Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman joined Governor Wes Moore in approving more than $782 million today during a meeting of the Board of Public Works. Treasurer Dereck E. Davis was unable to attend. During the meeting, Governor Moore highlighted his recent executive order directing state agencies to invest in strategies that will increase housing production in Maryland. The Board of Public Works approved a $5 million loan through the Neighborhood Business Development Program to redevelop an underutilized property in the Remington neighborhood in Baltimore City into a mixed-use development that would include 60 modern workforce apartments. Comptroller Lierman expressed her excitement at the project, calling it, “a great use of this space and a furthering of the Renaissance of Remington.” Comptroller Lierman also shared her appreciation for working alongside the Moore-Miller Administration and the steps taken to address housing concerns in Maryland, including the recent Housing Needs Assessment, released by the Department of Housing and Community Development. As a delegate, Comptroller Lierman championed the housing needs assessment to better understand the state’s housing challenges and needs. Next month, the Office of the Comptroller anticipates releasing its Housing Report that will examine the state of housing in Maryland and “underline how essential it is we build, and that […]
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