ANNAPOLIS, MD—The state of Maryland has received approval for a plan that will make $267.7 million in federal money available for the deployment of broadband internet. The governor’s office announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved the state’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment plan. The plan will use the money to […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Officials have provided an update on the water main break along Belair Road at Rossville Boulevard. According to Councilman David Marks, a contractor working on a storm drain project on behalf of the Maryland State Highway Administration inadvertently damaged an existing 24-inch water main and notified Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW). Water service has not been disrupted; […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are responding to a water main break in the Nottingham area. A water main has ruptured along Belair Road in the Overlea/Fullerton area, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. MDOT reports that two of three southbound lanes are closed along Route 1 between Wholesale Club Drive and Putty Hill Avenue. The Department of Public Works says the […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A water main break in the Nottingham area has left hundreds of residents without water on Father’s Day. The Department of Public Works reports that a 4-inch diameter water main has ruptured in the unit block of Lineage Court (21236). Approximately 250 customers and 15 hydrants are without service. There has been no ETA on repairs. Motorists should use […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Following last month’s virtual session, an in-person meeting will be held in Perry Hall this week to discuss a large transmission upgrade project called BGE Brandon Shores Mitigation. The project will affect Middle River, White Marsh, Kingsville, Fallston, and other areas in northeastern Baltimore County and southern Harford County. The project is necessary due to the announced retirement of Talen […]
CARNEY, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Monday announced funding in the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget to design a drainage system in Carney. The project will focus on Harwood Road and will intercept persistent sump pump discharges into the roadway. The project is budgeted at $250,000, with construction expected in March of 2025. “I would like to thank the […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Planning Board is set to hold a public hearing to discuss the proposed amendments to the Baltimore County Water Supply and Sewerage Plan, known as Amendment Cycle 42. The hearing will be held at 5 p.m. on July 18 in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building, located at 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson. The Baltimore […]
UPDATE: The Baltimore County Council has passed the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. Original story below… For much of my life, I have worked to reduce school overcrowding throughout Baltimore County. I’ve also attended overcrowded public schools, and my children have had to learn in classrooms that—despite the best efforts of educators—struggle with this challenge. School overcrowding has been a problem […]