PRA News

  • Housing Legislative Update: Governor’s Housing Bill Expires with General Assembly Session

    On Monday/early Tuesday morning, April 7/8, Governor Moore’s Housing for Jobs Act, substantially rewritten in a House of Delegates committee, expired along with the General Assembly’s regular 2025 session.  Although…

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  • Housing: Further consideration of N.O.W. housing proposals postponed until June.

    At the end of the Planning, Housing, and Parks [PHP] Committee work session on March 31, 2025, CM Friedson announced that because the Council was about to enter the budget…

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  • LEGISLATIVE ALERT: Governor’s Housing Bill Weakened in Committee

    This is an update on housing from Joe Harkins, Co-Chair of the PRA Housing Committee. Governor Moore’s Housing for Jobs Act, HB 503, was recently overhauled and approved in the…

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  • LEGISLATIVE ALERT: Maryland General Assembly, proposed Housing for Jobs Legislation

    The PRA Housing Committee, and its neighboring partner associations*, want to alert residents to legislation now pending before the Maryland General Assembly. The Housing for Jobs bills, HB 503 and…

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  • Housing proposals:  Summary of Council Hearings and Next steps for NOW

    This is an update from the Committee on Housing, a collaborative effort of the Parkwood Residents Association, the Kensington Estates Civic Association, and the  Byeforde-Rock Creek Highlands Citizens Association. The…

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  • Town of Kensington Meeting on N.O.W. Housing Proposals

    As previously reported in PRA News, the Town of Kensington will host a public meeting with Council President Kate Stewart (District 4), Councilmember Andrew Friedson (District 1), and Councilmember Natali…

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  • Meetings on Housing Proposals

    [This is an update from the PRA Housing Committee, formerly the PRA AHS Committee.]  1. Public meeting on housing proposals with Councilmembers:  On Monday, March 3, 7-9:00 PM there will…

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  • New housing measures introduced in Council

    [This is an update from the PRA Committee on Housing, formerly the AHS Committee] On Tuesday, February 4th, Councilmembers Friedson and Fani-Gonzalez introduced several measures to address the housing challenges…

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  • AHS Update:  Housing Legislation Forthcoming

    This is an update from the PRA Committee on Attainable Housing Strategies. Proposed housing legislation will be posted on the County Council website this week and formally introduced on Tuesday,…

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  • WSSC virtual meeting to discuss water/sewage main replacements

    WSSC will hold a virtual community meeting on Wednesday January 29th at 6:30pm to discuss the water/sewage mains replacement project. Details for accessing this meeting are on the mailing card…

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