CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING

PR 20-601 “Sense of the Council for a Hearing on the CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel Project Resolution of 2013”

Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces a public hearing of the Committee of the Whole on PR 20-601, the “Sense of the Council for a Hearing on the CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel Project Resolution of 2013.”  The public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in Hearing Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.  This notice has been revised to reflect a change in the date from March 25, 2014 to April 30, 2014.

The stated purpose of PR 20-601 is to the declare the sense of the Council that the Unites States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit should hold a hearing on the CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel Project.  The project is located in Ward 6.  The Committee of the Whole welcomes testimony regarding the proposed project.

Those who wish to testify are asked to telephone the Committee of the Whole, at
(202) 724-8196, or e-mail Ms. Jessica Jacobs, Legislative Counsel, at jjacobs@dccouncil.us and provide their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business Monday, April 28, 2014.  Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony.  If submitted by the close of business on April 28, 2014, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing.  Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.  By advance arrangement, a limited number of witnesses will be allowed longer presentations. Copies of PR 20-601, can be obtained through the Legislative Services Division of the Secretary of the Council or on http://dcclims1.dccouncil.us/lims.

If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee of the Whole, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 410 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2014.