Ward 1 Update: Up next: Budget oversight
Hello neighbors: It’s been a busy few weeks as we worked our way through performance oversight season. Thanks to many of you for showing up to testify at these hearings in the Committee on Public Works & Operations, which I chair, and in many other committees. Your feedback on trash collection, procurement, bike lanes, public […]
Ward 1 Update: Housing, buses, bikes, pre-K, divorce waiting periods
I got to join staff and students at the commemorative street sign unveiling for St. Augustine Catholic School, which has an inspiring story of persistence. I was thrilled to introduce the name change legislation in the Council and I’m looking forward to the continued inspirational work the church and school do everyday in Ward 1. Hello […]
Ward 1 Update: Performance Oversight & Budget Season is Here
As chair of the Committee on Public Works & Operations I try to learn about how our agencies work. Gotta admit, this one was a lot of fun. Hello Neighbors: We are entering one of the busiest and most important times of the legislative cycle: performance oversight season, followed immediately by budget oversight season. It’s […]
Ward 1 Update: Reliable and Effective 911
Public safety, 24/7 bus service, and other Council updates
Ward 1 Update: Meet the Chief, Vacant Properties, Safer Roads & Trash Talk
Thank you to residents and ANC commissioners who joined me last week for my Coffee Walk in Columbia Heights in ANC 1A. We talked rats, trash, public safety and looked up close at a vacant property on Hiatt Place.
Ward 1 Update: Meet the Chief, SNAP and Worker Benefits & Safer Streets
Newsletter update from Councilmember Nadeau
Ward 1 Update: Fall Priorities
Council recess is coming to an end, which means we are getting ready for the restart of legislative meetings, the first of which is next Tuesday, Sept. 19. “Recess” doesn’t mean vacation – My staff and I have been working on a variety of issues and preparing legislation for the fall.
Ward 1 Update: We’re Walking and We’re Talking…
You might be hearing me talk a bit more lately about the role of MPD, a result of the recent incidents. But my comprehensive approach has not changed since I first became involved in D.C. government as an ANC commissioner.
Temp Tags Crackdown, Independent Investigations, and Summer Fun
It has been a very busy two weeks when it comes to legislation, as often happens as the Council is getting ready to go into summer recess.
Ward 1 Update: Playgrounds, Parking, Park View & Public Library
A super-fun, children-assisted ribbon cutting at the new 19th & Lamont Park. What a beautifully created park! Neighbors: Budget, budget, budget. Yep, it’s almost all we’re talking about these days. On Tuesday, the Council debated and held its final vote on the Local Budget Act for the upcoming fiscal year, starting October 1, 2023. We […]
