Mayor Seeks To Attract New Residents To D.C.

Mayor Anthony A. Williams plans to announce initiatives to make Washington D.C. more attractive for new residents.

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January 4, 2003, 5:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Mayor Anthony A. Williams plans to open his second term today with a goal to recruit 100,000 residents to Washington and a vow to spend much of the next four years preparing the city and its government for their arrival... Although central cities generally are not growing, officials say that Washington could buck that trend through an aggressive housing policy...[Mayor Williams] plans to call on tens of thousands of residents who have left the city to return, touting what he calls Washington's growing attractiveness as a place to live and raise families.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Williams Aims To Be Mayor of A Bigger D.C.

Thursday, January 2, 2003 in The Washington Post

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