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Montgomery County Council likely to pass 18-month data center moratorium
Based on council committee actions held on July 22, the Montgomery County Council appears likely to vote to extend its current moratorium on new data center permits. (This PRA News…
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Data Centers in Montgomery County-Summary of Proposals, Positions, and Issues
Background Proposals to establish large data centers that support AI technology have recently become controversial in many jurisdictions in the country, including Montgomery County, because of their potential impact on…
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Going Green in Parkwood: Installing Solar Panels Without the 30% Residential Tax Credit.
By Gerald Sharp, PRA Treasurer. Beginning in 2024, the Parkwood Residents Association (PRA) began helping residents install solar panels. I partnered with Lumina Solar—the company that installed panels on my…
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MAYBE NEXT YEAR: Starter and Silver Housing Bill Fails in Both Chambers of the Maryland General Assembly
By Joe Harkins, Co-Chair, Joint Housing Committee. Governor Wes Moore’s far-reaching and controversial legislation, the Starter and Silver Homes bill, will not pass in this session of the Maryland General…
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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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