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Council rejects emergency exemption to Green Building Act for Ward 8 natatorium

Council of the District of Columbia · December 20, 2025
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Summary

A proposed emergency declaration that would have exempted a Congress Heights natatorium from net‑zero Green Building Act requirements failed on a roll‑call vote (4 yes, 7 no, 1 present, 1 absent). Councilmembers debated equity, funding, and whether the Green Building Advisory Council process had been followed.

The Council on Dec. 2 rejected an emergency declaration that would have exempted natatoriums in Ward 8 from certain Green Building Act (net‑zero) requirements, a measure introduced to try to ensure a pool is included in the Congress Heights Recreation Center project.

Councilmember Trayon White argued the measure was needed because residents had been waiting for the pool for years and faced shifting…

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