PRA News

  • 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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  • MCCF Resolution on Attainable Housing Strategies

    As PRA President Kira Lueders reported previously on the listserv, the Montgomery County Civic Federation [MCCF], of which the PRA is a member, adopted a resolution urging the County Council…

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  • Public Comments on the Attainable Housing Strategies

    On November 19 the County Council received a summary, prepared by Council staff, of residents’ comments on the Attainable Housing Strategies.  The report included a total of 3,252 comments submitted…

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