Submitted by empowerdc on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 18:35.
NEXT STEP TO SAVE PUBLIC PROPERTY:
Pass Legislation on the District Facilities Plan!
The District Facilities Plan is a planning document long required by DC’s Comprehensive Plan, yet never completed by the city government. The plan is needed to identify the facilities needs of DC government agencies – and to ensure the fair and equitable placement of services needed by our communities!
Due to the demands of the People’s Property Campaign, Councilwoman Cheh has introduced legislation on the District Facilities Plan and is holding a hearing January 14th. We need your help! Turn out, testify or submit a written statement in support of passage of the bill *with key changes* that are needed to strengthen it.
Submitted by empowerdc on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 22:36.
06/04/2009 - 10:30
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Tell the City Council to ensure decent, affordable housing in the District.
Help Pass the Omnibus Rental Housing Amendment Act of 2009 and the Tenant Protection Act of 2009, which:
Permit tenants to bring housing conditions cases in Landlord-Tenant Court
Require notice to tenants if the city brings an enforcement action against landlords
Establish mandatory system to ensure that all apartments are inspected regularly
Set criteria for the Nuisance Abatement fund to fix deficient housing conditions
Require DCRA and the Board of Condemnation to use the repair fund, where possible, to repair dangerous conditions without displacing tenants
Protect tenants who are temporarily displaced due to code violations.
Come testify at a hearing about these important bills
Thursday, June 04 at 10:30 AM at the Wilson Building:
1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW Council Chamber (Room 500)
To sign up to testify contact Davida Crockett of the Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs via email at dcrockett@dccouncil.us, or by phone (202) 741-0898. For more information, Linda Leaks, Empower DC, (202) 234-9119.
Submitted by empowerdc on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 22:10.
If you are concered about affordable housing, job training, community gardens, health care, recreation, small business incubators, Youth services, homeless services etc
YOU SHOULD BE SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION!
DC Schools, Libraries & Parks and NOT FOR SALE!
Public Property for Public Use, NOT Private Profit!
SAVE PUBLIC PROPERTY!
PACK THE HEARING ROOM!
TURN OUT - ATTEND – TESTIFY!
City Council Hearing on Bill 18-0076
Friday, May 29th 11 AM
Wilson Building - 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW room 500
Bring ID to Enter – Federal Triangle Metro
The People's Property Campaign is a resident-led campaign to stop the sale of public property for private profit and to save public property for public use.
We have lost too much already!
Tell Your Public Property Story
Add to our list of what’s been lost, what’s at-risk and what’s been saved!
Tell the City Council to Stop the Disposition of Public Property for Private Profit!
Call/Email City Councilmembers (link to the City Council contact info)
Send the message to Mary Cheh, Chair of the Committee on Government Operations and the Environment, which has oversight over the Office of Property Management – and all the other council people too!
The Child Care for All Campaign works to bring together residents affected by the lack of quality, affordable, and accessible child care.
Empower DC launched the Child Care for All Campaign in 2003 to bring together residents who were directly impacted by the lack of quality, affordable and accessible child care in DC for low and moderate income working families to advocate for full funding for the Child Care Subsidy Program and other needed improvements.
