Mayor Bowser to Push Back on Council's Proposal to Strip Funding for Great Streets and Neighborhood Prosperity Programs

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(Washington, DC)–On Monday, May 13, at 11:30 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will award Fiscal Year 2019 Great Streets grants to 45 DC small businesses to help transform 13 designated corridors throughout the District. The Council’s budget proposal would strip a $2.1 million investment in Mayor Bowser’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal that would be used for the Great Streets and Neighborhood Prosperity Fund programs.
 
Great Streets seeks to support existing small businesses, attract new businesses, increase the District’s tax base, create new jobs for District residents, and improve commercial vibrancy along the city’s emerging corridors and surrounding neighborhoods. Since 2012, Great Streets has helped more than 400 local businesses create over 4,000 jobs.
 
When:
Monday, May 13, at 11:30 am
 
Who:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Brian T. Kenner, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Patrick Flynn, Owner, Patrick’s Pet Care
 
Where:
Patrick’s Pet Care
3509 12th Street, NE
*Closest Metro Station: Brookland-CUA Station*
*Bus Route H8*

Last updated: 1:45 PM EDT May 13, 2019
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