Breakfast links: DC let hundreds of housing vouchers go to waste
An apartment building in DC by Josh licensed under Creative Commons.
DC sat on hundreds of needed housing vouchers last year
DC failed to distribute hundreds of housing vouchers for people experiencing chronic homelessness last year. The funds for those 520 vouchers won’t roll over; some of the funds were used for public housing repairs, and others were “recaptured.” (Morgan Baskin / DCist)
Fairfax Co. expected to vote on historic overlay district for River Farm
Fairfax County is expected to vote Tuesday on making George Washington’s estate River Farm a historic overlay district in order to preserve not only Washington’s history, but also archaeological traces of Native Americans, enslaved people, and Quakers. The site was put up for sale last year. (Fredrick Kunkle / Post)
Montgomery County’s infrastructure funding wish list
Montgomery County is asking Congress for $3.3 billion as part of the federal infrastructure bill for transportation projects, for projects including pedestrian improvements and Bus Rapid Transit. (Jordan Pascale / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
New DC program will help pay back rent
DC will use $350 million in federal funding to launch “STAY DC,” a program to help residents struggling because of the pandemic pay back rent and utilities. The program will replace the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program (CHAP). (Christian Zapata / DCist)
MoCo set ambitious climate goals, but no clear plan to meet them
Montgomery County set climate goals four years ago in an effort led by now-County Executive Marc Elrich, but advocates say the plan for implementing those goals was vague and the county hasn’t made much progress. (Rebecca Tan / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
Shelter for DC’s medically vulnerable residents ends this fall
DC’s Pandemic Emergency Program for Medically Vulnerable Residents (PEP-V) program is expanding to a fourth hotel to help accomodate a 600-person waitlist, but officials announced the program will end in September. (Colleen Grablick / DCist)
Ward 8 community looks to solutions to violence beyond police
A group of residents and civic associations in Ward 8 met on Zoom Monday night to discuss rising violence and craft recommendations beyond engaging the police department. Suggestions included violence interrupter program expansion and encouraging developers to invest in high-crime areas. (Clarence Williams / Post)
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