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Housing agency asks county for $3.9 million in repairs, counselors and demolition support; committee puts items on reconciliation list
Summary
The Housing Opportunities Commission asked the Council committee for funding to repair unsafe balconies and add security at the 864‑unit Cider Mill property, hire resident counselors and cover added demolition costs at Elizabeth House; the committee recommended adding the requests to its reconciliation list for full‑council consideration.
The Montgomery County Council’s Budget and Fiscal Policy Committee on April 29 considered multiple funding requests from the Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC), including roughly $2.05 million to address unsafe balconies at the agency’s Cider Mill property in Gaithersburg, $250,000 for additional lighting and cameras there, new resident‑services staff and $1.5 million to cover unanticipated environmental costs arising during demolition of Elizabeth House.
The requests matter because they seek county support for safety and services at large, county‑owned and -assisted affordable housing properties and because HOC says some costs arose after work began. The committee recommended including the items on its budget reconciliation list for full‑council review, a step short of final appropriation.
Chelsea Andrews, president of the Housing Opportunities Commission, told the committee HOC has 22 resident…
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