November 1, 2022 - Council District 1

November 1, 2022
  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board Meeting
  4. Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
  5. Recreation and Parks Board Meeting
  6. Middle River Recreation Activity Center Groundbreaking
  7. Oregon Ridge Regional Park Master Plan Public Meetings
  8. Essex Sustainable Communities Workgroup Meetings
  9. Catonsville Sustainable Communities Workgroup Meetings
  10. Security Square Mall Charrette/Design Process
  11. Baltimore County Master Plan 2030
  12. Old Frederick Road (at Frederick Road) Slope Stabilization
  13. Cedar Branch North Fork Relief Sewer
  14. Water Main Replacement on Johnnycake Road
  15. Sewer Rehabilitation in Catonsville
  16. Water Main Replacement on Maiden Choice Lane and Kenwood Avenue
  17. Lower Powder Mill Interceptor Rehabilitation
  18. Washington Boulevard Water Main
  19. Powder Mill Relief Sewer
  20. 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 virtually through Webex as follows:

  • Thursday, November 17, 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: Call Taylor Bensley at 410-887-3480 or email tbensley@baltimorecountymd.gov.

AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

The advisory board will meet virtually on Wednesday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m. through Webex. Please check the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board page for a link to the meeting, information on participating in the virtual meeting, the meeting agenda and any last-minute schedule changes.

Information: Call Land Preservation at 410-887-3480 or email landpres@baltimorecountymd.gov.

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING

The commission will meet virtually on Thursday, November 10, at 6 p.m. through Webex. Please check the Landmarks Preservation Commission page for a link to the meeting, information on participating in the virtual meeting, the meeting agenda and any last-minute schedule changes.

Information: Call Jessica Brannock at 410-887-3495 or email histpres@baltimorecountymd.gov.

RECREATION AND PARKS BOARD MEETING

The Board of Recreation and Parks will meet on Wednesday, November 9, at 6 p.m. at the Oregon Ridge Park and Lodge, Sequoia Room, 13401 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030. Please check the Board of Recreation and Parks page for the meeting agenda and any last minute schedule changes.

Information: Call Lisa Winters at 410-887-3810 or email lwinters@baltimorecountymd.gov.

MIDDLE RIVER RECREATION ACTIVITY CENTER GROUNDBREAKING

The Department of Recreation and Parks will host a groundbreaking on Thursday, November 17, at 10 a.m. at Glenmar Elementary School, 9700 Community Drive, Middle River, Maryland 21220, to celebrate the second new Recreation Activity Center “RAC” in Baltimore County. Special guests include County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Councilwoman Cathy Bevins and Roslyn Johnson, Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks.

OREGON RIDGE REGIONAL PARK MASTER PLAN PUBLIC MEETINGS

The Department of Recreation and Parks will host public meetings as follows:

  • Saturday, November 12, from 1 to 3 p.m., in-person at the Oregon Ridge Nature Center, 13555 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030
  • Wednesday, November 16, from 6 to 8 p.m., virtual meeting through Webex

The meetings will present the concept plan, which will shape the future of Oregon Ridge Regional Park. Participants will have the opportunity to provide comments and ask questions. In order to improve the park's features and ensure that Oregon Ridge continues to serve residents, the department initiated a master planning process, led by Lardner/Klein Landscape Architects. The master plan provides an assessment of current conditions and guidance for park improvements over the next two decades.

Information: Browse the Oregon Ridge Park Master Plan webpage or email oregonridgemasterplan@baltimorecountymd.gov.

ESSEX SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES WORKGROUP MEETINGS

Essex’s Sustainable Community Workgroup will be meeting as follows:

  • Tuesday, November 1, at 6 p.m., Topics: Housing and Local Planning
  • Tuesday, November 15, at 6 p.m., Topics: Economy and Quality of Life

Join the meetings virtually through Webex. Workgroup members will be brainstorming these two topics as it relates to the Sustainable Community Action Plan for Essex. Community members are able to join to view and participate via the chat box.

Information: Browse the Sustainable Community Renewals website or email the Department of Planning at suscommessex@baltimorecountymd.gov.

CATONSVILLE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES WORKGROUP MEETINGS

Catonsville’s Sustainable Community Workgroup will be meeting as follows:

  • Thursday, November 3, at 6 p.m., Topics: Housing and Local Planning
  • Thursday, November 10, at 6 p.m., Topics: Economy and Quality of Life

Join the meetings virtually through Webex. Workgroup members will be brainstorming these two topics as it relates to the Sustainable Community Action Plan for Catonsville. Community members are able to join to view and participate via the chat box.

Information: Browse the Sustainable Community Renewals website or email the Department of Planning at suscommcatonsville@baltimorecountymd.gov.

SECURITY SQUARE MALL CHARRETTE/DESIGN PROCESS CLOSING PRESENTATION

Join the meeting on Wednesday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m. in-person or virtually through Webex. The in-person presentation will take place at the O.W.E. Center, 6901 Security Boulevard, Second Floor, Windsor Mill, Maryland 21244.

In October, Baltimore County began a design charrette, a collaborative process, to engage Woodlawn-area residents and community leaders in reimagining the Security Square Mall area. Join Baltimore County for the closing presentation segment of reviewing the outcomes of the charrette. View the press release for more details.

Information: Browse the Reimagine Security Square website or email the Department of Planning at securitysquaremall@baltimorecountymd.gov.

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 email the Department of Planning at masterplan@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 (DPWT) and the feedback was reviewed by the department's engineers in October. The majority of the feedback was in favor of the road remaining open with a retaining wall. DPWT will request funding for the retaining wall and slope repair in the fiscal year 2024 capital budget. The project is dependent on the funding being allocated.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

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 90 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 80 percent complete. Crews have installed a bypass. The project was scheduled to take 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 88 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 97 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 99 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. Crews are waiting for the completion of bridge work before proceeding toward completion. 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. Restoration work remains.

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.

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