From the Maryland Department of the Environment: The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) announced 39 recent enforcement actions seeking penalties totaling $758,710 for alleged violations of MDE requirements for water, land, and air and radiation management – including a $3,000 penalty against Forest Hill Industrial Airpark. Forest Hill Industrial Airpark, Inc. – Harford County: […]
Archives for December 2009
Don’t Spend Your Shopping Money On A Parking Ticket In Harford County
From the Harford County Department of Community Services: If you are one of the thousands of Harford County residents hitting the stores and circling the parking lot for any available spaces, you know the temptation of parking “just for a minute” in a handicapped (correctly known as accessible) space if one is free. A minute […]
The Unappealing Process Of Seeking A Property Tax Assessment Appeal
The property tax appeals process is one that most people rarely get to see, unless they happen to be H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr. Whiteley is not only the president of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation; he regularly appeals his own property tax assessments and is in the process of such an appeal in Harford County. […]
Between Rocks and a Hard Place – Improving Rt 24 Could Disturb a Creek, a Park, and a Home
In its role as equal-opportunity protector of the state’s environment, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has found itself caught between a creek and a hard place – or a lot of rock and an environmentally-sensitive wet place, if you prefer – dealing with a road improvement project in Jarrettsville. The State Highway Administration is […]
Bipartisan Commission On School Construction Studies Harford Facilities
With sparks flying over the impact fee, it was easy to overlook a resolution passed unanimously by the Harford County Council in early November that could have big consequences for the way taxpayers fund public school facilities. Resolution No. 19-09 calls for decision-makers in the capital school funding process to meet as a group, formally […]
Wright: “I Believe The Present Administration Is Truly Befuddled”
The following letter was distributed by Stephen Wright. A copy was provided to The Dagger upon request. It has been edited only to remove contact information: Harford Co citizens need strong, common sense leadership to face the challenges the future is bringing to us. We are fortunate that Harford County is in high demand. BRAC […]
High-speed Chase in Northern Harford Leads To Arrest of Serial Robber
(Harford County, MD: December 9, 2009) The Harford County Joint Investigative Task Force consisting of members from the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barracks and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office arrested William Preston Grace Jr., age 22, of Port Deposit, MD in connection with several armed robberies and thefts that occurred in Harford County between […]
Passaro: “Come Join Your Comrades And Stop Obama’s Health Care Atrocity”
The following letter was sent by Tony Passaro of the Bel Air Tea Party Patriots: AMERICANS YOU ARE BEING CALLED On TO AGAIN TO MAKE A STAND……… We are in the final days of the National Health Care Reform Debate. The Senate is debating Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform bill all week —and […]
