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Measure would reduce open-space fees for Balto. Co. developers
The Baltimore County Council could vote next week to reduce fees that developers pay to help the county build parks and buy recreational land. A council resolution would lower — in some cases by nearly 90 percent — so-called open-space waiver...
Tags: Catonsville, Kenneth N. Oliver, Kevin Kamenetz, John A. Olszewski, Sr., Lobbying
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Legislation could mandate bike racks for new Towson buildings
A bill set to be introduced to the Baltimore County Council next month will mandate bike racks outside new developments in downtown Towson, Councilman David Marks said Tuesday. "Downtown Towson is on the cusp of an unprecedented building boom, and we...
Tags: Towson, House Building
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County is making right call on the Mays Chapel school [Letter]
County Executive Kevin Kamenetz deserves thanks for his leadership on the new school in Mays Chapel. It's disheartening to see baby boomers, most of whom benefited from public education (and a boom in school construction), refuse to support the needs of...Tags: Kevin Kamenetz
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Towson leaders criticize reassignment of police commander
Towson community leaders expressed disappointment Saturday morning at the reassignment of Capt. Jonathan Trentzsch, which was announced Friday by Baltimore County Police. Trentzsch, a 30-year veteran of the department, was reassigned from Towson to...
Tags: Towson, Conservation, Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Meeting scheduled to address overcrowding at Towson elementaries
Parents at five Towson schools were informed Wednesday of an input meeting that school officials say will begin the process of dealing with the area's crowded elementary schools. The meeting, which a school system spokesman called an "input work...
Tags: Students, Schools, Kevin Kamenetz, Finance, Teaching and Learning
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Towson bail bonds business plans to challenge law limiting signage
The owner of Bail Bonds Inc. plans to challenge a law aimed at controlling signage of bail bonds businesses along East Chesapeake and Virginia avenues in Towson, the owner's attorney said last week. The law, sponsored by Councilman David Marks, was...
Tags: Business, Laws, Towson Square, Lawyers, Justice System
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Council vote limits development potential at Green Spring Station
A vote by the Baltimore County Council on Monday will bar new development at Green Spring Station in Lutherville for the near future. Developers cannot build near intersections graded "F" under the county's "basic services maps," which identify...
Tags: Parkville, Perry Hall, Vicki Almond
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Lafferty's advocacy for storm water fee fails to consider other tax increases [Letter]
I am responding to Del. Stephen Lafferty's most recent letter to the Towson Times, in which he complained that I failed to provide "context" regarding the storm water fee that Gov. O'Malley has required Baltimore County to pass. Since 2010, I have worked...Tags: Annapolis, Executive Branch, Towson, Government
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Towson as college town?
The proposed $60 million apartment-and-retail development proposed for the Towson Triangle is dredging up an old ambivalence about the character of the Baltimore County seat. Is it a college town? A community for families and children? A commercial...
Tags: Rentals, Students, Starbucks Corp., Colleges and Universities, Towson Square
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Preschools mark 50th anniversaries; trash bins and carnival on the way [Rodgers Forge]
Spring cleaning comes to Rodgers Forge! With our annual Dumpster Day on May 11, all that junk that has accumulated over the year can be discarded. The added bonus this year is that the Electronics Dumpster Day will also be a part of the Dumpster Day....Tags: Festive Events, Schools, Preschools, Early Learning, Mother's Day
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Crime down countywide, but thefts cause rise in Towson
Crime was down in 2012 compared to 2011 and five-year averages everywhere in Baltimore County except for the Towson area, and Baltimore County Police on Wednesday announced several initiatives aimed at suppressing crime in Towson going forward....
Tags: Theft, Towson, Charles Village, White Marsh, Kevin Kamenetz
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Councilman failed to provide context on storm water fee [Letter]
In Councilman David Marks' recent newsletter, he presented "facts" regarding Baltimore County's proposal to levy a storm water fee on properties throughout the county. However, he failed to provide any context. The federal government is requiring the...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Government, Water Supply
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