A recommendation by Gov. Martin O’Malley to shift the cost of teacher pensions from the state to county government would cost Harford County an estimated $9.8 million in the next fiscal year, an amount equal to the salaries of 171 teachers or 169 police officers, according to County Executive David Craig. Craig told the Harford […]
Archives for February 2012
Bel Air Home Damaged in Monday Afternoon Fire Caused by Fireplace Embers
A Bel Air home was damaged in an accidental fire which broke out Monday afternoon, fire officials said. The fire was reported at approximately 12:45 p.m. by the owner of a home on the 900 block of Moores Mill Road in Bel Air. A total of 30 firefighters from the Bel Air, Fallston, and Abingdon […]
Fire Officials Investigating Weekend Mailbox Explosion
The state fire marshal’s office is investigating an explosion which destroyed a mailbox at a Jarrettsville residence over the weekend. The incident was reported just before 3 p.m. Saturday at a home on the 1300 block of Rock Ridge in Jarrettsville. According to the state fire marshal’s office, a passerby found a plastic mailbox and […]
Bel Air Woman Wins Grand Prize in Nationwide Swiffer Contest; Will Receive Year’s Supply of Products and Visit from Celebrity Designer
From Proctor and Gamble’s HD Clean Challenge: (Bel Air, MD) February 16, 2012 – As part of the HD Clean Challenge that kicked off in November on Facebook, Swiffer and Angelo Surmelis, host of “Rate My Space,” have selected the contest’s grand prize winner in the nationwide search for rooms that meet Swiffer’s new standard […]
Harford County Board of Education Feb. 27: Board to Oppose Governor’s Proposed Shift of Teacher Pension Costs to Local Governments
The February 27 meeting agenda for the Harford County Board of Education includes a recommendation that the Board oppose Governor Martin O’Malley’s proposed shift of teacher pension costs from the state to local governments. Kathy Carmello, government relations coordinator for HCPS, will provide Board members with an update on several Maryland bills affecting education, including […]
Harford County Charter Review Board Recommends Council Term Limits, New Redistricting Procedure, Modernized Public Notification
The Harford County Charter Review Board, established on July 12 with the goal of cleaning up and modernizing the Charter, issued its final report last week and has recommended several substantial changes – including term limits for the council president and members, a new procedure to ensure fair political participation on future redistricting commissions, and […]
Whiteley: “This Bill Will Give Us Taxpayers Internet Access to Residential Worksheets Much Like the Real Property Data Search Sheets Already Available on the Department of Assessment and Taxation Website”
From Roy Whiteley, Founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: HB 789 PROPERTY TAX — ASSESSMENT WORKSHEETS — INTERNET ACCESS HEARING DATE FEBRUARY 28, 2012 Short notice – but great news?? This gives us a second chance?? We apologize for not knowing of this sooner. Delegate Susan McComas just informed us that she has introduced HB […]
“Destination Study” Recommending Economic Development and Tourism Options for Harford County to be Released Tuesday
From Harford County government: Harford County Executive David R. Craig, joined by Donald C Fry, President and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee and Jim Richardson, Director of the Office of Economic Development will speak to the release of the “Destination Study for Harford County” on Tuesday. The “Destination Study” contains several recommendations vital to […]
