Council of the District of Columbia

NOTICE OF PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004

THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

CAROL SCHWARTZ, CHAIR

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE ON

THE QUALITY OF THE POTOMAC AND ANACOSTIA RIVERS AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2005 – 10:00 A.M.

THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY BOATHOUSE 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2005 – 1:00 P.M.

THE JOHN WILSON BUILDING

1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 500

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004

Councilmember Carol Schwartz, Chair of the Committee on Public Works and the Environment, announces a Public Oversight Roundtable on the Quality of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers and the Chesapeake Bay and the Proposed Construction of a New Georgetown University Boathouse.  The roundtable will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chamber (Room 500) of the John Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.  This Oversight Roundtable has been scheduled to discuss the current quality of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers and the Chesapeake Bay and the proposed construction by Georgetown University of a new boathouse along the Potomac River.

The Committee extends an invitation to the public to testify at the roundtable.  Those who wish to testify should contact Mr. Andrew Gerst of the Committee on Public Works and the Environment by e-mail at agerst@dccouncil.us or by telephone at (202) 724-8105 by Monday, June 20, 2005.  E-mail contacts to Mr. Gerst should include the full name, title, and affiliation - if applicable - of the person(s) testifying.  Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their written testimony to the Oversight Roundtable.  Representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five (5) minutes for oral presentation and individuals will be allowed a maximum of three (3) minutes for oral presentation.

If you are unable to testify at the roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Phyllis Jones, Secretary to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 5, Washington, D.C. 20004, no later than 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 6, 2005.