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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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Update on Attainable Housing Strategies
This is an update from the PRA Committee on Attainable Housing Strategies. The County Council began its 2025 legislative session on January 14. As of January 20, no legislation had…
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Councilmember Mink looks to better ways to tackle the housing crisis.
Update from the PRA AHS Committee Councilmember Kristin Mink (D-5) has issued a statement in which she says that “I appreciate the Planning Board and Planning staff for their work…
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Duplexes and Triplexes Appear Less Likely in Parkwood and other single family home communities
Based on recent statements by two leading members of the County Council, it would appear that the proposed Attainable Housing Strategies [AHS] to permit duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes in communities…
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