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On November 29, 2016, at 10:00 am, the DC Council will hold a public hearing on legislation to approve the sale of District-owned land to developers for the construction of townhomes and retail as part of the second phase of Fort Totten Square, known as Fort Totten South. (See legislation at PR21-904 & PR21-905). The hearing will take place in Room 412 in the Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW).

Those who wish to testify must notify the Council by November 25. From the Council’s website:

Those who wish to testify are asked to telephone the Committee of the Whole, at (202) 724-8196, or email Randi Powell, Legislative Policy Advisor at cow@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business on Thursday, November 25, 2016. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony.

If you cannot attend the hearing, you may submit written testimony by December 5, 2016, to be included in the record.

We have covered this process extensively on the blog. To see a proposal of the project, click here: EYA Fort Totten South Presentation to LRCA. The Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA) conducted a survey to obtain the views of residents on community benefits as part of this project. To see the results of the survey, click here.