From Friends of Harford:
Community Input Meeting
Belair Auto Auction
Meeting Time: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 6pm
Meeting Place: Harford County Library – Abingdon Branch, 2510 Tollgate Road, Abingdon, MD 21009
Location of Proposed Development-Tax Map 48, Parcels 116,253 and 256 and Tax Map 49, Parcels 27, 29, 30, 31, 219, 249 and 658 located on US Rte. 1 (Belair Road) 500 feet east of the Locust Lane and US Rte. 1
Description of Proposed Development- Develop 131 Villas, a 5,500 square foot convenience store with fuel station, a 12,000 square foot retail/restaurant and 21,000 square foot retail/restaurant over a 21,000 square foot office space. Installation of the associated infrastructure (sidewalks, parking, utilities and stormwater management). the site is approximately 45 acres and zoned R1 and B3. The site will be accessed from U.S. Route 1 (Belair Road).
Applicant: Morris & Ritchie Associated, Inc.
Contact: Jeff Matthai at Morris & Ritchie Associates, Inc. at (410) 515-9000.
Bring on the NIMBYs,… Remember before you start bitching and complaining the opportunity still exists for you to purchase this property turn it into a park and donate it to the county.
Liberals love to make that type of suggestion, BUT not with their own money!! They only know how to sign the back of a check, not the front…..
“Liberals love to make that type of suggestion, BUT not with their own money!! They only know how to sign the back of a check, not the front…..”
What does that even mean? do you have an issue with reading comprehension?
When our taxes increase to maintain the park who will yell the loudest. Senior housing will be an asset.
Follow the money. Developer will make a ton while the taxpayers lose.
And you will continue to vote for people who make this possible.
I can only imagine the tax deals cut by county leadership to get them to move to Abingdon/Belcamp area and build a facility. I will bet a little research into the money will show some very interesting events and pay offs for Harford County politicians. Now redeveloping the old site is doing much of the same. Bel Air area is already congested and they want to bring more congestion into the area. Seems like poor planning from this voters perspective.
Maybe they will help pay the $46 Million judgement the county will owe……
More overdevelopment which will get even worse when that new nutty libertarian takes office for the Bel Air Council seat. Absolutely disgusting.
How can you call it “overdevelopment” ? The stores they build will all open for business, the houses will be filled with families indicating there is clearly a need. It is far better to pack people into smaller areas closer to the town than the slow erosion by putting one expensive ugly crappy built house in the middle of 10 acres. What is disgusting is politicians and business’s that shout out how we need to stay rural while they figure out how to get more customers or voters. The average Harford county resident is no better than my yappy dog, give them a bone or a Starbucks and everything is suddenly ok.
It’s revolting. Harford County is starting to look awful. And I am a Republican, btw….
Joel if you were a real republican, and you owned that property or perhaps represented the people who own that property you would have a totally different attitude. You are going to have to work on your I have mine go screw yourself motto.
I hope you have acute diarrhea and soak yourself in a Pizza Hut.
You republicans are into some really kinky bizarre stuff.
Or just maybe the Bel Air Auto Auction wanted to add two extra lines to make more money at each auction (which is what they did). They had outgrown the old property, and were having trouble with enough parking for dealers as well as their own cars. Since the owned the property there were on, the sale of one would cover the new property with a profit to be made. .And nothing from the county. It’s not evil, it’s profit
I certainly think Harford is already over developed as it is, but this location is already “wrecked.” If the new construction has to happen (because apparently construction and development can’t be stopped), I guess I’d rather it happen here instead of some place still rural. Right?
How many sharks need to swim in butter before they tie a helicopter?