5567526 Housing and Community Development, Department of - 2016-2020 Five Year Consolidated Plan for the District of Columbia and the 2016 Proposed Citizen Participation Plan

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

 

 

“2016-2020 FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA” AND THE “2016 PROPOSED CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN”

 

The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announces two public hearings to take place Thursday, August 13, 2015, and Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in order to receive community comment and input regarding revision of the Agency’s Citizen Participation Plan and development of the Five Year Consolidated Plan and budgets to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the following federal entitlement programs:

 

·         Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

·         HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program

·         Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program

·         Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program

 

The previous Five Year Consolidated Plan: October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2015 document and the Proposed FY 2016 Citizen Participation Plan will be available for review on the Department’s website www.dhcd.dc.gov, on July 27, and in hard copy at the Department’s office at 1800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, DC 20020 in the Housing Resource Center, First Floor. Additionally, copies will be available at public library branches, Advisory Neighborhood Commission offices, and the following community-based organizations:

 

AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly 601 E Street, NW [phone]	Central American Resource Center 1460 Columbia Rd, NW, #C1 [phone]	Greater Washington Urban League, Inc. 2901 14th Street, NW [phone]	Housing Counseling Services, Inc. 2410 17th Street, NW, Suite 100 [phone]
Latino Economic Development Center 641 S Street Northwest [phone]	Lydia’s House 4101 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southwest [phone]	Manna, Inc. 828 Evarts Street, NE [phone]	Marshall Heights Community Development Organization 3939 Benning Road, NE [phone]
MiCasa 6230 3rd Street, Northwest [phone]	University Legal Services 220 I Street, Northeast Suite 130 [phone]	University Legal Services 3939 Benning Road, NE [phone]	University Legal Services 1800 MLK Jr. Ave., SE [phone]

 

The Department has scheduled two public hearings:

(1)   Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 6:00 p.m., at our headquarters located at 1800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Southeast, in the Housing Resource Center.

 

(2)   Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 6:00 p.m., at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Room A-5, 901 G Street, Northwest.

 

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 [phone]. 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 Friday, August 21, 2014. Written statements should be mailed to: Polly Donaldson, Director, DHCD, Attention: Five Year Consolidated Plan Comments, 1800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, DC 20020. Emailed comments should be submitted to [e-mail] with a subject line, “Five Year Consolidated 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.

 

If you need additional information, contact Booker Roary, Jr. at [e-mail] or by phone at [phone].

 

 

 

 

 

Muriel Bowser, Mayor

Government of the District of Columbia

Brian T. Kenner, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development

Polly Donaldson, Director
Department of Housing and Community Development