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Howard County Council approves amended grant for housing collaborative, cutting $382,000
Summary
The council approved Council Bill 11-20-26, renewing a multi-year grant agreement for the Howard County Housing Commission nonprofit collaborative, after adopting Amendment 1 which reduces the grant by $382,000 and adds a reporting deadline.
The Howard County Council unanimously approved a multi‑year grant renewal for the Howard County Housing Commission nonprofit collaborative after adopting an amendment that reduced the award by $382,000 and added a deadline for reports.
During final consideration, the administrator explained Amendment 1: “Amendment 1 reduces the grant amount by $382,000 and adds a deadline for reports,” and the council voted first to adopt the amendment and then to approve Council Bill 11-20-26 as amended.
The amendment was moved, seconded and approved without further amendment; the main motion to approve the bill as amended carried with recorded assent from the chair and council members present.
The legislation was read as a multi‑year grant agreement renewal for the Howard County Housing Commission nonprofit collaborative; the text read into the record did not specify the original or final total award amount in the public reading, only the amendment change. The council did not expand on the precise new grant total during the debate on the floor.
Next steps: the bill, as amended, was approved for final passage and will be processed in accordance with county administrative procedures; the public hearing on the new legislation is scheduled for Monday, March 16, 2026, at 7 p.m., when members of the public may provide testimony in person or virtually.
