UPDATE: This property has officially been purchased by the county. Original story below… —— PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Tuesday told Nottingham MD.com that the County Council will vote on Monday, March 15th to purchase 22 acres of land for a new park in Perry Hall. The property is located east of Gerst Road in Perry Hall’s […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan, chairman of the Chesapeake Executive Council, along with other watershed state leaders sent a letter on Thursday to U.S. House of Representatives and Senate leaders calling on Congress to fully fund federal Chesapeake Bay restoration programs. The Senate approved a measure today that increases funding for the Bay, but falls short of the $85 million in […]
Baltimore County has purchase several acres of land in Middle River that will be preserved as “Open Space.” Using environmentally beneficial Program Open Space funding, the county will be acquiring 22.93 acres on the southwest corner of Bengies Road and Bourque Avenue (21220). The announcement was made on Tuesday by County Executive Don Mohler and Councilwoman Cathy Bevins. These large […]
More than 160 acres will add to the open space in Essex as Baltimore County prepares to acquire properties off Barrison Point Road. The property, in a Resource Conservation Critical Area, includes eight parcels of land that will be maintained as passive open space. “I am pleased to add this significant open space in Essex to help ensure that we, […]
Progress is being made on the new elementary school that will be built near Chapel Road and Joppa Road in Perry Hall, at the former Susquehannock Trail Park site. Councilman David Marks announced on Wednesday night that the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks and Baltimore County Public Schools will host a public meeting to provide information about the […]