Ward 6 Update: June 30, 2023
I hope you and your family and friends are ready for summer fun, because the heat has certainly arrived!
Media Advisory: CM Allen to Hold Roundtable on Green Jobs at Anacostia High School
On Tuesday, June 27, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chair of the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, will convene a public roundtable on Creating a Sustainable Green Workforce in the District.
Councilmember Allen Introduces Bill to Support Sexual Assault Survivors by Preserving Forensic Evidence of Unreported Sexual Assaults
Today, Councilmember Charles Allen is introducing legislation to support sexual assault survivors by requiring the District to preserve all evidence collected after a sexual assault, even if the survivor chooses not to report the assault to the police.
Read: CM Allen's Letter to WMATA on Ward 6 Better Bus Routes
Councilmember Charles Allen submitted the following letter to General Manager Randy Clarke and the WMATA Better Bus Project on its proposed route changes that effect Ward 6 residents:
During Today’s Council Vote on Budget Support Act, Several Climate and Traffic Safety Subtitles Under Consideration
Today the DC Council will hold its final vote on the Budget Support Act (BSA), the legislation that accompanies the budget. Included in the BSA are several key subtitles shaping the District’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions, mitigate climate change, and take on traffic safety and dangerous driving.
Councilmember Allen Introduces Bill Expanding Security Measures Covered by DC’s Private Security Camera Rebate Program
Today, DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) is introducing legislation to expand the District’s highly successful Private Security Camera System Incentive Program to cover additional eligible security measures, including glass break sensors and interior security cameras. The bill is needed to provide both deterrence and additional evidence to aid the Metropolitan Police Department in its efforts to catch someone who commits a robbery.
Ward 6 Update 6-1-2023
I hope you had a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend despite the rain on Monday (okay... the Dad in me wants to note that we really needed that rain).
Tomorrow: Councilmember Allen to Hold Public Roundtable on District’s Enforcement of Dangerous Driving
On Tuesday, May 23, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chair of the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, will convene a public oversight roundtable on the District’s efforts to enforce the laws around dangerous driving and hold drivers with demonstrated patterns of excessive speeding, stop sign running, and other dangerous behaviors accountable.
Here Is What Is In The FY24 DC Budget For Ward 6 Neighbors.
The Council just took the first of two votes on our revisions to the Mayor's proposed FY24 budget -- in total, more than $19.7 billion, with about $10.7 billion in local dollars.
