The Ward 5 Report: Office of Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie
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The Ward 5 Report:
Office of Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie
September 6, 2013
Ward 5 Highlights:
Councilmember McDuffie addresses the hundreds of seasoned citizens at Seabury Resources on Aging’s Annual Ward 5 Community Day.
Councilmember McDuffie with Ward 5 resident and Ms. Senior D.C. Nancy Berry
Announcements
Exploring Contracting Opportunities for Women Owned Businesses
Join the Department of General Services’ Contracts and Procurement Division on Wednesday, September 18th, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Reeves Center in the 2nd Floor Community Room for “Exploring Contracting Opportunities for Women Owned Businesses.” Interested parties should RSVP to dgsnetwork.eventbrite.com by September 13. For information, click here.
Metro to host public hearings on proposed bus service changes
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is evaluating service changes for several of its bus routes and will hold six public hearings between September 16 and 19. For each location, an Open House period will begin at 6:00 p.m., and the formal Public Hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. All service change proposals in the docket are eligible for comment at any of the six hearing locations.
Dates and locations for the DC meeting are:
Tuesday, September 17
DC Dept. of Treasury, 2nd Floor Conference Room
1101 4th Street SW
Washington, DC
Thursday, September 19
LaSalle Elementary School Auditorium
501 Riggs Road NE
Washington, DC
More information on the hearings can be found here.
Reminder: D.C. Parent & Family Engagement Summit
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) invites residents to attend the Second Annual DC Parent & Family Engagement Summit: Passport to Excellence on Saturday, September 7th from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Passport to Excellence is a day-long event designed to empower, inform and inspire over 500 parents and families in the District of Columbia by providing vital information and resources to promote successful educational outcomes for their children. For more information on how to register for the summit, click here.
Reminder: Public Input Sought on Pepco’s Rate Application
The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) seeks input on the rate application submitted by the Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) requesting authority to increase existing distribution service rates and charges for electric service in the District of Columbia. Pepco seeks a revenue rate increase of $51.75 million. Pepco is the sole distributor of electric power to homes and businesses in the District; hence the Commission will set Pepco’s distribution service rates in this rate case and not the cost of electricity itself.
The Commission will convene four (4) community hearings at the following locations on the specified dates:
Ward 2
D.C. Public Service Commission
Hearing Room
1333 H Street, NW, 7th Floor East Tower
Washington, D.C. 20005
Monday, September 30, 2013, 10:00 a.m.
Ward 4
Emery Recreation Center
5701 Georgia Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20011
Thursday, September 19, 2013, 6:30 p.m.
Ward 7
Deanwood Recreation Center
1350 49th Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20019
Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 6:30 p.m.
Ward 8
Thurgood Marshall Public Charter School
2427 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
Saturday, November 2, 2013, 11:00 a.m.
*** Residents of any Ward may attend any of these hearings.
Those who wish to testify at the community hearings should contact the Commission Secretary by the close of business three (3) business days prior to the date of the hearing by calling (202) 626-5150.
For more information, please visit www.kenyanmcduffie.com or contact our office at (202) 724-8028. Follow Councilmember McDuffie at twitter.com/CM_McDuffie and/or facebook.com/KenyanRMcDuffie.