Ray D’Angelo Harris
Silky smooth
It’s sandwiched between the Pa./WV borders.
As of September 2019, the African American population of Cumberland, Maryland was 6%. According to Data USA, the non-Hispanic Black or African American population in Cumberland is 4.26%. The city's five largest ethnic groups are: White (Non-Hispanic) (87.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.29%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.26%), White (Hispanic) (1.29%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.835%).
Cumberland offers relocation incentive program
Teresa Mcminntmcminn@times-news.com
Aug 24, 2024
CUMBERLAND — A new pilot program is designed to entice new residents to the city.
The Choose Cumberland Relocation Package Program offers $10,000 to folks who move to Cumberland.
An additional $10,000 “dollar for dollar match” will be allocated for approved renovations to an existing home or for a downpayment on a newly constructed house within city limits, said to Ruth Davis-Rogers, Cumberland’s historic preservation planner.
“This is a great opportunity if you, or someone you know, is at least 18 years old, eligible to work in the United States, relocating to live in the City of Cumberland from outside of Allegany County, have full-time remote employment, existing local employment or accepting a new job in the area and do not currently have a home under contract with a realtor, and can move to Cumberland within six months of your application being approved,” she said via press release.
Under the program, applicants must purchase a house and live in it as their primary residence for at least five years or the funding must be paid back to the city.
City officials applied for the money from the state to create and implement the program last year.
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development on March 11 notified Cumberland officials of funding for the program, Davis-Rogers said. The mayor and City Council accepted the award money on March 19 at a public meeting.
“However, the official legal paperwork had not been created yet,” she said. “Because of this we couldn’t take applications.”
The city won’t get the state money until the program has been implemented and “each applicant is vetted and approved,” Davis-Rogers said.
Applications will be accepted on a “first come, first served basis” and acceptance is not guaranteed, Davis-Rogers said.
“This is a limited pilot program to see if it works and we will only be accepting 10 new residents,” she said. “If successful, there is a possibility the state will award more funding at a later date.”
For more information and instructions on how to apply, visit Choose Cumberland Relocation Program | Cumberland, MD, call Davis-Rogers at 301-759-6431, or email ruth.davis-rogers@cumberlandmd.gov.
energy but I was a manager visiting a site so folks knew to be on their best behavior but the all around vibe was flat out depressing. And a lot of the mountain folk there were weirdly shaped in a similar way which to me means they were likely inbred AF. Anybody of any race who moves there has to be down ultra bad.
