TASK FORCE ON THE DISPLACEMENT OF RESIDENTS OF EMORY GROVE

Chair: James L. Stowe, Director, Office of Human Rights, Montgomery County

Appointed by Montgomery County Council: one vacancy

Appointed by Montgomery County Executive: one vacancy

Appointed by Pastor, Emory Grove United Methodist Church: one vacancy

Representing Montgomery County Racial Equity & Social Justice Advisory Committee: one vacancy

Representing Montgomery History: one vacancy

Ex officio: Jeffrey Zyontz, Chair, Planning Board, Montgomery County; Chelsea J. Andrews, Executive Director, Housing Opportunities Commission, Montgomery County; Timothy B. Warner, Pastor, Emory Grove United Methodist Church.

Staff:

c/o Montgomery County Office of Human Rights
110 North Washington St., Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20850 - 2223
e-mail: james.stowe@montgomerycountymd.gov


Interim Report to Montgomery County Council, Montgomery County Executive, & Montgomery County Delegation to General Assembly due Dec. 15, 2025 (Chapter 588, Acts of 2025).

Final Report to Montgomery County Council, Montgomery County Executive, & Montgomery County Delegation to General Assembly due Dec. 15, 2026 (Chapter 588, Acts of 2025).


In June 2025, the Task Force on the Displacement of Residents of Emory Grove was created by the General Assembly (Chapter 588, Acts of 2025).

The Task Force is to review and analyze the displacement of residents of Emory Grove, Montgomery County, Maryland, under the urban renewal program carried out from 1960 through 1985. Further, if the Task Force deems it appropriate, the Task Force will recommend remedies for past inequities in the purchase of land by Montgomery County through the urban renewal program in Emory Grove, including methods for determining eligibility and providing compensation, such as benefits for former landowners and incentives for construction projects.

Nine members constitute the Task Force. Four of these serve ex officio. The Director of the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights (Chapter 588, Acts of 2025).

Authorization for the Task Force ends June 30, 2027.

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