Economic Sustainability – Randallstown NAACP

“Economic empowerment is the key to breaking the chains of inequality.”

Economic Sustainability Overview

The NAACP Economic Department recognizes the importance of the economy and economic issues in
advancing an equal opportunity society and aims to address the challenging economic realities facing our
country including poverty, lack of jobs and disproportionate high unemployment, lack of affordable housing,
foreclosures, etc. The NAACP Economic Department’s work enhances the capacity of African Americans
and other underserved groups through financial economic education; individual and community asset
building initiatives; diversity and inclusion in business hiring, career advancement and procurement; and
monitoring financial banking practices.

Liberty Road Updates

The Liberty Road Corridor has always been a pillar to the Randallstown Community. Today, new opportunities have appeared and aligned that signal a unique moment to thoughtfully bring equitable, community-led investments to the neighborhood. The attached Liberty Road Task Force Report contains recommendations provided by the Randallstown NAACP towards the redevelopment of the Liberty Road Corridor and its surrounding vicinity.

The Randallstown NAACP has heard your concerns with Liberty Road. The branch plans to continue to advocate to improve the store offerings and overall infrastructure on Liberty Road in 2024. For more details, see the attached Liberty Road Updates document.

Earlier in February 2024, the Department of Public Works & Transportation hosted a meeting where they discussed the upcoming Liberty Road Water Main Replacement Project. This project is expected to take at least one year (beginning in the March/April timeframe) and will cause traffic disruptions from Washington Avenue to Rolling Road, between the hours of 9PM and 5AM. As of December 2024, the project is 47% completed.

Breaking Ground on the new Grocery Outlet at Liberty & Milford Mill Road

https://www.wmar2news.com/local/new-grocery-store-breaks-ground-near-liberty-road-we-needed-it

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/milford-mill-market-square-groundbreaking-has-county-leaders-thinking-about-food-security/

This has been a long journey – after the Giant supermarket abandoned the community in 2018, creating a food dessert. This store sat vacant and an eye sore for years. The number one priority of the Randallstown NAACP was to address the food deserts on Liberty Road. With the breaking of ground for the new Grocery Outlet we have held up our promise and commitment. I want to thank the County Executive – “Johnny O” for being a true partner. In 2021, President Coleman met with him to address the importance of this grocery market. He guided us through this process and to this point. The Randallstown NAACP would also like to thank our partners on the County Council, the State Delegation, Federal Delegation, and the Community. Together, it’s nothing that we cannot do and accomplish. We still have much work to do! We must complete a Development Plan for the Liberty Road Corridor, as it will create a framework and a vision to bring in stores catering to the middle class. The Development Plan will be a comprehensive market analysis which examines existing conditions along the corridor such as an inventory of businesses, an assessment of building conditions, identification of public properties in the study area, financing options and an implementation matrix and timeline. Please become a part of this journey and join the Randallstown NAACP.