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The following is the complete text of Harford County Executive David Craig's 2013 State of the County Address delivered at the Harford County Council legislative session on Tuesday, Feb. 5:

Rep. Andy Harris has introduced legislation to end the favored treatment union contractors receive on construction projects paid for by the federal government.

The final development plan of the Edgewood Shopping Plaza was approved by the county commissioners 50 years ago this week. This would be the first shopping center of its kind in Harford County. When complete the building would be 75,356 square feet of floor space with 22 stores in Edgewood Meadows on more than 15 acres. This fast growing community, when complete, would contain 800 households that would be served by the new center.

The uprooted residents of Beechcrest mobile home park should've been given more consideration.

Mayor, Alonso meeting with governor

All Havre de Grace schools will now have a school resource officer through the end of the school year.

A 21-year-old Laurel man was found guilty of manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man near a North Laurel mobile park home in Howard County Circuit Court on Tuesday, said Howard County state¿s attorney spokesman Wayne Kirwan.

Gov. Martin O'Malley released a $37.3 billion spending plan Wednesday that for the first time in recent years contains no drastic cuts or proposed tax increases.

The trial of the 20-year-old Laurel man accused in connection with the stabbing death of another man inside the Midway Mobile Park Home in Laurel began this week in Howard County Circuit Court.

County Executive Kevin Kamenetz reiterated a familiar theme on Tuesday in stating that his top priority during the upcoming General Assembly session, which opens tomorrow in Annapolis, will be funding for education.

Residents living in and around North Laurel's Beechcrest Mobile Home Park lashed out at Howard County officials Thursday saying they were not properly notified of the county's plan to build an apartment complex for the chronically homeless.

A fire at an Anne Arundel trailer park Wednesday morning killed one person and destroyed a double-wide mobile home, fire officials said.

The Howard County Housing Commission in September purchased the 5.5-acre mobile home park with the intentions of building a 33- to 50-unit apartment complex for the chronically homeless in Howard County. The park is scheduled to close Nov. 15, 2013.

Arts organizations contributed $1 billion to Maryland's economy in 2011; that's a gift that will keep on giving

The contemporary home overlooking Weems Creek in Annapolis was packed with custom touches thanks to its former owner, a builder

Several developers have announced plans in the last few days to convert downtown commercial buildings into market-rate apartments, giving new life to buildings that were being underutilized.

A North Laurel mobile home park is set to be replaced by a 33-unit apartment complex for the chronically homeless as part of the county's plan to end homelessness.

The Church of the Redeemer's new geothermal heating and air-conditioning system is up and running six months after plans were announced on Earth Day. The geothermal system is also operating at seat of the state's Episcopal church, the Cathedral of the Incarnation.

Lionel Foster asks: Why give the city away to out-of-towners when there's so much potential here at home?

Surf calmed and some floodwaters receded in Ocean City by Tuesday morning, but some roads remained closed as town officials assessed Sandy damage.

In a city struggling to rebuild its population, construction cranes would seem to be a welcome sign. But office, shopping and housing projects in the works in Northwest Baltimore have some residents worried about the impact of development on an already degraded stream.

The Harford County Board of Estimates recently approved several leases for properties in Bel Air used by county agencies, including the Health Department and the Department of Public Works.

Lawyers for farmers and home builders argued in federal court Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its legal authority and relied on a flawed computer model in setting a pollution "diet" for the Chesapeake Bay.

Clyde's of Columbia, located on the downtown lakefront since 1975, announced plans Tuesday for a $4 million renovation project that will close the popular eatery and its sister restaurant Tomato Palace for six to eight weeks beginning in January.

Bel Air fire company burns house to the ground in Hickory

A two-alarm fire Friday at a mobile home park in southern Anne Arundel County has destroyed two homes and displaced seven residents, including an elderly woman who has been hospitalized for smoke inhalation

The Havre de Grace Planning Commission recommended approval of the concept plan for the proposed Upper Chesapeake mixed-use hospital and medical office campus with little debate and few public complaints Monday night.

After state officials ruled Anne Arundel County short-changed the school system by $5 million, county officials suggested paying the tab by raiding construction projects.

The $5 million Edgewood MARC train station project is in its final phase of construction and plans are to have it complete in November.

The city of Aberdeen is still a couple weeks away from submitting to the state its revised ethics ordinance, which the state rejected earlier this year after it was approved by the city council. The state has a disclosure form and earlier this year required the city of Aberdeen to submit one, which City Manager Doug Miller said he made "easy to follow and administer and met the spirit of the law," but the state said it's wasn't good enough.

Catonsville developer granted unfair advantage

Suburban Maryland has the fifth tightest market in the nation for finished vacant lots in terms of monthly supply — the number of months that the supply of lots will last with the current level of demand, according to Metrostudy, a housing research firm.

The board has already begun planning its fiscal year 2014 capital improvement plan and the big debate of which school construction projects to put on there — if any — is still up in the air.

The Baltimore County Council will vote Tuesday on a contract that allows the Towson Jail Associates to take over the full historic jail property after the Towson Swim Club backed out of its lease.

A dozen members of the Kenwood Gardens Community Association gathered in Towson Thursday morning before a hearing to protest the planned unit development proposed by developer Steve Whalen.

St. John Properties, Inc. has initiated construction on 6170 and 6160 Guardian Gateway, two new single-story, Class A office buildings in the Government and Technology Enterprise (The GATE) project, a 416-acre business community inside Aberdeen Proving Ground, according to a company press release.

Hundreds of Aberdeen Proving Ground employees haven't completely relocated — or haven't relocated at all — since the Pentagon shut down Fort Monmouth in New Jersey and moved thousands of jobs to Aberdeen Proving Ground.

During the school year, the halls and classrooms are filled with students and teachers. But during the summer, many schools are instead packed with construction workers.

Four major construction projects just in the town of Bel Air were being held up 25 years ago by a lack of rain, with more likely to follow in the coming weeks

The planned use of union labor for the proposed Prince George's casino would shut out most Maryland construction workers.

A Place for Mom is a comprehensive senior living resource, which provides a free service to help seniors and their families find senior housing and senior care.

College Manor and the Lutherville Community Association are still in negotiations over a covenant that will allow the nursing home to build an 80-bed expansion while still providing protections from future development for the surrounding neighborhoods.

Construction of apartments and offices at the Owings Mills Metro Centre remains on schedule, despite political wrangling over the project and other developments in the area.

Realtors, developers see some increase from 'the bottom' of the market