[RP TownTalk] Reminder: Coalition for Homeownership - Open Public Meeting - Wed., May 12 @ 10AM

Wed May 12 02:48:11 UTC 2010

FYI
The following was sent out by Chad Williams, Executive Director of the Coalition For Homeownership. If you're unable to make the event, the links provided still enable you to pursue any item of interest.
-David

The Coalition for Homeownership Preservation in Prince George's County will be holding its next open public organization meeting, Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 10AM.  The meeting will be held at Refreshing Springs Church of God in Christ, 6200 Riverdale Road, Riverdale, MD 20737.

Agenda has been updated to include: 
Evaluation, Comment and Recommendations Survey and Open Discussion on the Coalition:
1) Performance, and Accomplishments; 2) Vision, Mission, Goals and
Objectives; 3) Organizational Structure and Management; 4) other
suggested topics and subject matters (See Attachment : Organization Evaluation PY 2010t.pdf)
Breaking News: Prince George’s leads region in home sales surge, Monday, May 10, 2010... http://www.gazette.net/stories/05102010/businew175934_32567.php
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Agenda (Updated)
1. Presentation and Discussion on the ‘Capital Area Foreclosure Network’... http://www.capitalareaforeclosurenetwork.org/ an initiative by the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington funded by the Fannie Mae Foundation and Bank of America
2. Presentation and Discussion on the ‘Think Twice before you slice Campaign’... http://www.thinktwicecampaign.org/ a joint regional initiative of the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement
3. Presentation and Discussion of Draft
Report on Envision Prince George’s County Goal of Mixed-use, Walkable,
and Bikeable Communities combined with Developing Transit-Oriented,
Mixed-use Communities around TOD Plans for Capital Heights, Suitland, New Carrollton, Prince George’s Plaza and Riverdale (See Attachment : Mix-use and TOD - First Draft of Report.pdf)
4. Presentation, Discussion and Voice of Support for ‘Region Forward’: A Comprehensive Guide for Regional Planning and Measuring Progress in the 21st Century... http://www.greaterwashington2050.org/Reports/regionforward_web.pdf Prepared
by the Greater Washington 2050 Coalition and Approved by the COG Board
of Directors on January 13, 2010 whose membership includes Tom Dernoga,
Council President, Prince George’s County, and Mayor Judith Davis, City
of Greenbelt
5. Evaluation, Comment and Recommendations Survey and Open Discussion on the Coalition:
1) Performance, and Accomplishments; 2) Vision, Mission, Goals and
Objectives; 3) Organizational Structure and Management; 4) other
suggested topics and subject matters

Next meeting, Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Announcements (Information on listed events are attached to this email)
- Tuesday, May, 11, 2010, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Baltimore Homeownership Preservation Coalition and Maryland Housing Counseling Network - Presents 2010 Forum: The Future of Homeownership in Maryland - Avoiding the Next Crisis - Hilton Columbia, 5485 Twin Knolls Road, Columbia, MD 21045. Registration Fee: $25 per person.
- Thursday, May 13, 2010, 6:30 - 8:30 PM - Briefing for developers to joint venture on major real estate development projects in the County - hosted by Prince George's County Council Planning, Zoning and Economic Committee, Samuel H. Dean, Chairman -
Prince George's Community College, Rennie Forum, Largo Student Center,
301 Largo Road, Largo, Maryland 20772. Featuring Guest Speaker R.
Donahue Peebles.
- Friday, June 11, 2010, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Envision Prince George's 3rd Annual Economic Outlook Forum.. https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5874/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=20289 - Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
- Saturday, June 19, 2010, 12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. & Financial Literacy Institute for Financial Enrichment (LIFE) - Present a Homebuyer and Foreclosure Prevention Forum: “Strategies for Preserving Homeownership”
- Surratts-Clinton Library, 9400 Piscataway Road, Clinton, MD 20735.
Information packets and complimentary refreshments will be served.

Past Month's Community, Housing and Economic Development News in Prince George’s County (Updated)
- Prince George’s leads region in home sales surge, Monday, May 10, 2010... http://www.gazette.net/stories/05102010/businew175934_32567.php
 - Report: Maryland mortgage fraud eased in 2009, Friday, April 30, 2010... http://www.gazette.net/stories/04302010/businew173922_32551.php
- Council calls for housing department audit, Thursday, April 29, 2010... http://www.gazette.net/stories/04292010/prinnew182442_32554.php
- Hyattsville’s climate-friendly development named ‘cool community’, Thursday, April 29, 2010... http://www.gazette.net/stories/04292010/collnew185012_32562.php
- Bank mediation may soon be option for struggling homeowners, Thursday, April 22, 2010... http://www.gazette.net/stories/04222010/prinnew181459_32554.php
- College Park approves $5M in East Campus funding, Thursday, April 15, 2010... http://www.gazette.net/stories/04152010/prinnew182354_32566.php
- Planning board greenlights Capital Heights (Seat Pleasant) mixed-use project, Thursday, April 15, 2010... http://www.gazette.net/stories/04152010/lanhnew180746_32560.php
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Chad WilliamsExecutive Director
Coalition for Homeownership Preservation

Phone. 301.683.2115Email.   chad.williams at coalitionforhomeownership.org

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