New Affordable Housing Work Group Formed In Baltimore County

Dundalk MD

13 April, 2021

4:16 PM

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BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — A new affordable housing work group has been formed in Baltimore County, which will be tasked with making recommendations to bolster the county's ongoing efforts to expand equitable access to affordable housing. "We remain committed to meeting our moral and legal obligation to expand access to quality, affordable housing across Baltimore County," Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski said in a news release. Under the 2016 Conciliation Agreement and Voluntary Compliance Agreement between Baltimore County and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Baltimore County committed to supporting and incentivizing the creation of 1,000 affordable rental housing units by 2027. To date, the county has met more than 50 percent of this goal, with 506 approved affordable hard units created. The newly formed affordable housing work group will review progress to date, examine ongoing challenges and develop actionable recommendations to further support and incentivize the creation of affordable housing units. The work group consists of the following members: Stacy L. Rodgers, County Administrative OfficerIzzy Patoka, Councilman, Baltimore County Council, District 2Drew Vetter, Deputy County Administrative OfficerTerry Hickey, Deputy Director, Housing and Community DevelopmentC. Pete Gutwald, Director, Department of Permits and InspectionsSteve Lafferty, Director, Department of PlanningJames R. Benjamin, Jr., County Attorney, Baltimore County Office of LawMarsha Parham-Green, Executive Director, Baltimore County Office of HousingDr. Karen Bethea, Set the Captives Free ChurchKara Beverly, Community LeaderRyan Coleman, Randallstown NAACPGreg Countess, Maryland Legal AidLeslie Dickinson, Disability Rights MarylandJim French, The French CompaniesDavid Gildea, Smith, Gildea, & SchmidtBryen Glass, Lochearn Improvement AssociationNed Howe, Enterprise Community DevelopmentDerick Johnson, At-Large Planning Board MemberDan McCarthy, Episcopal HousingMarsha McLaughlin, Community Planning ExpertChris Mudd, Venable LLPGloria Nelson, Turner Station Conservation TeamKlaus Philipsen, ArchPlan Inc.Dan Pontious, Baltimore Metropolitan CouncilPatrick Stewart, Pennrose DevelopmentJayson Williams, Mayson-Dixon CompaniesJustin Williams, Esquire, Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP