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Today, DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), chair of the Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, released the following statement after last week’s ruling by the Public Service Commission rejecting Washington Gas’s $672 million PIPES 3 proposal. The proposal would have replaced every gas line in the District, passing the costs onto ratepayers, rather than proposing a targeted plan focusing on the utility’s most pressing safety issues. In February, 12 of 13 members of the Council signed on to a letter written by Councilmember Allen urging the PSC to reject the proposal.

Read the June 14, 2024, Ward 6 newsletter.

Councilmember Charles Allen hosted his 10th Ward 6 Budget Town Hall on Thursday, June 6. Residents filled a room of the Northeast Library or tuned in online to get a breakdown of the District budget, highlighting Ward 6 wins, and to ask questions and share their budget priorities.

The last two weeks have felt like a sprint between Council committee hearings and votes on next year's budget.

Budget restores funding for Healthy Homes law and major climate fund, implements STEER Act for street safety, restores cuts to Anacostia River improvement fund, and lays groundwork for further action at full Council to unwind short-sighted budget gimmick threatening to compromise District’s solar marketplace 

Climate & Budget, Public Safety, and Park Upgrades

The following statement is from DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), chair of the Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, following today’s vote by the WMATA Board of Directors approving the agency’s $4.8 billion FY25 budget.