[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H6313]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FIRST SHILOH HOUSING CORPORATION

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend the First Shiloh Housing 
Corporation for its efforts in transforming the Ellicott Town Center 
and its surrounding neighborhood.
  Two decades ago, the 14-acre former public housing property was 
abandoned and was the center of an unsafe, high-crime area. Today, the 
Ellicott Town Center is an almost fully occupied, mixed-use development 
with a diverse community of residents in patio homes, town houses, 
apartments, and a senior citizens center. This past Saturday, I was 
honored to attend the First Shiloh Housing Corporation's ``celebration 
of ownership'' to reflect on how far this neighborhood has come and to 
mark the beginning of its next chapter.
  Mr. Speaker, the Ellicott Town Center is the result of public-private 
partnership, including Federal low-income housing tax credits, and it 
has stimulated new private sector development and economic opportunity. 
This is the type of work that the Federal Government should be involved 
in doing.
  Congratulations to the First Shiloh Housing Corporation, its board of 
directors, and its church members on their success in taking back a 
neighborhood and rebuilding a community.

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