MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Monday announced today that he will recommend protecting over 100 acres of land in the Bird River Road corridor as open space, or Neighborhood Commons zoning. He will recommend reducing 15 acres of land to DR 1, or one house per acre. The zoning issues are 5-069, 5-079, 5-091, 5-120, 5-121, 5-130, 5-131, […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Wednesday announced that he will support a zoning change that will allow the Redeemed Christian Church of God – Life Center to continue operating at its campus at 9750 Bird River Road (Issue 5-076) in Middle River. By changing the zoning from CB to RO, the church will be in compliance with […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Tuesday announced that he will support rezoning changes that will preserve about 47 acres of land as open space in the communities centered around Orems Elementary School. He will supporting changing about 19 acres of land to DR 1, or one house per acre, the lowest level allowed by zoning. The zoning […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at the new Middle River Recreation Activity Center (RAC) in August. The event will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Among those in attendance will be County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Baltimore County Councilman David Marks, and Baltimore County Recreation and Parks Director Bob Smith. The new RAC will […]
PERRY HALL, MD—A section of New Gerst Road in Perry Hall will be closed to traffic this fall. Councilman David Marks reports that the neighbors along the section of New Gerst Road pictured above have petitioned for the route to be closed this fall. Traffic will now need to go through Gerst Road exclusively. “They met the legal requirements and […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Thursday announced rezoning recommendations designed to reduce the impact of development on the Bird River. First, Councilman Marks will recommend classifying nearly 18 acres of land on the southern side of the Bird River near White Marsh Run to RC 20, removing an existing industrial zoning. The new classification is designed to […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks is speaking out against the effort to expand the Baltimore County Council by four seats. The proposal to expand the Baltimore County Council by four seats is being pushed by the Vote4More coalition, a grassroots organization that is collecting signatures for a county charter amendment. The Vote4More coalition has been organizing since March 2022, […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Tuesday announced that he will support reducing the development potential of more than 188 acres in the south Perry Hall area as part of the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process. The properties are included in Issues 5-036 and 5-181 and stretch from the White Marsh Road area across to Bucks Schoolhouse Road and […]