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D.C. begins redeveloping Hill East waterfront
- D.C. officials on Wednesday started the redevelopment of 50 acres along the Anacostia waterfront, a massive project that promises to transform the western banks of the long-suffering river immediately south of RFK Stadium.
- D.C. officials on Wednesday started the redevelopment of 50 acres along the Anacostia waterfront, a massive project that promises to transform the western banks of the long-suffering river immediately south of RFK Stadium.
$5.77 billion ’09 budget gets approval
- The D.C. Council on Tuesday adopted a 2009 budget that sets aside more than $50 million for 170 community organizations as it cuts the commercial property tax rate, doubles the cigarette tax and plots a course toward universal health care.
Library plan for old convention center nixed
- Prospects for a new central library on the site of D.C.’s old convention center have been dashed in favor of a 400-room hotel and retail hub, Mayor Adrian Fenty announced Monday.
D.C.’s budget has tax relief, though level in doubt
- The D.C. Council is scheduled to vote today on the District’s $5.7 billion fiscal 2009 budget, which will likely include tax relief for small businesses, though not nearly as much as the council had previously sought.
Plan for siren on National Mall finds opposition
- A D.C. proposal to install sirens across the National Mall to warn visitors of impending terrorism or other hazards has run into a federal roadblock over aesthetics, District officials say.
The name of the game: Finding a Wii
- Ward 3 D.C. Councilwoman Mary Cheh didn’t know that her idea to donate a Nintendo Wii to a senior center would send aide Asher Corson dashing through Northeast Washington in a robe and slippers.
D.C. Council tearing apart Mayor’s proposed budget
- The D.C. Council is poised to reject several high-profile initiatives in Mayor Adrian Fenty’s proposed 2009 budget legislation, including a much-maligned strategy to slash public comment on the annual school spending plan.
Top priorities for DDOT don’t top everyone’s list
- Mayor Adrian Fenty has ordered the D.C. Department of Transportation to address the “top transportation concerns” citywide, but critics question whether the list the agency compiled was based on real need, or on who made the most noise.
- Mayor Adrian Fenty has ordered the D.C. Department of Transportation to address the “top transportation concerns” citywide, but critics question whether the list the agency compiled was based on real need, or on who made the most noise.
To ax deficit, budget chief eyes delaying tax relief, raising rates
- Mayor Adrian Fenty’s budget chief suggested Tuesday that the answer to a growing 2009 budget deficit may be raising a tax on corporate property and delaying tax relief on local businesses.
Neighborhood leaders say loss of agency liaison could slow response to construction problems
- Mayor Adrian Fenty’s 2009 budget proposal eliminates a government position that neighborhood leaders say was critical in their fight against illegal construction and scofflaw businesses.
Can’t finish that wine? Cork it, take it
- For D.C. restaurant patrons, “Check please” may soon be followed by a new mantra: Cork it and bag it.
’09 budget deficit soars to $130M
- D.C.’s anticipated budget deficit for fiscal 2009 has soared to more than $130 million, Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi will tell city leaders today, placing further strain on already-tense budget deliberations.
Council backs noise restrictions; area unions furious
- The D.C. Council on Tuesday narrowly backed an effort to limit daytime noise levels on city streets, a measure heralded by community leaders but condemned by local unions as a crushing blow to their First Amendment rights.