May 6th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

The May speaker series of The Greater Cumberland Committee featured an overview of the much anticipated I-68 Regional Alliance Housing Study. Presented by Peter Lombardi of CZB,  a Virginia-based urban planning and community development firm, who shared key takeaways from the report's analysis and an overview of the regional toolkit and implementation framework.  When it was suggested that seeing people move to this area to buy a home could prove a daunting if not impossible task- there was some pushback. Jeff Barclay,is Allegany County’s director of Economic Development…

John Short, vice president of university advancement at Frostburg State University, said the surge in working remotely that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic has more and more alumni considering taking up residence in the region…