Virginia Housing Welcomes Dr. Tamarah Holmes to Board of Commissioners for Enhanced Community Development Virginia Housing has appointed Dr. Tamarah Holmes, Director of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, to its Board of Commissioners, fostering collaborative efforts towards housing affordability and community development.

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Graphic depiction of various styles of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) including: detached unit; attached unit; interior upper level unit; interior lower level unit; above garage unit; garage conversion.

MDP is pleased to announce our new Model Local #AccessoryDwellingUnit (ADU) Ordinance and new Assessment Tool!

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Our Best Reporting in 2025 Most days at this job, I sign off with a nagging feeling that there’s more to do. Even on days when we publish multiple stories, or accomplish a major reporting breakthrough, the work can feel incomplete. That’s probably because there literally is always more to do. The news never stops. But every December, I typically […]

Department of Housing and Community Development Director Plays Semantics Games Under Questioning About the Loss of Essential Federal Assistance for Affordable Housing The director’s testimony started with a long back-and-forth about the semantics of tax credits—so strap in. During a Nov. 20 hearing, At-Large Councilmember Robert White, chair of the Committee on Housing, asked Colleen Green, director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, whether she had lied to him in her testimony earlier this year […]

Moore pledges no taxes in coming session as state faces another massive budget gap Gov. Wes Moore (D) told a gathering of county leaders in Cambridge Thursday that he will not propose tax increases to close a projected $1.5 billion budget gap in the coming fiscal year.

The Department of Housing and Community Development Failed to Spend $1 Million in First-Time Homebuyer Funds The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development failed to spend about $1 million allocated for its popular first-time homebuyer assistance program, despite what the agency told applicants earlier this year: that the program ran out of money. DHCD managers learned of the unspent funds during a meeting earlier this week, according to two people […]

How DHCD Forfeited $35 Million in Federal Assistance for Affordable Housing and Bailed Out a Well-Connected Developer This reporting was supported by the Fund for Investigative Journalism. At the tail end of a 10-hour hearing in February, Department of Housing and Community Development Director Colleen Green faced questions about an essential funding stream for affordable housing construction. At-Large Councilmember Robert White, who chairs the Committee on Housing, asked whether DHCD had allocated […]

Virginia Housing Welcomes New Board Member: Maggie Beal Joins Leadership Team Virginia Housing has appointed Maggie Beal, the Director of DHCD, as a board member, reinforcing its commitment to affordable housing in Virginia.

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Nation Public Health Week has begun! For 30 years, the American Public Health Association has highlighted the importance of public health and potential risk factors.

From climate change to mental health, public health is a diverse topic the DHCD/F and our residents prioritize.

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Save the date: Join us Sept. 11 & 12 for the 2nd Annual Healthy Desert, Healthy You Environmental Health SummitFind us on InstagramFind us on TwitterFind us on Facebook

Registration information will be shared in the coming weeks.

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Visit our HDHY Summit website and view last year's event photos: healthydeserthealthyyou.com

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Starting March 2025, the Desert Healthcare District Board of Directors will implement new changes. As such, their regular Board meeting time was updated and a new Legislative Policy Committee was approved.

For more information, visit: dhcd.org/Desert-Healt...

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