Hearing on Civic Core with Cmte on Facilities- Lewis George

Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, Chair of the Committee on Facilities, will hold a public hearing on B26-0801,“the Chevy Chase Civic Site Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2026”.

Members of the public who wish to testify must do so by using the Council’s Hearing Management System at https://lims.dccouncil.gov/hearings by 5:00 p.m on Tuesday, December 1, 2026. Those who wish to submit testimony for the record may do so by using the Council’s Hearing Management System at

https://lims.dccouncil.gov/hearings or by leaving a voicemail at 202-741-8593 (up to 3 minutes which will be transcribed). Testimony will be publicly accessible upon Committee review. The record will close at 5:00p.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2026

The stated purpose of B26-0801, the “Chevy Chase Civic Site Surplus and Declaration Approval Act of 2026”, is to declare surplus and authorize the disposition by the Mayor of District-owned real property located at 5601 and 5625 Connecticut Avenue, NW, known for taxation and assessment purposes as Lot 823 in Square 1866, but known in our Community as the Civic Core, site of the Chevy Chase Community Center and Chevy Chase Library. 

The proposed project would include modernization of the library and community center on site, 177 units of mixed-income housing, and approximately 8,000 square feet of ground-floor, community-serving retail space.  See our website page on the Civic Core, under Zoning and Development.