Business & Economic Development Public Hearing

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

• B23-404, “Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Limited Grant Making Authority for Check IT Enterprises Amendment Act of 2019”
  
• B23-439, “Longtime Resident Business Preservation Amendment Act of 2019”
• B23-438, “Small and Local Business Assistance Amendment Act of 2019”
  
• B23-432, “Protecting Local Area Commercial Enterprises Amendment Act of 2019”

The Committee invites 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 bmcclure@dccouncil.us or at (202) 727-3888, and provide their name, telephone number, organizational affiliation, and title (if any), by close of business Monday. November 4th. 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 bmcclure@dccouncil.us. For witnesses who are unable to testify  t the hearing, written statements will be made part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Business and Economic Development at bmcclure@dccouncil.us or to Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 5, Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at the end of the business day on   Wednesday, November 13, 2019.