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Ward 3 for All – FY25 Budget: Economic Opportunity

Expand Economic Opportunity Our business districts and brick-and-mortar small businesses continue to struggle with changing economic conditions and need support to remain vibrant. District residents need diverse pathways to employment and advancement. The budget the Council passed balanced an emphasis on Downtown revitalization with investments in the city’s broader small business ecosystem, including lowering the tax burden on some small businesses, simplifying business licensing, reducing the threshold to receive a Clean Hands, and increasing funding for Main Street programs that support small businesses in all eight wards.

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Ward 3 for All – FY25 Budget: Housing

Promote Affordable, Abundant Housing Options The District needs more affordable, accessible housing, and Ward 3 must be part of achieving our housing goals. The budget the Council received slashed funding for housing and homelessness prevention services and left thousands of families and children on the brink of losing their homes. Through the collective work of the Housing Committee and the Council as a whole, we made great strides in bridging the funding gap, but there is still much work to be done.

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Ward 3 For All – FY25 Budget: Schools

Fully Fund Our Schools and Invest in District Youth Delivering excellent educational opportunities is a compelling equity, economic development, and public safety imperative. We must ensure our kids can get to and from school safely, that once they are in school, they are fully served, and fundamentally that our educational system provides a safe, nurturing, constructive path to a brighter future. Toward that end, the budget fully funds our schools and supports educators through retention, enrichment, and advancement.

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May Workday in the Ward

My Workday in the Ward this month heads to the Den coffee shop in Politics and Prose on Thursday, May 23. From 8 am to noon, my team and I will be available to meet with constituents, answer questions, and provide connections to government and community resources. We'll also be joined by: Metropolitan Police Department DC District Department of Transportation Department of Buildings Washington Gas Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services   *Note: The Den is located on the lower level of Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue NW. Before the bookstore opens at 9 am, you can enter the coffee shop from the backside of the building, where the parking lot is, at 5016 Connecticut Odds Alley NW.

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