Affordable Housing Work Group

Baltimore County and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity entered into a Conciliation Agreement and Voluntary Compliance Agreement (VCA) in 2016. Under the VCA, the County is committed to supporting and incentivizing the creation of 1,000 affordable rental housing “hard units”—defined as “affordable rental housing resulting from new construction, substantial rehabilitation, acquisition, or existing housing stock"—by 2027. 

To help ensure the County continues to work toward the goal in the coming years, the 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. 

REPORTS 

Read the comments submitted to the work group, including comments from the public, and those from the Disability Rights of Maryland.

Read the report, “Reinvesting in the Places We Call Home: Recommendations for Expanding and Enhancing Housing Opportunities in Baltimore County.” 

MEMBERS

The Work Group will convene a diverse group of County employees, industry representatives, local stakeholders and community leaders:

  • James R. Benjamin, Jr.—Baltimore County Attorney
  • Dr. Karen Bethea—Set the Captives Free Church
  • Kara Beverly—Towson Resident and Community Leader
  • Ryan Coleman—Randallstown NAACP
  • Greg Countess—Maryland Legal Aid
  • Leslie Dickinson—Disability Rights Maryland
  • Felipe Filomeno - Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and Co-Chair of the Latino Racial Justice Circle
  • Jim French—The French Companies
  • Melissa Gambuto - Representative, Maryland Multi-Housing Association
  • David Gildea—Smith, Gildea and Schmidt
  • Bryen Glass—Lochearn Improvement Association
  • C. Pete Gutwald—Director, Department of Permits and Inspections
  • Terry Hickey—Deputy Director, Housing and Community Development
  • Ned Howe—Enterprise Community Development
  • Derick Johnson—At-Large Planning Board Member
  • Steve Lafferty—Director, Department of Planning
  • Dan McCarthy—Episcopal Housing
  • Marsha McLaughlin—Community Planning Expert
  • Amy Menzer—Dundalk Renaissance
  • Christopher Mudd—Esquire, Venable LLP
  • Gloria Nelson—Turner Station Conservation Team
  • Marsha Parham-Green—Executive Director, Baltimore County Office of Housing
  • Izzy Patoka—Baltimore County Councilman, District 2
  • Klaus Philipsen—ArchPlan Inc.
  • Dan Pontious—Baltimore Metropolitan Council
  • Stacy L. Rodgers—County Administrative Officer
  • Tammy Rollins—Baltimore County Branch NAACP Housing Chairperson
  • Patrick Stewart—Pennrose Development
  • Drew Vetter—Deputy County Administrative Officer
  • Jayson Williams—Mayson-Dixon Companies
  • Justin Williams—Esquire, Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information, email AHWG@baltimorecountymd.gov.