Are you interested in testifying on the FYs 2017 or 2018 performance of the Housing Production Trust Fund or Department of Housing and Community Development? The oversight hearing date has changed.The new hearing date is Tuesday, March 6 from 2:00-6:00 pm.
Read MoreMayor Muriel Bowser will present her proposed FY 2019 budget to the DC Council and the community Wednesday, March 21. Soon thereafter, the Council of the District of Columbia will hold public hearings at which the community and executive branch agencies testify about the proposed budget.
Read MoreThe city's budget is our budget and we should have a say in it. That's why it's essential that residents and stakeholders participate in one or more of Mayor Bowser's budget engagement events this month.
Read MoreOn January 5th, APACC hosted a session Susie Cambria of Bridges, Inc., who provided a free training on how the DC budget gets created and how residents and organizations can make sure their voices get heard. Here were some of our main takeaways from the event.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, May 30 the DC Council will be making recommendations and voting on the DC budget. Take action with APACC member Clean Water Action and urge the DC Council to restore $5 million for cleaning up toxics in the Anacostia River!
Read MoreThanks to the hard work of many APACC members and other allies, the DC Council Committee on Transportation and the Environment responded to our requests during a meeting yesterday. The Committee shifted $4 million of the $5 million "missing" dollars back into the Fiscal Year 2018 budget for the Department of Energy & Environment to be able to clean up the Anacostia River and stay on schedule for completion of a remedial plan in mid-2018.
Read MoreResidents and stakeholders have been calling on members of the DC Council, particularly the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, to add $5 million to the FY 2018 capital budget for the Department of Energy and Environment to fund the cleanup of Anacostia River and Kenilworth Park.
Read MoreThe community push is on to get $5 million added back in to the Department of Energy and Environment for the cleanup of the Anacostia River and Kenilworth Park. APACC member Clean Water Action recently blogged about the situation and the actions taken April 28 at the DOEE budget hearing.
Read MoreSeveral community members and APACC organizations showed up to testify about the importance of including funds in next year's budget to keep cleanup efforts moving forward.
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