4943719 Housing and Community Development, Department of - Notice of Public Hearing - “Final Draft Fiscal Year 2015 Consolidated Annual Action Plan for the District of Columbia” and the "2015 Proposed Citizen Participation Plan"

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

 

Notice of Public Hearing on the

 

“Final Draft Fiscal Year 2015 Consolidated Annual Action Plan for the District of Columbia” and the “2015 Proposed Citizen Participation Plan”

 

The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announces the release of the draft of these documents, available to the public June 13, 2014, in order to receive public comments on the Plan and budgets to be submitted to the U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the following federal entitlement programs:  

·         Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)

·         HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)

·         Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG)

·         Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA)

 

Both documents will be available for review on the Department’s website www.dhcd.dc.gov, on June 16, 2014, and in hard copy at the Department’s office at 1800 MLK Jr. Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20020 in the Housing Resource Center, 1^st Floor. Additionally, copies will be available at public library branches, ANC offices, and the following community-based organizations:

Housing Counseling Services, Inc. 2410 17th Street, NW Suite 100 - [phone]	Lydia’s House 4101 MLK Jr., Ave, SW [phone]	Central American Resources Center 1460 Columbia Road, NW [phone]	Marshall Heights CDO 3939 Benning Rd, NE [phone]
University Legal Services 220 I Street, NE Suite 130 - [phone]	Latino Economic Dev. Corp 2316 18th Street, NW [phone]	Manna, Inc. 828 Evarts Street, NE [phone]	AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly 601 E Street, NW [phone]
	United Planning Organization 301 Rhode Island Avenue, NW [phone]	MiCasa 6230 3rd Street, NW [phone]

The Department has scheduled a public hearing on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 6:30 p.m., at our headquarters located at 1800 MLK Jr., Ave. SE, in the Housing Resource Center.

 

District of Columbia residents who would like to present oral testimony are encouraged to register in advance either by e-mail at [e-mail] or by calling 202-442-7251.  Please provide your name, address, telephone number, and organization affiliation, if any. 

 

If you wish to provide written comment for the record, please do so by mail or email by close of business Monday, July 21, 2014. Written statements should be mailed to: Michael P. Kelly, Director, DHCD, Attention: Consolidated Annual Action Plan Comments, 1800 MLK Jr., Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20020. Emailed comments should be submitted to [e-mail] with a subject line “FY15 Final Draft Consolidated Annual Action Plan comments.”

 

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) relay service is available by calling [phone].  A sign language interpreter will be provided upon request by calling [phone] 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.

 

All comments received during the comment period will be responded to in the final FY2015 Action Plan, to be submitted to the U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by August 15, 2014. If you need additional information, contact Pamela Hillsman at [e-mail] or by phone at [phone].

 

 

Vincent C. Gray, Mayor

Government of the District of Columbia

Jeff Miller, Interim Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development

Michael P. Kelly, Director
Department of Housing and Community Development