Acting Director Michelle Pourciau Gives Oversight Testimony on FY 05 and FY 06 Spending and Performance

Below is the testimony given by DDOT Acting Director Michelle Pourciau to the Committee on Public Works and the Environment on February 22, 2006.

Good afternoon, Chairperson Schwartz, Councilmembers and staff. I am Michelle Pourciau, Acting Director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and I am extremely pleased to be here today to present DDOT’s testimony for this Oversight Hearing on Fiscal Year 2005 Spending and Program Implementation.

I am delighted to review the exciting work of the Department with you during my second week as Acting Director. Throughout my twenty years with District Government and former roles as Deputy Director and Chief of Transportation and Public Policy, I have touched almost every aspect of DDOT’s work. Therefore, I am especially proud to continue Director Tangherlini’s strides in developing the Department.

I look forward to achieving even more during my tenure and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, Chairperson Schwartz and members of the Council for your support and actions to help DDOT fulfill its mission.  I look forward to furthering our working relationship as we continually improve our services.

I will discuss DDOT’s operations, new initiatives and the awards DDOT has received, concluding with a survey DDOT commissioned in 2004 and 2005 to measure public attitudes about our activities.

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