CEO of EBDI to resign next week
Shannon leaves "incomplete" housing project
Jack Shannon, president and Chief Executive Officer of East Baltimore Development, Inc, will step down from his position next Thursday, after holding it for six years.
"I've been doing this for more than six years and someone noted to me that working on a project like this is very involving," he said. "[After EBDI] I will reconnect with the world outside of East Baltimore and enjoy the many other good things that I had in my life and spend time with my family."
After his term at EBDI, which is the non-profit organization responsible for developing land around Hopkins Hospital in Middle East Baltimore, Shannon said he has set up the project for the next step.
First announced Feb. 4, the press release released by EBDI read, "Under Mr. Shannon's leadership, EBDI has been committed to positively transforming the East Baltimore area through a large-scale development effort that is focused on 'Responsible Development' - a unique approach that combines economic, community, physical and human development strategies to achieve the maximum possible benefits for neighborhood residents, local businesses and the larger community."
"There is always a time for these kinds of things; we've established strong faces for the project. There is ongoing development activity and we've not secured the resources that allow the remaining families to either relocate to homes outside and within the project area," Shannon said.
But according to Donald Gresham, president of the Save Middle East Action Committee (SMEAC) some of Shannon's main promises to the residents have still not been addressed.
The "House for a House" program would enable residents to live in affordable places in the neighborhood in rehabilitated houses designated as "historical." The program was borne from the residents' desire to remain in the community in affordable housing.
One of the concerns voiced last October was a change in the contractor, which delayed the construction of the rehabilitated houses and the resulting implementation of the House for a House program. Gresham said that he still does not know the status of the process and just wants to ensure that it is affordable for low-income people.
"I've been doing this for more than six years and someone noted to me that working on a project like this is very involving," he said. "[After EBDI] I will reconnect with the world outside of East Baltimore and enjoy the many other good things that I had in my life and spend time with my family."
After his term at EBDI, which is the non-profit organization responsible for developing land around Hopkins Hospital in Middle East Baltimore, Shannon said he has set up the project for the next step.
First announced Feb. 4, the press release released by EBDI read, "Under Mr. Shannon's leadership, EBDI has been committed to positively transforming the East Baltimore area through a large-scale development effort that is focused on 'Responsible Development' - a unique approach that combines economic, community, physical and human development strategies to achieve the maximum possible benefits for neighborhood residents, local businesses and the larger community."
"There is always a time for these kinds of things; we've established strong faces for the project. There is ongoing development activity and we've not secured the resources that allow the remaining families to either relocate to homes outside and within the project area," Shannon said.
But according to Donald Gresham, president of the Save Middle East Action Committee (SMEAC) some of Shannon's main promises to the residents have still not been addressed.
The "House for a House" program would enable residents to live in affordable places in the neighborhood in rehabilitated houses designated as "historical." The program was borne from the residents' desire to remain in the community in affordable housing.
One of the concerns voiced last October was a change in the contractor, which delayed the construction of the rehabilitated houses and the resulting implementation of the House for a House program. Gresham said that he still does not know the status of the process and just wants to ensure that it is affordable for low-income people.
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