A draft of the FY 2011 Annual Plan is available to the public for review and comment. The deadline to submit all comments is March 29, 2010, which is also the date of the public meeting, held in the Auditorium at Pleasant View Gardens, 201 N. Aisquith Street, at 6:00 pm (this address is handicapped-accessible and American Sign Language interpreters will be present.) The purpose of the meeting is to receive comments from the public on HABC’s proposed FY 2011 Annual Plan.

The proposed 2011 Annual Plan can be viewed at HABC’s Main Office located at 417 E. Fayette Street, Suite 1301, Baltimore, MD 21202 (please call Ms. Joyce Stewart for an appointment at 410-396-1810); and at the following locations:

HABC Rental & Assisted Housing Office
1225 West Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21223

The Enoch Pratt Free Public Library
Main Branch,
The Maryland Room
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

All HABC Public Housing Development Management Offices

To submit comments on the Plan, submit to Joyce Stewart in writing at:

Housing Authority of Baltimore City
417 E. Fayette Street, Suite 1314
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Attention: Joyce Stewart

Questions regarding the Plan should be directed to Ms. Joyce Stewart at 410-396-1810. Ms. Stewart can also be reached via email at joyce.stewart@habc.org.

The Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) FY 2010 Annual Plan can now be viewed by clicking the links below. The Plan was approved by the HABC Board of Commissioners on May 20, 2009; submitted to HUD for review on May 22, 2009 and approved by HUD on October 23, 2009.

Questions regarding the Plan should be directed to Ms. Joyce Stewart at 410-396-1810 or via email at joyce.stewart@habc.org

The Housing Authority of Baltimore City FY 2009 Annual Report can now be viewed by clicking on the link below. The document reports on HABC's success in meeting pre-determined goals and objectives in fiscal year 2009.

Questions regarding the Report should be directed to Joyce Stewart at 410-396-1810 or via email at joyce.stewart@habc.org.

The FY 2009/CFY 2010 Draft Annual Action Plan marks the forth year of the five year Consolidated Plan and identifies the activities to be undertaken during the program year.

Updated 4/3/09

At the request of Mayor Sheila Dixon, the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announces a plan to create a land bank that can be implemented within 12 months. The Department of Housing and Community Development proposes a 3 step approach that will return abandoned properties to productive use. The plan will require that the City:

(1) Place responsibility for abandoned property suitable for development or redevelopment under management and control of a central agency

(2) Provide that agency with authority to sell abandoned property subject to routine reporting and auditing requirements; and

(3) Create a non-profit land bank entity with authority to acquire, maintain, and sell abandoned property on behalf of the City.

The Consolidated Plan is a federally required planning document that helps guide and describe community development efforts in Baltimore City and serves as the application request for funding from four federal housing and community development programs.