News Release for Immediate Release
January 23, 2004
Eight Neighborhood Summits Planned to Present DC’s Long-Range Vision to Citizens
(Washington, DC) The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Action, in cooperation with the DC Office of Planning, will be hosting eight “Neighborhood Summits” during February 2004. The purpose of these meetings is to follow up on Citizen Summit III (CS III), which was attended by more than 2,800 residents on November 15, 2003. Rather than holding one citywide follow-up meeting, the eight neighborhood summits will provide a chance for residents to hear how public comments from CSIII are being used and to communicate more directly with the Mayor about the Citywide Strategic Plan and Long-Range Vision.
At each Neighborhood Summit, the Mayor will present a “Vision for Growing an Inclusive City,” a multimedia presentation laying out three challenges that Washington must address as it plans for the future. These challenges—Creating Successful Neighborhoods, Increasing Access to Education and Employment, and Connecting the City—provide a framework for strategies to bridge the divides that now exist in our city. The strategies will be further developed during the update of the DC Comprehensive Plan in 2004 and 2005.
The dates, times, and locations of the Neighborhood Summits are as follows:
| Tuesday, February 10 |
Ward 5 Trinity College - 125 Michigan Avenue, NE |
| Wednesday, February 11 |
Ward 3 Metropolitan Memorial Methodist - 3401 Nebraska Avenue, NW |
| Tuesday, February 17 |
Ward 8 Allen Chapel A.M.E. - 2498 Alabama Avenue, SE |
| Wednesday, February 18 |
Ward 4 Nativity School - 6008 Georgia Avenue, NW |
| Thursday, February 19 |
Ward 2 Kennedy Recreation Center - 7th & P Streets, NW |
| Monday, February 23 |
Ward 1 All Souls Church - 1500 Harvard Street, NW |
| Tuesday, February 24 |
Ward 7 Boys & Girls Club - 4103 Benning Road, NE |
| Thursday, February 26 |
Ward 6 Sherwood Recreation Center - 1000 G Street, NE |
Please call Jill Diskan at (202) 442-8708 or email for more information.
