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Evans withdraws support for proposed Office of GLBT Affairs

[Addendum: GLAA also learned on October 7 that Councilmember Graham has canceled the planned October 16, 2002 hearing on Bill 14-719 at the request of Mayor Williams. In recent weeks it became clear that the city's projected FY 2003 budget shortfall made spending on a new office unrealistic. At a meeting with his GLBT Advisory Committee on September 25 in which he discussed new budget balancing efforts, the Mayor said of the proposed Office of GLBT Affairs, "It's not going to happen." While GLAA opposes the proposed office in principle and not only for financial reasons, we commend these constructive actions by Mayor Williams and Councilmember Graham which acknowledge that the city, including the gay community, has greater priorities.]

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004

MEMO

TO:	Phyllis Jones, Secretary to the Council
FROM:	Councilmember Jack Evans
DATE:	October 4, 2002
RE:	Bill 14-719, the "Office of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual and Transgender Affairs Act of 2002".

I am writing to ask you to withdraw my name as a co-introducer of Bill 14-719, the â?oOffice of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual and Transgender Affairs Act of 2002".

Thank you for your assistance with this request. Please contact me, or Jeff Coudriet of my staff at 727-8206, should you or your staff have any questions whatsoever.