NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Friday that the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget includes over $401 million for infrastructure upgrades in the Fifth District, including projects that should address many sinkholes and water main breaks.

Most notably, the project advances a $209 million project to upgrade the Gunpowder to White Marsh Pumping Stations and lines that extend from northern Seven Courts to near White Marsh Mall.

The budget provides:

• $14.6 million to complete the Richlyn Manor pumping station project in Perry Hall;
• $11.1 million to complete the Stansbury Manor main and pumping station in Wilson Point and $5.5 million to design a water main replacement on Wilson Point Road;
• $10.8 million to complete the Perry Hall Manor sewer project;
• $1.8 million to advance the Bengies Road sewer extension;
• $1.5 million to design the sewer extension at Burton Avenue in Carney;
• $315,000 for improvements to the storm drain system at Harwood Road and $500,000 at Avondale Road in Carney; and
• $20,000 to begin studying the slope failure at Coatsbridge Court in the Dunfield area

Senator J.B. Jennings secured $500,000 in the Fiscal Year 2026 state budget to subsidize the cost of the Bengies Road sewer extension, a project the County Council placed on hold due to its financial impact on residents. Delegates Ryan Nawrocki and Kathy Szeliga have also supported providing relief to that neighborhood.

In the White Marsh area, the budget allocates $1.5 million to design water main improvements in the Hallfield Manor Drive, site of several breaks last spring.

“I am pleased that Baltimore County is taking action to advance improvements to our infrastructure which has experienced so many water main problems, particularly in the Perry Hall area,” said Councilman Marks.

The County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 29th at 6 p.m. to solicit input on the proposed budget, followed by a series of sessions as the County Council delves into the specifics of each agency. Residents can learn more here about these virtual meetings online here.

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