LT. GOVERNOR BROWN, DHCD TO RECOGNIZE CAPITAL AREA COMMUNITY LEGACY FUNDING RECIPIENTS

LT. GOVERNOR BROWN, DHCD TO RECOGNIZE CAPITAL AREA COMMUNITY LEGACY FUNDING RECIPIENTS

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES

CONTACT:        
Dori Henry
Office: 410-260-3888 410-260-3888> 
Cell: 410-504-3667 410-504-3667> 

Erlene Wilson
Cell: 410-514-7704 410-514-7704> 

LT. GOVERNOR BROWN, DHCD TO

RECOGNIZE CAPITAL AREA COMMUNITY

LEGACY FUNDING RECIPIENTS

HYATTSVILLE, Md. (November 29, 2012) – TOMORROW, Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown will join Secretary Raymond A. Skinner of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, local officials and community development and nonprofit representatives to congratulate  capital area awardees whose projects will benefit from approximately $1.6 million in Community Legacy program awards and celebrate the investments’ future impact in the awardees’ communities.

This year’s grants, totaling $5.5 million statewide, will benefit a total of 58 projects in 19 counties and Baltimore City, as announced by Lt. Governor Brown and DHCD at a press conference held on Wednesday of this week in Baltimore. Nine capital area projects in Prince George’s, Montgomery and Calvert counties received awards totaling $1,615,000. Projects include, but are not limited to, façade improvements, the rehabilitation of blighted commercial properties and streetscape upgrades.
 
The goal of Community Legacy is to provide local governments and community development organizations with funding for essential projects aimed at strengthening communities by retaining and attracting businesses and encouraging homeownership and commercial revitalization.

WHAT:       Lt. Governor Brown, DHCD to Recognize Capital Area Community Legacy Funding Recipients
 
WHERE:     Bus Boys and Poets

                    5331 Baltimore Avenue

                    Hyattsville, MD
 
WHEN:       TOMORROW, Friday, November 30, 2012

                   10:00 AM