Press Release
Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells
Immediate Release Contact: Charles Allen
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 408 (202)724-8072
Washington, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Tommy Wells Opens H Street Community Office Hours
(Washington, DC) – On Thursday, February 22nd, 8:00 – 9:30 am, Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells will host community office hours at Sidamo Coffee, 417 H Street, NE, 20002. On the fourth Thursday morning of every month, Councilmember Wells will host this type of outreach event on H Street, NE and members of his constituent services staff will be on hand to help handle requests from residents. “I want to continue finding new ways to make my office more accessible across Ward 6 to get feedback and provide assistance to residents,” said Mr. Wells.
To showcase and support the historical and emerging small businesses along H Street, NE, these monthly community morning office hours will rotate among several locations on the corridor and will be publicized online and at Advisory Neighborhood Commission meetings.
“Whether it’s help with a permit from DCRA, an alley that needs to be cleaned, or an idea that could turn into legislation at Council, I want to make myself more available to those that may not be able to make it to the Wilson Building downtown,” added Mr. Wells.
On Thursday, February 8th, Councilmember Wells joined nearly 30 residents in Southwest DC for a similar type of event at the Channel Inn along the waterfront. Mr. Wells hosts community office hours in Southwest on the second Thursday morning of each month.
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Here's a Roll Call mention of the new hours.
5 comments:
I think it's great that he's doing this and don't want to be critical before it even starts. However... doesn't it seem odd to pick an hour that won't work for just about anyone with a regular job/workweek?
Kristin and all. We're trying these out and plan to make adjustments as we go. The mornings are better suited however because most evenings and nights are filled with community events or late-night hearings at the Wilson Building. We had over 30 people attend in SW two weeks ago at the same time. After this Thursday's event on H Street, we'll look to see how we can keep improving these for the community.
Charles Allen
Chief of Staff
Councilmember Tommy Wells
Thanks for the response. Like I said, I really do think it's great that he's having office hours and that he's reaching out to the community.
Also with a regular set time & date (say the 3rd Thursday of every month from 8-9:30), it will be easier for those of us in the neighborhood to make plans around this schedule (call in late to work, plan points of discussion in advance, organize an interest group to represent you that day, etc.) I think its great that Mr. Wells is showing such an interest in his H St. area constituents. Hopefully we'll start seeing more & more neighborhood improvements with his involvement.
Area Homeowner
Glad to hear the excitement about this. Anon, we'll be hosting these on the 4th Thursday morning of every month at 8:00 am.
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