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Montgomery County task force outlines history of Emery Grove displacement, final report due Dec. 15, 2026
Summary
The Emery Grove Urban Renewal Task Force presented an interim report tracing mid-20th-century urban renewal that razed roughly 110 homes and displaced about 500 people, and said the task force will issue recommendations — including possible restorative options — in a final report due Dec. 15, 2026.
The Montgomery County Emery Grove Urban Renewal Task Force gave the county council an interim briefing on Feb. 23, tracing how mid-20th-century urban renewal policies led to the demolition of roughly 110 homes in Emery Grove and the displacement of an estimated 500 residents.
Selena Mendy Singleton, senior racial equity manager for the council, told the committee the state legislation creating the task force — introduced by Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield and signed by Governor Moore — directs a study of how urban renewal caused displacement and asks the group to recommend potential remedies. "The goal of this legislation is to study how urban renewal caused the displacement of residents from Emery Grove community," Singleton said.
Reverend Timothy Warner, senior pastor of Emery Grove United Methodist Church and a task force member,…
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