O'Malley, Brown announce state agency to move to PG (again)
Gov. Martin O'Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown announced this morning that New Carrollton will become the new home of the state's Department of Housing and Community Development, an agency currently located in Crownsville.
The new site was selected after years of lobbying from the Prince George's County delegation which has long wanted to headquarter a state agency. The move-in state is set fall 2013.
The state will construct a new building -- called "Metroview" -- for the 385-person agency. The same building will contain about 400 units of rental housing. Carl Williams, of Grand Central Development, will build Metroview, according to the governor's office.
The governor stressed in a statement that the new building would be close to the Washington, D.C.-bound Orange Line and the yet-to-be-constructed Purple Line. O'Malley called it a "modern investment" that will "allow us to do the right thing for reducing traffic and sprawl, the right thing for our quality of life, and the right thing for our land, our water, and our air.”
O'Malley and Brown first announced that the agency would move to Prince George's County 15 months ago, during the 2010 gubernatorial campaign.
The new site was selected after years of lobbying from the Prince George's County delegation which has long wanted to headquarter a state agency. The move-in state is set fall 2013.
The state will construct a new building -- called "Metroview" -- for the 385-person agency. The same building will contain about 400 units of rental housing. Carl Williams, of Grand Central Development, will build Metroview, according to the governor's office.
The governor stressed in a statement that the new building would be close to the Washington, D.C.-bound Orange Line and the yet-to-be-constructed Purple Line. O'Malley called it a "modern investment" that will "allow us to do the right thing for reducing traffic and sprawl, the right thing for our quality of life, and the right thing for our land, our water, and our air.”
O'Malley and Brown first announced that the agency would move to Prince George's County 15 months ago, during the 2010 gubernatorial campaign.
Comments
How is this going to be paid for MOM?
There is no money.
Sounds like another tax and spend MOM tax increase in 2012!
Posted by: john | September 19, 2011 2:08 PM
"The move-in state is set for next fall." Really? Have budget cuts at The Sun left you with absolutely no editors? This is embarrassing. As a former 5th grade teacher, I urge you to have at least one other person read your posts before they go out. I know in tis instant media age that proper spelling and grammar usage is dying, but I hoped that journalists like you would keep the faith and proper English alive for a bit longer. This is not negative criticism. I LOVE reading your posts/articles.
Posted by: Woodie731 | September 19, 2011 3:02 PM
Paybacks, paybacks...
And why does the State need to construct a new building for the agency? There's enough vacant modern office space in PG to accommodate 385 people.
Posted by: bilrux | September 19, 2011 4:24 PM
But not the right thing for Maryland taxpayers Marty.
Posted by: jay | September 19, 2011 6:48 PM
Honestly, I am not even sure where to start with this one. Should I be more outraged that the mostly useless Department of Housing and Community Development has 385 employees (and gets a new building) or the fact that the Carl Williams LLC donated $4,000 to the Lt. Governor?
http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/contributor.phtml?d=334421376
Posted by: From Harford | September 19, 2011 10:56 PM
The building they are currently in is huge and beautiful on the abandoned Crownsville Hospital Grounds...what happens to that building!!??
Posted by: MissDaisy | September 20, 2011 11:33 AM
Gee, I wonder WHEN it will happen?
"The move-in state is set fall 2013. "
Glad to see the STATE is moving on it though!
Posted by: mac | September 21, 2011 12:04 PM