New legislation (Bill HB 0216), sponsored by Maryland State Delegate, Lorig Charkoudian, Ph.D., and Maryland State Senator, William C. Smith Jr., has been passed and introduces new amendments to the Maryland Condo Act. Under the Maryland Condo Act, Bill HB 0216 will allow condominium board of directors to grant leases of more than one year for the installation and use of leased clean energy equipment. This new legislation will make it easier for condo associations in Maryland to approve leases for clean energy equipment, such as electric vehicle recharging equipment, solar energy equipment, and energy storage systems.
Montgomery County, alongside the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOC), has announced the launch of the Nonprofit Preservation Fund (NPF), aimed at safeguarding affordable housing. According to the county, “The NPF will be funded with $50 million by Fiscal Year 2025 to provide low-interest interim loans to support nonprofit developers and HOC in acquiring and preserving naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH).”
Nonprofit affordable housing developer MHP has officially launched a new $20M campaign to double its impact by the end of the decade, activating a plan to expand and preserve more affordable housing in Montgomery County, MD and across the DMV. As of today, MHP has raised $15.8M, 79% of its goal. The news was first reported this morning by Source of the Spring.
The Unofficial 2024 Presidential Primary Election Results for Montgomery County are available with almost all Election Day precincts reporting, according to the Maryland State Board of Elections as of 5am on Wednesday morning:
The Montgomery College Raptors Baseball Team are the 2024 NJCAA Region 20 DII Champions. (more…)
The winners have been announced of the 2023-24 “Keeping it Safe Coalition” alcohol prevention student video contest.
Montgomery County Recreation is hosting White Oak Day on Saturday, June 1 from 11am until 4pm at the White Oak Community Recreation Center (1700 April Lane, Silver Spring, MD, 20904).
MoCo High School Sports Scores for May 13, 2024 (powered by www.mocoai.com):
The Office of Governor Wes Moore issued the following news release on Monday, May 13: (more…)
Terry Forde, President and CEO of Adventist HealthCare, headquartered in Montgomery County, Maryland, will step down from his role on Aug. 2 to become President and CEO of Health First, headquartered in Brevard County, Florida.
The Montgomery County Police Department will hold a Public Safety Day event on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 11am-6pm at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds (501 Perry Parkway) in Gaithersburg.
