Wed, March 24: Public Hearing for Wards 7 and 8 on Proposed Metro Budget Shortfalls and Options
PRESS RELEASE
Members of the public are asked to comment on proposals for how the transit authority should close the $189 million budget shortfall at public hearings this week and next week.
Wednesday, March 24
St. Francis Xavier Church, Bailey Room
2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, DC
Hearing scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., with an open house at 6:30 p.m.
Proposed bus service changes impacting Ward 7 & 8 residents:
Elimination of entire route - A9, A31, A32, A33, M2, P2, S35, V5, X3
Restructure of service - 96, A4, P6, U4, U5, U8, V8, W2, W3, W6, W8
http://www.wmata.com/community_outreach/B10-2_landing/docket/bus_dc.pdf
The complete public hearing docket with detailed information about proposals to balance the budget can be found at http://www.wmata.com/community_outreach/B10-2_landing/B10-2_landing.cfm
In addition to the hearings, Metro has created an online questionnaire to get public input about the budget options at www.wmata.com/survey.cfm. Written statements and exhibits may be sent to the Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001, or e-mailed to public-hearing-testimony@wmata.com . Please reference the hearing number. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 6.
How to register to speak at the public hearing
To establish a witness list for the public hearings, individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to be heard at the hearings are asked to provide in writing their name, address, telephone number and organization affiliation, if any, to Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. Alternatively, requests to speak may be faxed to 202-962-1133 or e-mailed to public-hearing-testimony@wmata.com .
Please submit only one speaker’s name per letter and reference the hearing number. Lists of individual speakers will not be accepted. Others present at the hearing may be heard after people who have registered have spoken. Public officials will be heard first and will be allowed five minutes each to make their presentations. All other speakers will be allowed two minutes each. Relinquishing of time by one speaker to another will not be permitted.
News release available in its entirety at http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=4368
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Members of the public are asked to comment on proposals for how the transit authority should close the $189 million budget shortfall at public hearings this week and next week.
St. Francis Xavier Church, Bailey Room
2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, DC
Hearing scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., with an open house at 6:30 p.m.
Proposed bus service changes impacting Ward 7 & 8 residents:
Elimination of entire route - A9, A31, A32, A33, M2, P2, S35, V5, X3
Restructure of service - 96, A4, P6, U4, U5, U8, V8, W2, W3, W6, W8
http://www.wmata.com/community_outreach/B10-2_landing/docket/bus_dc.pdf
The complete public hearing docket with detailed information about proposals to balance the budget can be found at http://www.wmata.com/community_outreach/B10-2_landing/B10-2_landing.cfm
In addition to the hearings, Metro has created an online questionnaire to get public input about the budget options at www.wmata.com/survey.cfm. Written statements and exhibits may be sent to the Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001, or e-mailed to public-hearing-testimony@wmata.com . Please reference the hearing number. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 6.
How to register to speak at the public hearing
To establish a witness list for the public hearings, individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to be heard at the hearings are asked to provide in writing their name, address, telephone number and organization affiliation, if any, to Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. Alternatively, requests to speak may be faxed to 202-962-1133 or e-mailed to public-hearing-testimony@wmata.com .
Please submit only one speaker’s name per letter and reference the hearing number. Lists of individual speakers will not be accepted. Others present at the hearing may be heard after people who have registered have spoken. Public officials will be heard first and will be allowed five minutes each to make their presentations. All other speakers will be allowed two minutes each. Relinquishing of time by one speaker to another will not be permitted.
News release available in its entirety at http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=4368
To contact The Advoc8te to submit an article or to inquire about advertising options send an email to congressheightsontherise@gmail.com .
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