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D.C. Council approves emergency contract for Jubilee Housing after months of DHCD delays
Summary
On Feb. 18, 2025, the D.C. Council unanimously approved an emergency declaration and Bill 206-1203 to authorize a multiyear contract between the Department of Housing and Community Development and Jubilee Housing Inc., after officials said the contract was filed late and delays had financially harmed the nonprofit.
The D.C. Council unanimously approved an emergency declaration and Bill 206-1203 on Feb. 18, 2025, authorizing a multiyear contract between the District’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and Jubilee Housing Inc. to proceed with a reentry housing project.
Chairman Mendelson said the contract was expected months earlier and was filed late, and he described DHCD’s delays as causing financial harm to Jubilee Housing. “DHCD’s tardiness is too polite a word. It’s just inexcusable,” he said during the Feb. 18 legislative meeting in the Council Chambers at the Johnny Wilson Building.
The approval…
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