October 15, 2022 - Council District 1
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Citizen Input Meeting for Capital Improvement Program Fiscal Year 2024 to 2029 Formulation
- Security Square Mall Charrette/Design Process
- Rosedale Recreation Activity Center “RAC” Groundbreaking
- Ribbon Cutting for Baltimore County’s First Destination Playground
- Baltimore County Master Plan 2030
- Bridge Construction in Arbutus
- Old Frederick Road at Frederick Road Slope Stabilization
- Cedar Branch North Fork Relief Sewer
- Water Main Replacement on Johnnycake Road
- Sewer Rehabilitation in Catonsville
- Water Main Replacement on Maiden Choice Lane and Kenwood Avenue
- Lower Powder Mill Interceptor Rehabilitation
- Washington Boulevard Water Main
- Powder Mill Relief Sewer
- Development Meetings and Zoning Hearings
EPS VARIANCES
The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability (EPS) publishes a list of the environmental administrative variance requests along with their status. The requests are listed by County Council District.
Information: EPS Variances for District 1
PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS
The board will meet in the Jefferson Building Hearing Room, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 104, Towson, Maryland 21204 as follows:
- Thursday, October 20, at 4 p.m.
Please check the Planning Board page for links to the meetings, information on participating in the virtual meeting, the meeting agendas and any last-minute schedule changes.
Information: Contact Taylor Bensley by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at tbensley@baltimorecountymd.gov.
CITIZEN INPUT MEETING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2029 FORMULATION
Join the meeting on Thursday, October 20, at 5 p.m. in the Jefferson Building Hearing Room, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 104, Towson, Maryland 21204. The County’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a six-year plan authorizing the funding for capital improvements such as roads, sewers, parks and schools. The Citizen Input Meeting (CIM) is an in-person meeting scheduled for citizens to comment on your priorities for the upcoming years.
Anyone wishing to testify in-person for the CIM must use the sign-in sheets provided in the Jefferson Building lobby outside of Room 104 for citizens to address the Board (for themselves or as representatives of organizations or clients). These sheets will be posted approximately half an hour prior to the Board Meeting start time.
Information: Browse the Planning Board page or contact Jen Meacham by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at jmeacham@baltimorecountymd.gov.
SECURITY SQUARE MALL CHARRETTE/DESIGN PROCESS
Join the workshops and sessions on Monday, October 17 through Wednesday, November 9. Times vary, so see the schedule on the website. In-person sessions will take place at the Set the Captives Free Outreach Center, 6901 Security Boulevard, Windsor Mill, Maryland 21244 and virtual meetings will take place through Webex.
Baltimore County will host a design charrette, a collaborative process that will engage Woodlawn-area residents and community leaders in reimagining the Security Square Mall area. The charrette will provide a forum for ideas and feedback, allowing everyone who participates to contribute as an author of the plan for the site. View the press release for more details.
Information: Browse the Reimagine Security Square website or contact the Department of Planning at securitysquaremall@baltimorecountymd.gov.
ROSEDALE RECREATION ACTIVITY CENTER “RAC” GROUNDBREAKING
The Department of Recreation and Parks will host a groundbreaking on Friday, October 21, at 10:30 a.m. at McCormick Elementary School, 5101 Hazelwood Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21206, to celebrate the first new Recreation Activity Center “RAC” in Baltimore County. Special guests include County Executive Johnny Olszewski and Roslyn Johnson, Director of Recreation and Parks.
RIBBON CUTTING FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY’S FIRST DESTINATION PLAYGROUND
Join us for a ribbon cutting for Baltimore County’s first destination playground in partnership with the Baltimore Ravens, at Northwest Regional Park, Lyons Mill Road Entrance, 4515 Deer Park Road, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117. This event will take place on Monday, October 17, at 10 a.m. with special guests County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Council Chair Julian Jones, Roslyn Johnson, Director, Department of Recreation and Parks, and Sashi Brown, President, Baltimore Ravens.
BALTIMORE COUNTY MASTER PLAN 2030
Baltimore County’s Master Plan 2030 provides the vision and strategies for growth over the next 10 years into a modern, 21st century county. We invite you to be a visionary. Visit the Master Plan website and join to stay informed and find out how you can bring your ideas to the table about growth, development and conservation.
Information: Browse the Master Plan 2030 website or contact the Department of Planning at masterplan@baltimorecountymd.gov.
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IN ARBUTUS
Baltimore County will replace Arbutus’ pedestrian bridge (Bridge B-0726) located on Shelbourne Road between Sulphur Spring Road and Poplar Avenue in August and September. Demolition of the footbridge, which is adjacent to the vehicular bridge, began on August 29. To accommodate construction, Shelbourne Road was closed for two days. The Department of Public Works and Transportation coordinated with Baltimore County Public Schools on access for students walking to the school located in this area. The project is expected to be finished by mid-October and the bridge opened to the public. The Shelbourne Road Bridge was constructed in 1929 and rehabilitated in 1989. The pedestrian bridge, which runs beside the vehicular bridge but is separate, was a later addition, built in 1959.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
OLD FREDERICK ROAD AT FREDERICK ROAD SLOPE STABILIZATION
The hillside slope on Old Frederick Road between Frederick Road and Bryans Mill Way experienced erosion due to previous high rainfall events. Multiple options have been evaluated, including closing this section of the road permanently and stabilizing the area of existing road with a green space, keeping the road open and installing a retaining wall or soil nails to hold the slope, or converting the road to one-way and stabilizing the remaining slope. These options were presented at a community meeting (PDF) held on July 6. The community provided feedback in early September to the Department of Public Works and Transportation and the feedback is being reviewed by the Department's engineers.
Information: Please email the project manager at hkadivar@baltimorecountymd.gov with feedback.
CEDAR BRANCH NORTH FORK RELIEF SEWER
Baltimore County began work in February on the Cedar Branch North Fork Relief Sewer located in the area of Johnnycake Road off of Rolling Road. Construction of the 5,200 feet of 12-inch diameter pipe, costing approximately $3.4 million, will take 14 months. The project is about 80 percent complete.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT ON JOHNNYCAKE ROAD
Baltimore County is replacing 11,500 feet of eight-inch water main on Johnnycake Road south of Interstate 70. Preliminary work began in October 2021. It's 70 percent complete. Crews have installed a bypass. Completion is expected in approximately two years. The cost is $3,152,179.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
SEWER REHABILITATION IN CATONSVILLE
Baltimore County is rehabilitating more than 60,000 feet of sanitary sewer line in Catonsville. Work started in August 2021 and is about 85 percent complete. The cleaning and lining project, which is expected to be finished before the end of the year, will cost $4 million. Crews from the County's contractor (SAK Construction) will be working in the neighborhood east of North Rolling Road and south of Baltimore National Pike (Route 40) in the heart of Catonsville. Residents can expect some minimal short-term disturbance as the work proceeds and might be asked to move parked vehicles or reduce their waste water discharge for a few hours while sewer pipes are being relined.
Information: Call the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at 410-887-3531.
WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT ON MAIDEN CHOICE LANE AND KENWOOD AVENUE
Baltimore County is replacing 7,000 feet of failing cast-iron water main on Maiden Choice Lane between Kenwood Avenue and Wilkens Avenue, and on Kenwood Avenue between Maiden Choice Lane and Wilkens Avenue. The new 12-inch and eight-inch diameter lines will cost $2.3 million. The project is about 95 percent finished. Crews have completed tie-ins to private water services on Wilkens Avenue and are working on Kenwood Avenue.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
LOWER POWDER MILL INTERCEPTOR REHABILITATION
Baltimore County began the rehabilitation of the Lower Powder Mill Sewer Interceptor in April 2021. The line is 5,535 feet long and the project is expected to take more than a year. The estimated cost is $4,625,368 and the project is about 98 percent finished—much of the relining has been completed.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD WATER MAIN
Baltimore County is replacing an old 16-inch diameter water main on Washington Boulevard between Clark Boulevard and the CSX railroad tracks that has been prone to breaking. The project (1,200 feet of new pipe) is about 95 percent complete. The old pipe dates from 1950. The new pipe will cost $400,000.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
POWDER MILL RELIEF SEWER
Baltimore County is investing $4,627,585 to improve the sewer system from Liberty Road to Gwynndale Avenue. Work began in September 2019 and is about 99 percent complete. Work is currently on hold until the Lower Powder Mill project is completed, releasing construction crews to complete road work.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS AND ZONING HEARINGS
Development Meetings include Community Input, Concept Plan, County Review, Development Review Committee and Hearing Officers Hearings.
Zoning Hearings include Special Exceptions, Variances and other issues before the Office of Administrative Hearings of Baltimore County.
These meetings are virtual through Webex.
Please check the Development, Zoning Hearings and Meetings Calendar for links to the meetings, information on participating in the virtual meeting, the meeting agendas and any last-minute schedule changes.
For further information, please call the Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections at 410-887-3391 or email paizoning@baltimorecountymd.gov. You may also contact the Office of Administrative Hearings at 410-887-3868.