Pittsville becomes one of Maryland’s newest sustainable communities

PITTSVILLE, Md – Some good news for Pittsville as the city was recently designated as one of Maryland’s newest sustainable communities.

Being recognized as a sustainable community now opens the door for much more grant funding that the city can receive.

47 ABC Spoke with the City Manager, who says, the city has already been awarded 25 thousand dollars in grants for a facade improvement program.

“What that’s going to do is enable applicants here in the town, property owners, business as well as residents, to apply for grant funding to fix up their homes. Basically, home improvements on the outside and facade improvements.”

Mangini who also oversees Sharpstown, and the City of Willards says they both have been designated as sustainable communities in the past and took advantage of the facade improvement program and says they we extremely beneficial.

He now expects the same results in Pittsville.

Mangini also told us that becoming a sustainable community is just one step in getting the city up to date, the next part of the process, which he says could be done by November, is to adopt a brand-new zoning code.