John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Phone: (202) 727-2643
Email: muriel.bowser@dc.gov

Chief of Staff:
John Falcicchio

City Administrator:
Rashad Young

Director of the Mayor's Office of Legal Counsel:
Ronald R. Ross

Senior Advisor:
Beverly Perry
 
Director of Mayor's Office of Community Affairs:
Lamont Akins

Director of Mayor's Office of Community Relations and Services:
Julia Irving

Scheduling Requests:
mayor.dc.gov/page/invite-mayor

December 27, 2019 | Vol. 5, Issue 52

Letter from the Mayor

Dear Washingtonians,

Together, we made 2019 a year to remember in the District of Columbia! We started the year in the midst of the longest federal government shutdown in our nation's history. During those uncertain weeks, we came together, unified by our values and committed to supporting and uplifting our neighbors. Then, we kept those values and that spirit alive throughout the year. In just the past 12 months, we:

• set a bold goal to build 36,000 new homes by 2025;
• made the child care tax credit permanent and eliminated the sales tax on diapers;
• opened the new Downtown Day Services Center for residents experiencing homelessness;
• launched the READY Center, a one-stop shop where formerly incarcerated District residents can access critical post-release services;
• graduated the largest Pepco training cohort at the DC Infrastructure Academy; 
• celebrated three years of the DC Streetcar, enjoyed eight months of free rides on the DC Circulator, and created the Taxi-to-Rail program;
• opened Bard High School Early College DC in Ward 7 and the new Ida B. Wells Middle School in Ward 4; 
• announced that Lidl US will open at Skyland Town Center;
• hosted the second National Maternal and Infant Health Summit;
• installed new bus lanes in downtown DC and and expanded our bike lane enforcement team;
• welcomed the first residents to the St. Elizabeths East campus in Ward 8 and formerly homeless veterans to Walter Reed in Ward 4; 
• testified before Congress at the first House hearing on DC statehood in more than 25 years;
• made DC one of the first cities in the nation to set neighborhood-specific affordable housing goals and released a draft of the updated Comp Plan;
• cheered the Mystics on to a WNBA championship in their first season at their new home in Ward 8;
• then, just weeks later, cheered the Nationals on to their first-ever World Series victory; and
• celebrated our public schools as the fastest improving in the nation.

In 2020, we will build on this progress and keep DC the District of Champions!

Happy New Year and see you at the 5K,

In This Week's Newsletter:

• Join Us on New Year's Day
• ICYMI: Call 311 to Make a Christmas Tree Collection Appointment
• #AtYourServiceDC
• Pathways to the Middle Class: DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Operations and Information Specialist

Join Us on New Year's Day

On January 1, 2020, join Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC residents at the scenic Anacostia Park for the 2020 #FITDC Fresh Start 5K!

The Mayor is inviting people of all ages to join us for this fun fitness activity. Whether you want to run, walk, or just cheer folks on, this will be a fun event for all! Same-day registration and packet pickup begin at 9:00 a.m. and the Fresh Start 5K Walk/Run begins at 10:00 am.

Learn more HERE.

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ICYMI: Call 311 to Make a Christmas Tree Collection Appointment

This holiday season, Christmas trees and holiday greenery will be collected by appointment from DPW-serviced households between December 27, 2019 and January 31, 2020. Items collected during this period will be composted, thus helping to support the District’s waste reduction efforts.

Only residents in single family homes and apartment buildings with three or fewer units are eligible for this service. Residents must call 311 between December 27 and January 10 to make an appointment.

Learn more HERE.

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#AtYourServiceDC

Across all eight wards, 37,000 DC Government employees work every day to keep Washington, DC the greatest city in the world. Follow #AtYourServiceDC on Twitter to learn more about the men and women, like Ruth, Josh, Jonathan, Marshall, and Daniel, who keep DC moving forward. 

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Pathways to the Middle Class: DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Operations and Information Specialist

The mission of the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (DC HSEMA) is to support and coordinate homeland security and emergency management efforts, ensuring that Washington, DC is prepared to protect against, plan for, respond to, and recover from natural and human-made hazards.

DC HSEMA has an opening for an Emergency Operations and Information Specialist. This position is responsible for monitoring potential emergency conditions, issuing alert notifications, and responding to disaster in accordance with agency policies and procedures. All details regarding this vacancy, including qualifications, can be found by visiting the job announcement.

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