Brown Offers Tax Exemptions to Attract Restaurant & Retail to Undeserved Communities
June 21, 2007 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Legislation, Neighborhood Revitalization, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – Today Councilmember Kwame R. Brown introduced legislation that would provide tax exemptions to qualified restaurants and retail establishments in efforts to attract greater services to underserved communities.
The “ Neighborhood Restaurant and Retail Tax Incentive Act of 2007,” amends Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code as it was made obsolete by [...]
BROWN COMMENDS DCPS MOST IMPROVED GRADUATING SENIORS
June 15, 2007 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Family Focus, Intensify Education, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – On Friday, June 15, 2007, Councilmember Brown will award 16 graduating seniors representing each of the District’s public senior high schools for their efforts to improve their academics. Councilmember Brown’s Class of 2007 Most Improved Student awardees will each receive a certificate of appreciation and a $100.00 savings bond to encourage youth to [...]
CHAIRMAN BROWN WORKS WITH MAYOR FENTY TO BRING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO COMPLETION
June 7, 2007 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Economic Development Committee, Neighborhood Revitalization, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – After weeks of review, Councilmember Kwame Brown, Chairman of the Council’s Committee on Economic Development coordinated with Mayor Adrian Fenty to help strengthen the District’s focus on economic development projects. As a result on Tuesday, June 6, the Council passed legislation that abolishes the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation (AWC) and the National Capital Revitalization Corporation [...]
BROWN ACKNOWLEDGES THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF AWC AND NCRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
June 6, 2007 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under The People's Blog
WASHINGTON - Following the D.C. Council’s affirmative vote to dissolve the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation and the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, Councilmember Brown releases the following statement that was sent to the Board members of the two corporations in which he acknowledges their diligent efforts to maintain stability and provide greater resources for District residents:
“I thank you [...]
BROWN VOTES ‘NO’ TO RELOCATION OF NUDE CLUBS DENOUNCES ANTI-GAY MESSAGING
June 6, 2007 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Community Action, Family Focus, The People's Blog
Councilmember Kwame R. Brown expresses his concerns with recent discussion to relocate nude bars:
“During the past six weeks, I have spent numerous hours discussing the views of all groups on what has become a contentious debate. My decision to place the views of the residents above any other deciding factor in no part implies opposition [...]
BROWN REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO RESIDENTS FIRST WITH OPPOSITION TO NUDE BARS
June 6, 2007 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Community Action, Family Focus, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – During the D.C. Council’s eighth legislative meeting, At-Large Councilmember Kwame Brown voted in opposition of the bill, “One-Time Relocation of Licensees Displaced by the Ballpark Amendment Act of 2007. ” The measure passed by a 9 to 4 vote including amendments that establishes a 1,200-foot buffer between clubs and a 600-foot buffer between [...]
