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The eight wards of Washington D.C. (2012–2022) The eight wards of Washington D.C. (2003–2013) These lists include all members of the Council of the District of Columbia since its creation in 1975.
The District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is an executive branch agency of the government of the District of Columbia in the United States. The department plans, builds, and maintains publicly owned recreational facilities in District of Columbia, including athletic fields, community centers, parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, spray pools and tennis courts.
An Act to establish a Commission on the Organization of the Government of the District of Columbia and to provide for a Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. Enacted by: the 91st United States Congress: Effective: September 22, 1970: Citations; Public law: Pub. L. 91–405: Statutes at Large: 84 Stat. 845 ...
DC Streetcar - DDOT owns and is currently the sole financier of DC Streetcar, a surface light rail and streetcar network under construction in Washington, D.C. [12] Great Streets Initiative - DDOT is a lead agency in the District of Columbia's Great Streets Initiative, which seeks to revitalize critical transportation and retail corridors ...
The District of Columbia Board of Elections (BOE) is the independent agency of the District government responsible for the administration of elections, ballot access and voter registration. The BOE consists of three active board members, an executive director, a general counsel and a number of support staff who run the day-to-day operations of ...
The commissioner form of government was replaced in 1967 by a mayor-commissioner and a nine-member city council appointed by the president. [11] Due to public pressure and the demands of handling the district's complex day-to-day affairs, Congress eventually agreed to devolve certain powers over the district to an elected local government.
He took office on January 2, 1975, heading the district's first popularly-elected government in over a century. The local government, particularly during the mayoralty of Washington's successor, Marion Barry (1979–1991), was criticized for mismanagement and waste. [9] Barry defeated Mayor Washington in the 1978 Democratic Party primary.