The following is an opinion piece from Baltimore County Fifth District Councilman David Marks. The Days Cove Reclamation Company has operated a rubble landfill on state-owned property at 6425 Days Cove Road for more than three decades. The company has applied for a renewal of its permit to discharge treated leachate into a swale that leads to the Gunpowder River. […]
UPDATE: Councilman David Marks says water should resume imminently for those impacted by this water main break. “Thanks to those crews operating today to fix this break,” said Councilman Marks. Original story below… NOTTINGHAM, MD—A water main break in the Nottingham/Perry Hall area has left several residents without water. The rupture occurred along Beaconsfield Drive (21236), according to Councilman David […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Council on Monday night voted 5-2 to approve a new nine-district councilmanic redistricting map, concluding more than a year of intense debate over how to balance community interests with the need for increased minority representation. The final legislation, amended during the council meeting, creates two majority-Black districts on the county’s western side. It also includes one […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Lane closures have been announced along a busy road in White Marsh next week. The Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation have announced a partial lane closure on Allender Road between Jerome Avenue and Red Lion Road. The closure will take place from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Monday, September 15 for inspection of a […]
PERRY HALL, MD—A busy Perry Hall road will be closed for much of September, according to Councilman David Marks. The Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation has approved a closure of Chapel Road from September 10 to September 24 for utility work. Local traffic for those who live on the route will be allowed, but there will be […]
TOWSON, MD—The League of Women Voters of Baltimore County (LWVBCO) has announced its support for a resolution that would extend the authority of the county’s inspector general to include oversight of the Baltimore County Board of Education. The resolution, introduced by Councilman David Marks, seeks to give the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) the ability to independently audit the […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks officials and local elected representatives held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Loreley Community Center playground on Saturday morning. The event took place at 11:30 a.m. on August 23rd. “Today, we ‘cut the ribbon’ on the Loreley Community Center playground in White Marsh,” said Councilman David Marks. “The Orioles-themed colors add a […]
ROSSVILLE, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced Friday that the Maryland State Highway Administration will replace some of the bricks along the Belair Road median. “I would like to thank the Maryland State Highway Administration for its support of this project,” said Councilman Marks. Councilman Mike Ertel, whose district is on the other side of Belair Road to the west, […]