April 23, 2008

The Maryland Rural Development Corporation held its 2008 Western Maryland Small Town Symposium and Rural Roundtable on Wednesday, April 23, at the Allegany College of Maryland, Cumberland Campus.

agenda & links to presentations

speakers' bios| brochure

Focusing on the issues facing rural communities in Western Maryland, topics covered included:

• Financial Tools for Communities
  • Affordable Housing Resources & Approaches
• Green & Affordable Housing
• Financial Resources & Technical Approaches for Retrofit & New Construction
  
• Surviving Foreclosure/Preserving Homeownership
  • What happens to the homeowner? 
    
  • How does the homeowner respond? 
    
  • What can be done?
    
• Plus, Special Session!
  The Rural Roundtable: Identifying Policy and Program Solutions for the Future
  • Tell rural policy advocates what you need to address housing shortages more effectively
    
• Foreclosure Mitigation

MRDC and our partners, the Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development and the Maryland Rural Council, were pleased to bring community leaders, elected officials and community development professionals an important one-day conference and thought-provoking presentations on current and future critical housing and environmental challenges in the Western Maryland region.

Symposium Sponsors