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Governor Larry Hogan FY2023 Budget Announcement

Governor Hogan presents FY 2023 budget focused on tax relief, education, relief for underserved Marylanders [VIDEO]

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday presented his Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023) surplus budget, which strengthens the state’s Rainy Day Fund to record levels, delivers major tax relief to retirees and working families, expands relief for vulnerable Marylanders, makes record investment in K-12 education and school construction, increases funding for the Maryland Park Service, fully funds Chesapeake Bay restoration, […]

Bevins, Marks: New middle school, Pine Grove addition funded for construction

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilwoman Cathy Bevins and Councilman David Marks on Wednesday announced that full funding has been secured for the new northeastern middle school, as well as the addition at Pine Grove Middle School. Both projects have been fully funded by Baltimore County for several years, but delayed due to the missing state match. With the enactment of the […]

Marks, Henn: New funding allows northeastern elementary, middle schools to advance

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—In 2020, leaders in the State Senate linked the Built to Learn Act – funding school construction – with the Kirwan legislation, which Governor Hogan vetoed. As a result, state funding for new schools was delayed by another year. With this week’s override of the Governor’s veto, funding will now be available for the new northeastern elementary and middle schools, […]

Councilman Marks: Secure state funding for two new northeastern schools

Posted on January 13, 2021 by News Desk

The following is an op-ed piece from Councilman David Marks… As the 2021 session of the Maryland General Assembly opens, the top priority for our state legislators should be to secure the funding needed to advance new schools in Baltimore County. This will be the third consecutive session where such funding stalled. In 2019, the newly-elected House of Delegates advanced […]

Johnny Olszewski Budget Press Conference 2020

Olszewski unveils legislative agenda for 2021 General Assembly session

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski will again make the fight for school construction and transformational education funding the top priorities of his legislative agenda for the upcoming 2021 General Assembly session. The continued push for education funding will be part of a robust agenda that also includes policies to protect the environment, replicate Baltimore County’s police reform model, and […]

OPINION: For two years in a row, Annapolis blunders on school construction

Posted on May 8, 2020 by News Desk

The following is an op-ed piece from Fifth District Councilman David Marks. It’s Groundhog Day all over again. Baltimore County, like every other jurisdiction, has a long list of school construction projects. In my district, we desperately need to build the new northeastern middle and elementary schools, as well as the addition at Pine Grove Middle School. For two years […]

Henn, Marks write letter asking Governor Hogan to support Built to Learn Act

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Among the many other economic impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic, it was revealed last week that construction funding for the proposed new northeast Baltimore County school projects was now uncertain due to budget constraints. Last Tuesday night, the Baltimore County School Board approved a contract modification that authorizes the school system to purchase new technology for projects including […]

Construction funding for new northeast Baltimore County schools uncertain due to COVID-19

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Funding for a new northeastern Baltimore County elementary school has been approved. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Construction funding for the proposed new schools in northeastern Baltimore County is now uncertain due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday night, the Baltimore County School Board approved a contract modification that authorizes the school system to purchase new technology for […]