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These lists include all members of the Council of the District of Columbia since its creation in 1975. All members are elected to 4-year terms (except for the initial 2-year terms for half the members elected to the first council, in 1974).
District of Columbia 1980–81 Elizabeth L. Scull: Montgomery County 1981–83 Carl F. Hendrickson: Loudoun County 1984–85 H. R. Crawford: District of Columbia 1986–87 Gil Weidenfeld: Greenbelt 1988–89 Ellen M. Bozman: Arlington County 1990 Betty Ann Kane: District of Columbia 1991 James E. Nathanson: District of Columbia 1992–93 Hilda ...
Between 1812 and 1820, the city's mayors were then selected by a city council. From 1820 to 1871 the mayor was popularly elected. The present-day boundaries of the "Old City" were Rock Creek to the west, Florida Avenue to the north, and the Anacostia River to the east and south.
The original subway line was built in 1909 to link the Russell Senate Office Building to the Capitol. [1] In 1960, an operator-controlled monorail was installed for the Dirksen Senate Office Building. [2] A two-car subway line connecting the Rayburn House Office Building to the Capitol was built in 1965.
Federal City Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization [3] that promotes economic development in the city of Washington, D.C., in the United States.Incorporated on September 13, 1954, [1] it is one of the most powerful private groups in the city, and is highly influential in Congress.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact; Long title: An Act to grant the consent of Congress for the States of Virginia and Maryland and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact to establish an organization empowered to provide transit facilities in the National Capital Region and for other purposes and to enact said amendment ...
The D.C. Council chamber, committee rooms, and legislative staff offices are also in the building. In October 2006, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities opened the City Hall Arts Collection. Art pieces from a diverse group of D.C.-area artists are on public display throughout the building.
District of Columbia City Hall, also known as Old City Hall and the District of Columbia Courthouse, is a historic building at Judiciary Square in downtown Washington, D.C. facing Indiana Avenue. Originally built for the offices of the government of the District of Columbia, the District's courthouse was subsequently used as a Federal ...