In a letter addressed to the Board of Education President Patrick Hess this week, County Council President Billy Boniface expressed concern the Board of Ed was moving ahead with work on Schucks Road Elementary before proper funding had been established for the new school. In the single-page letter, which is dated Tuesday, Boniface requested the […]
Campus Hills Elementary School Plan Draws Fire – “Who Authorized The School Board To Expand The Development Envelope?”
A contingent of elected officials tore into a proposal to construct the new elementary school in Campus Hills on Wednesday – questioning not only the health of the water, safety of the intersection and cost of the project at the Route 22 site, but also the Board of Education’s approach to building the facility outside […]
Darlington Farm To Expand Horse Breeding Operation
(Bel Air, MD – December 31, 2008) – – The Harford County Division of Agriculture is pleased to announce that Bonita Farm in Darlington is expanding its horse breeding operation, and will be the new home to four stallions that formerly stood at Maryland Stallion Station in Baltimore County. It’s a great time to visit […]
Board of Ed Member Smilko Blasts County Council – Council To Investigate Board Decision on Red Pump Elementary
Given the current economic meltdown, it’s not surprising that the Board of Education is scaling back plans to build two new elementary schools, opting to build just one new school instead. But the events surrounding the decision to build Campus Hills Elementary School instead of Red Pump Elementary are becoming surreal. First came the surprise […]
Edgewood Ranks Its Representatives: From The Good (Guthrie), To The Bad (Boniface)
Rather than wait until Election Day to let their representatives know how they feel about them, Edgewood residents recently participated in an appraisal process measuring the relationship between their officials and the community they purportedly represent. Looking at the results, it’s immediately clear that Edgewood loves Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie, but feels County Council President Billy Boniface and […]
Harford’s Leaders Call For Median Barrier At Bel Air Bypass Fatal Crash Site
In the wake of Friday’s double-fatal accident on the Bel Air Bypass, Harford County elected officials have launched a focused effort requesting the Maryland State Highway Administration and Department of Transportation to take action and initiate a study or approve funding for the construction of protective median barriers along what they call a “dangerous highway.” […]
An Unofficial Stance On the Board Of Education Nominating Committee As Presented By Tom Fidler
It’s ironic, the way Harford County Board of Education President Tom Fidler chose to issue a lecture about the limits on the official authority of the County Council-created Board of Education Nominating Committee on unofficial stationery. For such a ponderous pronouncement, supposedly agreed upon by the entirety of the Board of Education, you would think […]
Why Billy Will Stay Put
Barry Glassman, after years of biding his time, playing it cool, and largely avoiding major election-year face offs many thought he could have won (the Heltons came awfully close to ousting David Craig last year, after all) looks poised to assume the position of Harford’s Northern Senator. With Hooper set to step down before the […]
