Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition

September 27, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Court Hearing on Sale of Land that Includes Former Black Cemetery Features Powerful Testimony

After almost 12 hours of testimony Monday, a preliminary injunction on whether to allow the Housing Opportunities Commission to sell land in Bethesda that was a former Black cemetery will continue Friday. Judge Karla Smith of Montgomery County Circuit Court scheduled closing arguments for late Friday afternoon on whether the HOC’s proposed sale of Westwood […]

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September 3, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

County’s Sale of Land Home to Onetime Black Cemetery Temporarily Blocked by Court

The Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission‘s sale of Westwood Tower Apartments in Bethesda is on hold until at least Sept. 27, following the issuance of a temporary restraining order by Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Karla Smith this week. A small part of the land on Westbard Avenue is believed to be the former site […]

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