Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
County and municipal officials tell committee infrastructure, permitting and local differences limit housing production
Summary
Representatives of the Maryland Association of Counties and Maryland Municipal League told the Environment and Transportation Committee that physical infrastructure, permitting complexity and local political realities constrain housing production and complicate implementation of new state housing laws.
Speakers from the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) and the Maryland Municipal League (MML) told the Environment and Transportation Committee that infrastructure limits, permitting timelines and wide differences among local jurisdictions are major constraints on housing production.
"Counties and municipalities, we are the closest level of government to our mutual constituents," Dawn Butchka of MACo said, urging the committee to consider local infrastructure needs in statewide policy.
The local officials listed concrete infrastructure constraints that can block development:…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
