The National Capital Planning Commission will review the Trump administration’s plans to modernize the White House’s East Wing, including ballroom construction, during a Jan. 8 meeting. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 25 (UPI) — The National Capital Planning Commission has added the East Wing Modernization Project at the White House to its Jan. 8 agenda to review construction of a new ballroom and other improvements.
Trump administration officials will provide the commission with an informational presentation on the ballroom construction and other planned improvements, according to The Hill.
No public testimony will be heard and no vote taken on the project during the meeting, according to the NCPC.
“This is an opportunity for the project applicant to present the project and for commissioners to ask questions and provide general observations prior to formal review, which we anticipate this spring,” the NCPC said in a FAQ published on the commission’s website.
The NPC has no authority over White House demolitions or site preparations and only reviews building exteriors, per the National Capital Planning Act, but it does review proposed new construction or permanent site improvements.
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