Business & Economic Development Public Hearing

The Committee on Business & Economic Development will hold a Public Hearing on the following Legislation:

• B23-0075 – the “Mypheduh Films dba Sankofa Video and Books Real Property Tax Exemption”
• B23-0086 – the “Supermarket Tax Incentives Eligible Area Amendment Act of 2019,” and
• B23-0131 – the “Ward 7 and Ward 8 Restaurant Incentive Program Establishment Program Establishment Act of 2019”

The Committees invite the public to testify or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing should contact the Committee on Business and Economic Development via email at cautrey@dccouncil.us or at (202) 724-8053, and provide their name, telephone number, organizational affiliation, and title (if any), by close of business Thursday, May 30th. Representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five minutes for oral testimony, and individuals will be allowed a maximum of three minutes. Witnesses are encouraged to bring five single-sided copies of their written testimony and, if possible, also submit a copy of their testimony electronically in advance to cautrey@dccouncil.us. Please note that this hearing was originally scheduled for May 15th and has been moved to June 3rd. The measures for consideration
remain the same.