housing Resource Center; conference room
- Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 6:30 pm, at 3939 Benning Road, NE, inside of the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization
- Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:30 pm, at 2000 14th Street, NW, Reeves Center, 2nd floor conference room
District of Columbia residents who would like to present oral testimony are encouraged to register in advance either by email at [email protected] or by calling (202) 442-7251. 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 requiring 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 at the hearing, or until 4:45 pm on Friday, December 11, 2009, and should be addressed to--ATTN: Leila Finucane Edmonds, Director, Department of Housing and Community Development, 1800 Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20020.