From Friends of Harford:
A Community Input Meeting (CIM) has been announced for a proposed 22,371 sf of commercial retail & 3,000 sf of office space, located at 1215 Baltimore Pike on the S.W. corner of the intersection of Old Joppa Rd & Baltimore Pike (Business Route 1), Fallston 21047.
Meeting Date/Time: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting Location: Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company – 2201 Carrs Mill Road, Fallston, MD 21047
The proposed site plan may be seen at http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/PlanningZoning/InputSummary/139.pdf
All CIM meeting listings are found at http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/PlanningZoning/index.cfm?ID=32
County government has a description of the CIM process at www.harfordcountymd.gov/cim.
If you have concerns you wish to raise or simply want more information, this meeting is your opportunity to do so.
Do you want to know where this fits into the development process? Read A Citizen’s Guide to the Harford County Property Development Process by Friends of Harford.
So right across the street from the 100+ (200+) apartments/condos, they’re planning to build a little retail strip mall to attract nearby residents? (I doubt the mares and fouls across the road have any interest).
And, in addition to all of the expected extra traffic from the new residents entering and exiting at that intersection, there will also be lots more cars trying to get in and out from the scarce source of commercial retail (maybe another 7-11?? or perhaps some nifty fast foods drive-thru??). My, what a busy intersection we are creating. And it’s only a 2-lane road!! Oh yes, it can be expanded = 4 lanes!! Right near Winters Run and all the wetlands. Might as well just pave that over, too.
It will be interesting to see the calamity in winter when Rt. 1 freezes and folks are trying to leave Bel Air to head south. That very steep incline from Fanny Hill Road when everyone is stopped at red lights ahead will make for some very interesting challenges as they try to get a grip going uphill.
Folks – as concerned citizens who live in this county, please make some time to go to these community input meetings — learn more about what’s happening. It doesn’t look good.