After years of planning, months of deliberation, weeks of public hearings, and untold hours of discussion, it took only a few minutes for the Harford County Council to unanimously approve and enroll the new Comprehensive Rezoning bill Tuesday night. In fact, the vote was so swift that County Executive David Craig – who made a […]
Comprehensive Rezoning Amendments Reshape Harford, Seemingly Appease All
During an oddly serene session Tuesday night, during which neither NIMBY nor developer stormed out of the chambers, the Harford County Council unanimously approved 67 Comprehensive Rezoning amendments – setting up what is expected to be a smooth approval next week of the new official Harford County Zoning Map. Compared to the confrontational rezoning process […]
Transgender Frogs, Local Comedian, And Cracked Corn Appear At Final Harford Rezoning Hearing
What do hermaphroditic amphibians, a moonlighting comedian, and a symbolically-snapped ear of corn have in common? Because no sane person could ever have guessed, I’ll just come out with it: each was involved in the Harford County Council’s Comprehensive Rezoning public hearing held Thursday evening at North Harford High School. Perhaps one-third of the 100-or-so […]
County Executive to Offer Budget Amendment For Red Pump Elementary School
Harford County Executive David Craig said today that he will send the Harford County Council an amendment to his proposed FY10 capital budget to add funding in the “12 – 13 million dollar range” for the planned school at Red Pump Elementary. Craig’s budget already contains a similar request for Campus Hills, although Craig said […]
“Minimal Concentration” of MTBE Found at Forest Hill Elementary – Link Made to Red Pump/Campus Hills Debate
Harford County Public Schools is providing bottled water for drinking and to prepare cafeteria food at Forest Hill Elementary School in response to Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) contamination found during routine tests of the well water supplied to the school. In a letter dated April 17, 2009, Principal Belinda Cole said a “minimal concentration” […]
Harford County Board of Education Fails to Vote on Red Pump
A promised and highly anticipated vote by the Harford County Board of Education to get plans for Red Pump Elementary School back on track never materialized at last night’s board meeting, dashing the hopes of PTA leaders that a new school will be built to relieve overcrowding in the greater Bel Air area anytime soon. […]
Red Pump Redux? Elementary School on Vale Road Gains Support
The debate over whether Red Pump Elementary or Campus Hills Elementary will be built in the greater Bel Air area moved one step closer to Red Pump at a meeting between County Executive David Craig and PTA representatives Monday night. Craig said repeatedly that he thought both schools would be needed but that the county […]
“Writing Checks Without a Balance in the Bank” – Campus Hills School Plan Draws County Council Fire
A few days after the Harford County Board of Education presented its reasons for halting plans to build Red Pump Elementary School and moving forward with Campus Hills to ease school overcrowding; the Harford County Council released the results of its own investigation at a meeting with PTA leaders in the Council chambers on Thursday. […]
