{"id":12030,"date":"2024-04-24T15:55:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=12030"},"modified":"2024-04-24T15:55:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:55:20","slug":"secretary-day-visits-several-dhcd-funded-dorchester-county-projects-in-latest-day-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2024\/04\/24\/secretary-day-visits-several-dhcd-funded-dorchester-county-projects-in-latest-day-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary Day Visits Several DHCD-Funded Dorchester County Projects in Latest Day Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Housing and Community Revitalization sites in Cambridge, Hurlock highlighted<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAMBRIDGE, Md. – Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day visited several state-sponsored projects in Dorchester County on Wednesday as part of the agency\u2019s Day Trips tour across Maryland.<\/a><\/p>\n

The tour to the county \u201cWhere Water Moves Us\u201d allowed Secretary Day and other DHCD staff to connect with the area\u2019s public officials, business owners and residents and see projects DHCD has supported. In a period from Fiscal Year 2020 to 2024, DHCD has invested more than $34 million in Dorchester County to reduce homelessness, improve broadband service and revitalize neighborhoods.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cDorchester County has undergone tremendous change and I\u2019m proud that DHCD has been a part of that change,\u201d said Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day. \u201cOur commitment to this area goes far beyond our office in Cambridge, but in every community in Dorchester County. And through our partnership with county and municipal officials, we can fulfill the Moore-Miller administration\u2019s pledge to make Dorchester County and Maryland safer, more affordable and more competitive.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Dorchester County was honored to host Secretary Day and his DHCD staff for a full day of discussion about the concerns and issues that face our County,\u201d said Dorchester County Council President George L. Pfeffer, Jr. \u201cThis day included a tour of projects that DHCD is working on and ended with an interactive discussion with stakeholders from around our County. DHCD’s visit was greatly appreciated as it allowed us the opportunity to discuss important topics such as the need for affordable and workforce housing.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The tour started in Cambridge with officials outlining the plans for the Cambridge Harbor, which has received financial support from DHCD, before moving to the city\u2019s Pine Street community.<\/p>\n

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Pine Street, along with Johnston Square in Baltimore, were two sites that were part of the department\u2019s Homeownership Works (HOW) pilot initiative which invested $10 million into new construction and rehabilitation projects in the two Maryland neighborhoods. HOW has been succeeded by DHCD\u2019s UPLIFT (Utilizing Progressive Lending Investments to Finance Transformation) program that addresses homes impacted by appraisal gaps by accelerating the pace of new construction and rehabilitation of quality affordable housing in strategically identified communities across Maryland.<\/p>\n

The group made a stop at the newly opened Pine Street Community Market, the first commercial business in that part of Cambridge in decades. The business benefited from DHCD\u2019s Neighborhood BusinessWorks program,<\/a> which provides flexible financing to new or expanding small businesses and nonprofit organizations in Sustainable Communities<\/a> and Priority Funding Areas throughout the state. The market was also the recipient of grants from the department\u2019s Neighborhood Revitalization Division.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Afterward, DHCD staff visited the East New Market Trading Post Museum to see its restoration progress. DHCD supported the restoration through state revitalization funds.<\/p>\n

The tour ended in Hurlock with a community stakeholder discussion about ways the department can help Dorchester County with its key missions of creating more opportunities for affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization, infrastructure, business development and broadband connectivity.<\/p>\n

This was DHCD\u2019s ninth Day Trip across Maryland since the fall of 2023. More county visits are scheduled for this summer.<\/p>\n



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