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The newest member to the Howard County BRAC task force
March 21st, 2008 Categories: BRAC, Maryland Real Estate News
I am proud to announce that I have been selected as a new member to the Housing Committee of the Howard County BRAC task force. I am very honored to have the opportunity to serve the community in this way. I promise to work hard to protect the interests of the citizens of Howard County. Especially when it comes to housing issues.
The task force is now entering it’s Phase three stage where we will take our initial findings and compare them with the State of Maryland BRAC Report. Our goal will be to reconcile the two reports and look for opportunities and challenges. Our job is to keep the issues in the forefront by communicating them across the region. We will make recommendations to our local and state officials in order to share our perspective and educate them on the local issues and our findings.
In addition, there are other regional organizations forming to address the effects of BRAC on our community. We will also be tasked with a coordination effort with surrounding groups to address all of the issues that BRAC effects. Although I will be focusing on housing issues, other important issues include: Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Infrastructure, as well as others.
Many of you have read my previous articles about the Howard County BRAC task force. or the Effects of BRAC on Howard County. For those interested in what’s to come make sure you subscribe to my blog or just give me a ring!
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Maryland Housing Trends Report Released | Part 3 BRAC
February 12th, 2008 Categories: BRAC, Maryland Real Estate News
According to the Maryland Trends in Housing report written by MRIS and Delta Associates, the Pentagon’s Base Realignment and Closure operation (BRAC) will have a profound effect in our local market.
The report confirms what I have written already regarding the effects of BRAC in Howard County, and surrounding areas. My sources of information for those articles came from the Howard County BRAC Task force as well as Maryland BRAC web pages. For resources I encourage you to also check out my BRAC Resource page that I have created.
According to the Trends in Housing report, approximately 30,000 military jobs will be added to the region by the year 2011. Many of the new positions will bring additional family members along with them, thus increasing the population dramatically.
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Howard County BRAC Task Force|Presentation Summary
December 17th, 2007 Categories: BRAC
Last week I introduced you to the Howard County BRAC Task force and mentioned the public meeting where the task force reviewed the presentation made to our County Executive, Ken Ulman. The detailed presentation outlines key areas of opportunities as well as areas needing improvement in order to handle the expected growth of Howard County.
In this post I plan to share some key findings that the task force has identified in their process so far.
Just for fun, the picture I chose for the post shows Union Soldiers welcoming troops at the oldest surviving rail road station, the Ellicott City B&O train station Museum. I highly recommend a visit.
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BRAC and it’s impact on Howard County Maryland
December 14th, 2007 Categories: BRAC
This Wednesday I attended the public meeting hosted by the Howard County BRAC Task Force. I wanted to learn more about how the Base Realignment and Closures will effect the local community that I live, play, and work in. We heard from each sub-committee except for the Housing Committee which is scheduled to present in January.
The addition of 22,000 jobs to the Central Maryland area will offer opportunities as well as problems. The Howard County BRAC Task Force has been planning for this since April of 2006 and are about to enter Phase 3 of their planning and preparedness process.
Read the rest of this article to learn how the Howard County BRAC Task force is structured and what it is doing to prepare Howard County for the expected job growth.
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