PRA News

  • Priority Housing Districts

    This article, prepared by the PRA AHS Committee, describes Priority Housing Districts [PHDs] as proposed in the Attainable Housing Strategies initiative which is being considered by the County Council.  Previous…

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  • IMPACT ON TYPES OF HOMES IN PARKWOOD

    This article, prepared by the PRA AHS Committee, discusses the types of housing proposed in the Planning Board’s Attainable Housing Strategies Final Report for neighborhoods such as Parkwood that have…

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  • Goals of the Attainable Housing Strategies initiative

    This article, prepared by the PRA AHS committee, describes the goals of the proposed Attainable Housing Strategies and the problems it is designed to solve.  A shortage of housing and…

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  • Background information on the Attainable Housing Strategies initiative

    This article describes the forthcoming information articles the PRA AHS committee will begin publishing on the Attainable Housing Strategies Final Report which the County Council will take up when it…

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  • County Listening Sessions on Attainable Housing Strategies

    As reported in a Montgomery County press release, Council President Andrew Friedson and Montgomery Planning Director Jason K. Sartori are inviting community members to attend five in-person and one virtual listening…

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  • Council Committee Work Session #3 on Attainable Housing Strategies.

    On July 22, 2024, the County Council’s Planning, Housing, and Parks [PHP] Committee held its third Work Session [WS] on the Attainable Housing Strategies [AHS] report submitted by the Planning…

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  • Council Committee Work Session#2 on Attainable Housing Strategies (AHS)

    On July 8, 2024, the Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Parks (PHP) Committee held its second Work Session on the Attainable Housing Strategies (AHS) report submitted by the County’s…

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  • Council Committee Work Session#1 on Attainable Housing Strategies

    On June 24, 2024 the Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing, and Parks [PHP] Committee held its first Work Session on the Attainable Housing Strategies [AHS] report submitted to the Council…

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  • Toll Lanes in PG County Advance

    Last week, the regional Transportation Planning Board (TPB) finalized Visualize 2050, its long-term transportation plan for the metropolitan area.  The TPB voted to include the Southside Express Lanes, a controversial…

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  • Parkwood Spring Picnic

    It was a lovely picnic.  The weather was fine, the location was perfect, people of all ages came, and the band played on.  Senator Jeff Waldstreicher joined us as we…

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