Preservation Maryland

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06/23/2020
By Elly Colmers Cowan

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Announces House Vote on Great American Outdoors Act

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who represents Maryland’s 5th District announced that the House would vote on the Great American Outdoors Act (HR 7092), the single largest investment in the preservation of historic, cultural, and natural resources for public lands in our generation, by the end of July.

06/11/2020
By Preservation Maryland

Reinvesting in Older Homes Can be Part of a Post-Coronavirus Solution to Affordable Housing

A leading consulting firm in the study of preservation, revitalization, and reinvestment economics, PlaceEconomics, has just released a clear case for including historic preservation principles squarely into COVID-19 recovery efforts.

06/02/2020
By Elly Colmers Cowan

Advocacy Alert: Land and Water Conservation Fund Essential Tool for Maryland’s Recovery

The Land and Water Conservation Fund is an essential tool for preserving America’s vast and varied landscapes and cultural resources. Because of the Act’s positive and proven impact, Smart Growth Maryland has joined with a number of national partners to call on Congress to make funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund permanent by passing the Great American Outdoors Act as part of the next round of COVID-19 recovery legislation.

Main Street

The Program: Main Street Maryland is a comprehensive downtown revitalization program created by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and established in Maryland in 1998 by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. Nationally, Main Street organizations that make up the Main Street Network have rehabbed more than 251,000 buildings, produced $61.7 billion in investment, and created 528,557 jobs.

Today there are 23 designated Main Street communities across the state and 9 Main Street communities in Baltimore City.

Main Street Maryland Communities

Annapolis
Bel Air
Berlin
Brunswick
Cambridge
Chestertown
Cumberland
Denton
Dundalk
Easton
Elkton
Frederick

Frostburg
Havre De Grace
Middletown
Mount Airy
Oakland
Princess Anne
Salisbury
Takoma Park
Taneytown
Thurmont
Westminster

Baltimore Main Street Communities

Belair-Edison Main Street
East Monument Street Main Street
Federal Hill Main Street
Fell’s Point Main Street
Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street

Highlandtown Main Street
Pennsylvania Avenue Main Street
Pigtown Main Street
Waverly Main Street

Maryland communities meeting the following criteria may apply for participation in the Main Street Maryland program:

A minimum population of 1,000 based on the most recent U.S. Census survey

Commitment to employ a program manager for a minimum of three years

Commitment to organize and maintain a volunteer board of directors and committees made up of public and private sector individuals

Commitment to provide a program budget for a minimum of three years

Must be a Designated Neighborhood approved by the State of Maryland

Must have a defined central business district with a significant number of historic commercial buildings.

Our Position: Preservation Maryland emphatically supports the Maryland Main Street program and works with the Department of Housing and Community Development to assist, enhance and promote the work of these organizations whenever possible. Preservation Maryland supports full funding of the program as a component of the Department of Housing and Community Development budget.

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