TOWSON, MD—Col. Robert McCullough was sworn in as the new Chief of the Baltimore County Police Department on Tuesday. Chief McCullough was sworn in at a 2 p.m. ceremony at the Randallstown Community Center, flanked by various elected officials including Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski. The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously to confirm McCullough as Chief of Police on Monday […]
UPDATE: Robert McCullough has been sworn in as Chief of Police. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department has a new Chief of Police. The Baltimore County Council on Monday evening voted unanimously to confirm Col. Robert McCullough as police chief. County Executive Johnny Olszewski released the following statement: “I applaud the Council for its swift confirmation of […]
The following is an op-ed piece from Baltimore County Councilman David Marks On April 13th, Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski, Jr., presented the Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal to the Baltimore County Council. The Council may now cut from the budget plan; we are prohibited from adding or moving money around. In my time as Councilman, I have supported more […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Board of Education Chair Jane Lichter and Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams released the following statement on Thursday in response to County Executive Johnny Olszewski’s recommended Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget: “We greatly appreciate the County Executive’s ongoing commitment to Baltimore County Public Schools. His recommended budget nearly equals the Board of Education’s […]
UPDATE 2: The Baltimore County Council has approved the FY2024 budget. UPDATE: Baltimore County Board of Education Chair Jane Lichter and Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams have released in response to the proposed budget. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Thursday submitted a $4.9 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2024 that […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Wednesday nominated Bob Smith to serve as Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks. Smith, who has served as acting director since January 2023, brings extensive experience with the department where he first began serving part-time as a teenager in 1989 and has served in numerous full-time roles since 1997. “Bob has […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks this week announced the passage of sweeping legislation (Bill 11-23) to improve building standards in Honeygo, the development district in northeastern Perry Hall. At its meeting on April 3th, the Baltimore County Council passed legislation that creates among the toughest forest conservation standards in Baltimore County that area. The legislation also bans panhandle lots […]
TOWSON, MD — Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski this week released the draft Master Plan 2030, an aspirational planning document intended to guide the County Executive, the County Council, and County departments in promoting responsible development in an equitable and environmentally sensitive manner throughout the next decade and beyond, for public review and comment. The public will have the opportunity […]