District of ColumbiaD.C. would close alley sections for shelter rebuilding if conditions are met
Parts of a Ward 6 alley would close to support rebuilding a homeless shelter, but only if all required project conditions are met.
What it does
Alley sections in Square 571, Ward 6, would close only if all conditions in the official project file are met. The survey map would determine who owns the land.
Argument forIf conditions are met, closing alley sections could help combine the shelter’s property into one site for building a replacement shelter.
Argument againstIf the closures proceed, people who use these public alley sections could lose access to routes through the site.
More detail
D.C. would close the alley sections and assign land ownership as the survey map directs. Only mapped alley sections in Square 571, Ward 6, are covered. Every condition in official file S.O. 25-01939 must be met before the closure can proceed. The act would take effect after the mayor’s approval or a Council vote overriding a veto, a 30-day congressional review, and publication in the D.C. Register.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 2Public Hearing on B26-0642Latest
- Sep 4Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Sep 1Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 3Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0642 Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Mar 31Referred to Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 27B26-0642 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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