Community Development - Sustainable Communities - Business Facade Improvement Program
What this bill does
Establishing the Business Facade Improvement Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to assist qualified businesses located in sustainable communities with improving the outside appearance of the qualified businesses' buildings or facilities; requiring the Department to develop an application process for political subdivisions seeking to participate in the Program; and requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to include $5,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Baron, Peter | Anne Arundel County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greenberg, Joshua | Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ball, Calvin | Howard County Office of the County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coleman, Ryan | President, Randallstown NAACP | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Jones, A., Delegate Jones, A.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Jones, A., Delegate Jones, A.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Olszewski, Jr., County Executive John | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Written (PDF) |