WHITE MARSH, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment will hold a public hearing to discuss the proposed Evans Funeral Chapel crematorium that is set to open in White Marsh. The public hearing will take place at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company to discuss the proposed facility, planned for 11543 Philadelphia Road. […]
UPDATE: The crematorium plans are set to move forward. Original story below… WHITE MARSH, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment’s informational public meeting that had been scheduled for April 25, 2023 to discuss the crematorium proposed by Evans Funeral Home for 11543 Philadelphia in White Marsh has been postponed. The meeting was postponed after the Baltimore County Council introduced legislation […]
UPDATE 2: The crematorium plans are set to move forward. UPDATE: The public meeting has been postponed. Original story below… WHITE MARSH, MD—An informational public meeting will be held later this month to discuss community concerns over a previously-announced potential new crematorium in White Marsh. The Maryland Department of the Environment has announced that the meeting, which will be held […]
UPDATE 3: The crematorium plans are set to move forward. UPDATE 2: The public meeting has been postponed. UPDATE: A public meeting has been announced to discuss community concerns over the crematorium plan. Original story below… WHITE MARSH, MD—Some local residents are hoping that plans to open a new crematorium in White Marsh go up in smoke. The White Marsh-Cowenton […]
NOTE: The following is a letter to the editor from White Marsh-Cowenton Community Association President Heather Patti. On Tuesday evening, June 28th, the Baltimore County Council will vote on Bill 41-22, a Bill that would allow the County Administrative Officer the discretion to waive Developer’s Fees. Recall for a moment that Baltimore County’s Inspector General found that Baltimore County had […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously this week to delay the vote on a bill that would notify councilmembers when there is a request to waive fees for developers. In light of recent criticism of the legislation, the County Council delayed the vote until July. Back in January, the Baltimore County Inspector General released a report indicating that millions […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—The White Marsh-Cowenton Community Association will be hosting a clean-up event later this month as part of Litter Blitz 2022. BaltCo Litter Blitz 2022, which was announced last month, is a grassroots outreach effort that invites groups of any size in Baltimore County to “team up to tackle litter” by hosting community litter cleanups during the month of […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Community members are asking questions after a student at Perry Hall High School was recently able to check out a controversial book. The White Marsh Cowenton Community Association reports that the student was able to check out a book from the school library entitled, “Gender Queer.” The book has recently been the subject of controversy in neighboring Virginia, as […]