A 76-unit affordable housing project in Columbia that will support people living with disabilities has been unanimously approved by the Howard County Council.
More than 20 people testified at the Howard County Council meeting Monday, urging approval of a special financial agreement and an ordinance waiver that would allow the Patuxent Commons project in Columbia to proceed. Plans call for a 76-unit affordable apartment complex on a wooded lot at the northeast corner of Cedar Lane and Freetown Road. Of those 76 units, 19 would be set aside for people with disabilities.