Preservation Maryland Loves Cumberland

by | Feb 13, 2016

After we announced our concern over a project that proposes demolishing owner-occupied historic homes in Cumberland, we received some critical barbs from the proponents of the project – comments in the press and local media that suggested we have never cared about Cumberland and are ‘outsiders’ who are scaring the community.

As a statewide organization, we love the Queen City and have been busy working on issues impacting Cumberland:

  • In 2015 we advocated for capital funding from the Hogan Administration for the Footer’s Dye Works project. We met with the regional legislative delegation during the 2015 session to support the capital request, issued letters of support and encouragement and spoke with members of the governor’s cabinet to make the case for the importance of this project.
  • As a member of the Partners for Open Space, we advocate for the funding that makes Maryland’s Heritage Areas possible – the program that has provided funding to Canal Place in Cumberland since its creation in the 1990s. Keeping the program well-funded in an increasingly tight state budget is no small task, but thanks to many partners and friends willing to make the case, the program received full funding in the FY17 operating budget.

We’re not anti-growth or angry outsiders — we’re friends of Cumberland and this Valentine’s Day, we’re full of #Cumberlove