Mount Vista task force recommends regional park with community-friendly uses

A task force appointed by Councilman David Marks has recommended consolidating several parcels along Raphel Road to create a new Kingsville Regional Park. In the summer of 2017, Councilman Marks assembled a task force to recommend uses for the former Mount Vista Park property in Kingsville. The task force was chaired by local resident Bill Paulshock and included leaders from […]

Councilman Marks provides update on Kingsville Park upgrades

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks recently toured Kingsville Park, where his office has been working with Baltimore County to upgrade the deteriorating fields. Kingsville Park is a 23-acre recreational area located at 11700 Franklinville Road. The $636,500 project will improve drainage at the ballfields, upgrade the parking area, and make areas accessible to disabled visitors. At this point, the Department […]

Mountain Road shut down due to overturned sewage truck

A Friday afternoon crash in Fallston has left a main thoroughfare shut down. At just before 3 p.m., a sewage truck overturned along Mountain Road at Greenspring Avenue. The Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company reports that MD-152 is now shut down between Franklinville Road and Singer Road. Harford County Emergency Management officials are pumping off the truck’s diesel fuel. Joppa […]

Improvements to be made at Kingsville Park

Long-needed improvements will be made to Kingsville Park, according to Baltimore County Councilman David Marks. The improvements, which will begin in 2017, will include stabilizing the fields and improving drainage, which has been a significant problem at the 23-acre park off Franklinville Road. The design work is approximately 95 percent done, Marks says.  Once it is complete, the Department of […]