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St. Mary's County commissioner urges incentives for townhomes, cites 'no' vote on recent housing measure
Summary
A St. Mary's County commissioner said the county faces a “very serious housing issue” and urged incentives for builders to include townhomes or condominiums as a pathway to homeownership, explaining that stance in a recent meeting and saying they voted "no" on a housing proposal.
A St. Mary's County commissioner said at a recent commission meeting that the county faces a “very serious housing issue” and urged the county to incentivize builders to include town homes and condominiums to help residents attain homeownership.
The commissioner (name not specified), speaking during the meeting, said the county should focus on creating pathways to ownership rather than expanding public-housing projects supported by Section 42 programs. “We do have a very…
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