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Board of Education member Henn blasts Olszewski’s veto of measure to prevent school overcrowding

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Board of Education member Julie Henn is the latest public official to blast Johnny Olszewski’s veto of the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance that was approved by the Baltimore County Council. The County Executive vetoed the measure on Thursday, sparking outcry from Councilman David Marks, TABCO, and many others. Henn posted the following to Facebook on Friday morning: […]

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TABCO responds to Olszewski’s APFO veto: Development cannot continue at expense of students

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Teachers Association of Baltimore County on Thursday responded to County Executive Johnny Olszewski’s veto of the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, a bill to help prevent school overcrowding which was passed by the County Council earlier this month. TABCO has issued the following statement: Class size matters. Overcrowded schools and large class size can be detrimental for our students. […]

Councilman Marks slams Olszewski’s veto of school overcrowding bill

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE 2: The Baltimore County Republican Party has issued the following statement: The Baltimore County Republican Party strongly supports the ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITY ORDINANCE (AFPO) . This AFPO Bill was passed last week by the Baltimore County Council to help ensure that Baltimore County communities will have the necessary infrastructure requirements reviewed prior to the support of any development project. […]

Perry Hall Mansion sold to Kingsville businessman, to become bed-and-breakfast

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: The sale of the Perry Hall Mansion has fallen through. Original story below… PERRY HALL, MD—A Kingsville businessman has purchased the Perry Hall Mansion from Baltimore County. Robert Lehnhoff says his company, Harford Building LLC, plans to turn the historic landmark into a bed-and-breakfast and part-time event space, according to the Baltimore Sun. The Baltimore County Council approved the […]

Councilman Marks: Inside the decades-long legislation to reduce school overcrowding

Posted on June 10, 2024 by News Desk

The following is an update from Baltimore County Fifth District Councilman David Marks. This month, schoolchildren throughout Baltimore County will complete classes, and educators will earn a well-deserved break for a few weeks. I was fortunate to attend several graduation ceremonies and farewell assemblies, and congratulate many of these students personally. It was fitting, then, that the Baltimore County Council […]

Baltimore County Council passes new school overcrowding measure

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: County Executive Johnny Olszewski has vetoed the measure. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Council this week passed a new measure that will require developers to receive approval from a special school capacity committee before they can obtain a building permit for new homes in areas where nearby schools are oversubscribed. The Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance passed 4-2 […]

County Council creates Seven Oaks Park, protects 65 acres of Open Space

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—At the June 4th legislative session, the Baltimore County Council passed legislation to create two new county parks and add over 65 acres to the inventory of parkland in Carney, Perry Hall, and White Marsh—at virtually no expense to taxpayers. Baltimore County Councilman David Marks reports that, under the legislation, the 65 acres of county-owned land has been reclassified […]

Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Recovery

Baltimore County to pursue legal claims against those responsible for Key Bridge collapse

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Tuesday announced that the administration plans to partner with experienced and highly-specialized law firms, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. and Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin, LLC, to proactively pursue and address legal claims against all those responsible for the tragic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Through this partnership, Baltimore County will aggressively take […]

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