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Summary of Hearing Testimony
The House and Senate committees assigned to review the Governor’s proposed housing legislation [See this News article for a description of the bills] heard from a variety of panels, each…
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Housing Legislation: Status of HB239 and SB36 and Summary of Amendments
Legislative Actions Summary of Major DHCD Proposed Amendments to Original Bills Significantly, the amendments, as least so far, do not appear to change the By Right directive to allow town…
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Housing Legislation-Summaries of HB239 and SB36
This PRA newsletter from the Joint Housing Committee [JHC] contains three brief descriptions, obtained from a diverse set of sources, of HB239 and SB36, the housing legislation proposed by the…
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Parkwood Igloos-More Housing
In the amidst of the recent listserv discussion about housing, one resident hoped that at least we could all agree on the beauty of these houses. Another resident called them…
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Housing Legislation
With the introduction of Governor Moore’s three-bill package of housing legislation in the 2026 session of the Maryland General Assembly [GA], a Joint Housing Committee [JHC] has been established to…
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The First Annual State of the Parkwood Residents Association: 2025
It was a good year for Parkwood. We were engaged. We helped each other. We worked with our neighbors in other associations. We tended our gardens, and we put up…
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The Town of Kensington Train Show
Some of us have a close personal connection from our childhood with model trains and the end of year holiday season. The annual train show that comes to the Kensington…
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The Beautification of Parkwood
The PRA budget for 2025 set aside $5000 for the Adalberto Landscaping contract and $2000 for planting new perennials and new plants for the Parkwood gardens supported by the PRA. …
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More Trees for Parkwood
If you compare pictures of Parkwood from 10-20 years ago to the scene today, the loss of tree canopy is obvious. The causes of tree loss—aging street trees, storm damage,…
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Solar Panels in Parkwood and Kensington Estates
Gerald Sharp, PRA Treasurer, and equally importantly, a source of helpful information about solar energy, especially solar panels, has summarized the results of his efforts this year in this PRA…
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