WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — As D.C. Council deliberates how to move forward with the Commanders’ stadium proposal, officials learned that plans for housing units are not included in the District’s roughly $1.1 billion contribution to the project.

City Administrator Kevin Donahue and Director of the Office of Budget and Performance Management (OBPM) Jenny Reed testified before the D.C. Council at Wednesday’s budget hearing. Reed told councilmembers they may use money from the Housing Production Trust Fund for the housing units, upon questioning from Councilmember Robert White (At-Large).

“Is that in the amount the mayor has said is going to cost the taxpayers through this project?” White asked. “That is not,” Reed said.

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Reed explained that of the anticipated 5,000 units that would be built, 30% of them are required to be affordable.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget for the next fiscal year includes $972 million in capital funds for development surrounding a new stadium at the RFK campus as part of her growth agenda. Of that, $681 million would support horizontal construction and parking costs; $202 million would go to utilities, roadways, and a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) study; and $89 million would be used to build a new youth sportsplex on the campus.

The project would also require a $175 million revenue bond in FY32 for parking development to be funded by in-stadium activity, bringing the District’s total projected contribution to $1.1 billion.

The Commanders would pay for the stadium itself with their $2.7 billion investment.

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7News is reaching out to OBPM to learn more.