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Local management board presents Carroll County needs assessment, highlights housing and mental‑health gaps
Summary
The Carroll County Local Management Board presented a needs assessment to Westminster council showing strengths in graduation and insurance coverage, while flagging childcare affordability, mental‑health wait times, and housing instability. The board said it will prioritize suicide prevention, in‑home counseling expansion and targeted RFPs.
Representatives of the Carroll County Local Management Board briefed the Westminster Mayor and Common Council on a community needs assessment that pairs quantitative data with qualitative input from more than 400 residents and aims to guide a multi‑year community plan.
"Tonight's really just a high level overview, but we love doing this work," said Liz Hammerlin, the board’s newly hired community engagement program coordinator, as she introduced the assessment and invited council members to follow up for more detailed data.
The assessment is organized around…
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