Former DHCD Assistant Secretary Received 2014 Award for 20 Years of Leadership
The Klots Mill Throwing Company in Cumberland was transformed into an apartment complex using the Community Investment Tax Credit program.
When Ellen Janes became the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s (DHCD) first assistant secretary for neighborhood revitalization in 1995, there were few programs designed to encourage people to move into existing neighborhoods. As part of Maryland’s movement toward smart growth, Janes pioneered programs like Community Legacy, which strengthens communities through business retention, streetscaping, façade improvements and encouraging homeownership, to breathe life back into communities that need a boost. More