From: Bertha Holliday
Sent: Saturday, February 29, 2020 5:42 AM
Subject: McDuffIe's Ward 5 FY 21 Budget Priorities sent to Mayor
Sent: Saturday, February 29, 2020 5:42 AM
Subject: McDuffIe's Ward 5 FY 21 Budget Priorities sent to Mayor
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On 2/26/20, our Ward 5
Councilman, Kenyon McDuffie, forwarded a letter to the Mayor that
outlined his recommended FY21 budget priorities for Ward 5. Several of
those recommended priorities will specifically address needs of the
Bloomingdale neighborhood. Such priorities include the following;
- Support of small and minority business creation, retention, and
growth by providing significant
investment to support long-term resident-owned businesses, grants to start
ups under 5 years in operation, and expansion of financial assistance to
the Small Business Retailers Tax Credit.
- Mitigation of financial challenges faced by small businesses due
to construction of the Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT) project by (including Rhode Island NW and 3rd
St. NW through significant additional investment to affected small
businesses
- Provide continued investment in pedestrian -friendly [street]
designs and sidewalk improvements throughout Ward 5.
- Support
investment of $40 million dollars to create "The New North Capitol
Street" by decking-over North Capitol St. between V Street and
Seaton Place to create a greenway park and advance "connectivity,
public realm, and neighborhood character improvements..."
- Approval and funding of introduced legislation
("Bloomingdale Historic District Targeted Historic District
Preservation Assistance Act of 2020") that would enable Bloomingdale homeowners to
receive grants to assist with the repair/rehabilitation of a homes located
in the Bloomingdale Historic District.
Other items addressed in
McDuffie's Ward 5 FY21 budget recommendation letter include public safety,
educational, affordable housing, small business & economic
development, transportation & infrastructure improvements,
environmental, open spaces/recreation, and health & human services.
The letter also addresses the impeprative to fund certain legislation that has
been enacted but unfunded, as well as introduced but not as yet approved
legislation.
The full text of McDuffie's
FY21 Ward 5 Budget Recommendations Letter is available at:
THANKS to all who took the
time to fill-out the Councilman's FY21 Budget Survey, or send an email or
letter ,or chatted with him regarding the what & why of Bloomingdale's
needs. You were heard! Civic engagement makes a difference.
So now -- we all need to send a BRIEF email to the Mayor (muriel.bowser@dc.gov) to let her know
(as a resident of Bloomingdale) of your support for Councilman McDuffie's FY21
Budget Recommendations -- especially those related to Bloomingdale!
Bertha Holliday
--
Bertha G., Holliday, PhD
& Associates, LLC
Independent Consultant
(Diversity Assessment, Planning, Implementation & Evaluation)
49 T Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-491-3996
Co- Director
Bloomingdale Village Square
Project
"Building Community
Identity & Sense of Place"
Commissioner, ANC 5E07
Washington, DC
Fellow, American
Psychological Association
