5752699 Public Roundtable on Repairs on Public Housing

 

Councilmember Anita Bonds, Chairperson
Committee on Housing and Community Development

Announces a Public Roundtable of the Committees on

REPAIRS ON PUBLIC HOUSING

on

                                             Monday, November 30, 2015, at 3:00 PM                                            

John A. Wilson Building, Room 120

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

                                                           Washington, DC 20004                      

 

 

On Monday, November 30, 2015, Councilmember Anita Bonds, Chairperson of the Committee on Housing & Community Development, will hold a public roundtable on Repairs on Public Housing in the District of Columbia. The roundtable will take place in Room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., at 3:00 p.m.

 

The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) is responsible for providing safe, affordable housing for the District’s low-income population – including seniors, disabled, families with children, and veterans. [1] Public housing is home to 1.2 million households nationwide with a total of $26 billion in deferred maintenance.[2]  DCHA receives less than 86 percent of what is required to maintain the residential properties.

 

DCHA owns, manages, or subsidizes more than 8,300 of these affordable units and is dedicated to preserving and enhancing its entire housing stock. Of the over 8,300 units subsidized, nearly 1,800 are part of a redeveloped community or were recently rehabbed, and are not in immediate need of modernization.[3] The remaining units, just over 6,500, are located in our family and senior/disabled conventional sites.[4] DCHA estimates that it would cost $1.3 billion to bring its 6,500 units in distress to a 20-year viability.[5] The roundtable will provide an opportunity for stakeholders and residents to discuss the necessary capital improvements that are needed at public housing sites throughout the District.

 

Those who wish to testify are requested to telephone the Committee on Housing and Community Development, at [phone], or email [e-mail], and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any), by close of business on November 29, 2015.  Persons wishing to testify are encouraged to submit 15 copies of written testimony. Oral testimony should be limited to three minutes for individuals and five minutes for organizations.

 

If you are unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Housing and Community Development, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 112, Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 14, 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[1] DCHA Budget Oversight Hearing before the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on Housing and Community Development,  (April 15, 2015) (written testimony of Adrienne Todman, Director, DCHA).

[2] Available at : http://www.dcfpi.org/poverty-rates-remain-high-for-some-groups-of-dc-residents

[3] Id.                        

[4] Id.        

[5] DCHA Budget Oversight Hearing before the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on Housing and Community Development,  (April 15, 2015) (oral testimony of Adrienne Todman, Director, DCHA).