The Harford County Council will attempt to clean up its zoning code Tuesday night through a series of bills that redefine zoning terminology and revamp and modernize the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay District. The county council kicks off its night with public hearings on a trio of zoning-related bills. The first bill addresses zoning […]
Aberdeen Agenda March 14: City Adjusts Schedule of Rates and Charges; Clean Energy Grant; Public Works Budget Amendment
Aberdeen is adjusting the rates it charges for the services it provides – everything from $10,500 for a new water connection to $1 for bicycle registration – and will lay out its proposed slate of fees in an ordinance to be introduced during Monday night’s city council meeting. The proposed schedule of fees includes a […]
Harford County Council Agenda March 8: Military Leave Bill, Constellation Energy Update, Living Treasures
The introduction of a new “Military Leave” bill, an update from Constellation Energy, and recognition of Harford Living Treasures James & Norma Reeves are on tap for the Harford County Council during its Tuesday night session. Also Tuesday night, the county council is expected to take action on executive appointments to the Animal Control Advisory […]
Havre de Grace Agenda March 7: Establishing Magnet Program at Havre de Grace High School; Fire and Rescue Responders of the Year
The Havre de Grace City Council is reviving the idea of establishing a magnet program at Havre de Grace High School, and is expected to introduce a resolution Monday night requesting upgrades be made to the school and its facilities in order to accomodate such a program. A previous proposal sought to locate Harford County […]
Bel Air Agenda March 7: FY 2011 Budget Amendments, New Planning Director
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners will consider a resolution Monday night to amend and reduce the town’s budget for fiscal year 2011 by more than $100,000 – mostly due an anticipation of collecting about $136,000 less in expected real property taxes. On the revenue side of the equation, the town had initially budgeted […]
Giving Up On The Ghost Cat: Eastern Panther, Alleged Frequent Visitor to Harford County, Declared Extinct
The eastern panther hasn’t been prevalent in Maryland since the mid- to late-1800s, yet accounts of the large felines in Harford County have come in nearly as frequently as those of black bears, a species known to still exist and wander into the county. But this week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service extinguished the […]
Harford County Council Agenda March 1: Fallston Library HVAC Funding, Economic Development Membership Increase, Permitting Fortune Telling
In order to comply with federal grant requirements, the Harford County Council is introducing an emergency act Tuesday night which would transfer nearly three-quarters of a million dollars from the Edgewood Library into the Fallston Library heating, ventilation, and air conditioning account. The emergency bill, which will be the subject of a public hearing at […]
Aberdeen Agenda Feb. 28: Chapel Estates/Hiob Lane and Technology Campus Charter Amendments
The Aberdeen City Council will entertain a pair of charter amendment resolutions Monday night, which are aimed at expanding the city by annexing properties for development on Route 22 and Hiob Lane. Charter Amendment Resolutions for Chapel Estates/Hiob Lane and Aberdeen Technology Campus, LLC will be read for introduction only during Monday’s city council meeting, […]
