CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING

PR 20-808, Chuck Brown Memorial, Carter G. Woodson Memorial, and Metro Memorial Park Commemorative Works Approval Resolution of 2014

Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces the scheduling of a public hearing of the Committee of the Whole on PR 20-808, the “Chuck Brown Memorial, Carter G. Woodson Memorial, and Metro Memorial Park Commemorative Works Approval Resolution of 2014.”  The hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m., or immediately following the Committee hearing on Bill 20-521, Bill 20-683, and Bill 20-794 on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.

The stated purpose of PR 20-808 is to approve three commemorative works in the District of Columbia known as the Chuck Brown Memorial, Carter G. Woodson Memorial, and Metro Memorial Park.  The Chuck Brown Memorial is designated to celebrate the life of DC resident Charles Louis “Chuck” Brown, and will include a mural incorporated into a plaza that will list Chuck Brown’s discography.  The Carter G. Woodson Memorial will include an interactive sculpture of Woodson surrounded by a paved plaza, and set within a landscaped park.  The Metro Memorial Park will be a living memorial that honors the victims of, and first responders to, the Metrorail Red Line collision on June 22, 2009.

Those who wish to testify should contact Ms. Jessica Jacobs, Legislative Counsel, at (202) 724-8196, or via e-mail at jjacobs@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business Monday, June 30, 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 June 30, 2014 the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing.  Witnesses should limit their testimony to five minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.  A copy of the PR can be obtained through the Legislative Services Division of the Secretary of the Council’s office or on http://lims.dccouncil.us.

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, July 16, 2014.