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DPW defends Clean Corridors and street‑sweeping funds as advocates warn of stormwater and compliance risks
Summary
The Department of Public Works described the Clean Corridors pilot and a planned street‑sweeping expansion; environmental groups cautioned that moving stormwater‑related funds risks Clean Water Act compliance and called for clearer accounting.
At a budget oversight hearing the Department of Public Works outlined the mayor's Clean Corridors initiative, an expanded street‑sweeping and beautification effort, while environmental advocates warned that shifting stormwater funds into DPW could risk the District's water quality obligations.
DPW Interim Director Anthony Crispino described Clean Corridors as a mayoral initiative focused on 15 main arterial streets, highways and graffiti removal. The mayor's proposed FY26 highlights for DPW included funds to keep about 80 temporary employees that support the Clean Corridors initiative on the payroll for the full year. "What the Mayor asked us to develop ... was born out of an action we took on Georgia Avenue," Crispino said, describing an intensive multi‑day cleanup that removed more than 70 tons of material and led to the program's expansion.
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