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Charles Commissioners Urge Faster Action on Affordable Housing
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
President Wayne Cooper told the Charles County commissioners at a regular meeting last week that he was disappointed in the county's progress toward more affordable and workforce housing initiatives.
More than two years ago, the commissioners made a 10-goal plan of action to encourage more housing that's affordable for low-income residents and county employees.
"I would like to have all 10 items completed by the end of our term. I guess I was looking for a little more progress," Cooper said in an interview. "What can we do to move this [along], because we would like it to be finished before the end of our term," which ends in about one year.
The county has defined the criteria for applicants to be eligible for affordable and workforce housing and has created a housing authority with the ability to build affordable projects. But the county has yet to finalize a proposal to create a mandatory program or change architectural design requirements and sewer policies to make it easier to build affordable housing.
Scholarship Fundraiser
The Charles County Sheriff's Office is sponsoring a fundraiser at the Waldorf Chick-fil-A, 3365 Crain Hwy., for the county's teen court scholarship program.
The event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. A flier, available at http:/
Great Mills Roadwork Starts
The Maryland State Highway Administration has begun its Great Mills Road Streetscape Project to reconstruct Route 246 from Route 235 to west of Saratoga Drive.
The project, part of St. Mary's County's Lexington Park Revitalization Initiative, will improve pedestrian and vehicular safety and access to businesses. The project, which includes replacing water and sewer lines, is scheduled to be completed in summer 2011.
Route 246 will remain open to traffic throughout construction, with temporary lane closures.
E-mail rrager@sha.state.md. usto receive project updates via e-news, and include "MD 246 Streetscape" on the subject line. Ask to "Send e-news" in the message. For information, visit http:/
For emergency water or sewer issues, call MetCom at 301-373-4733 and 301-373-5305. For emergency roadway or traffic issues, call Rick Buckmaster at 301-862-3083.
Event to Benefit Cancer Center
Calvert Memorial Foundation's Harvest Ball aims to raise $100,000 for breast cancer technology for Calvert Memorial Hospital's new Center for Breast Care, one of the services housed in the new $17 million Calvert Medical Arts Center.
The 21st annual Harvest Ball will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight Nov. 14 at Show Place Arena. Tickets are $475 per couple and $250 per person. They can be purchased at http:/
