March 15, 2024 – Council District 6
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- She Did That—HerStory to Well-thiness: Turning Trauma to Triumph
- Irish Music Festival
- Community Planning Institute Spring Cohort Application Period
- Stansbury Manor Pumping Station
- Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
- Parkville: East Branch Herring Run Relief Sewer
- Essex Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
- Corsica Pumping Station
- Linganore and Hillcrest Avenues Water Main Replacement
- Mohrs Lane Bridge
- Hospital Drive and Lennings Lane Water Main Replacement
- 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 6
Planning Board Meetings
The board will meet virtually through Webex as follows:
- Thursday, March 21, at 4 p.m.
Please check the Planning Board page for the meeting agenda, meeting procedures and any last-minute schedule changes.
Information: Contact Taylor Bensley by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at tbensley@baltimorecountymd.gov.
She Did That—HerStory to Well-thiness: Turning Trauma to Triumph
The Department of Recreation and Parks will host She Did That—HerStory to Well-thiness: Turning Trauma to Triumph on Friday, March 22, at 6 p.m. at the Randallstown Community Center, 3505 Resource Drive, Randallstown, Maryland 21133. Delve into women’s history with guest speakers, community resources and local businesses, and fun physical activities. Admission is free. Please register.
Irish Music Festival
The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks will host an Irish Music Festival featuring the ShamRogues on Saturday, March 23, at 1 p.m. at the Oregon Ridge Lodge, 13401 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030. In addition to music, join us for dance demonstrations, vendors from the Irish community, food and drink, and more. Admission is $20 per person for ages 12 and older. Eleven years of age and younger are free. Please register.
Community Planning Institute Spring Cohort Application Period
The Community Planning Institute (CPI) will be hosting a spring session. The Department of Planning has created the CPI to empower Baltimore County community members and stakeholders to be productively engaged in planning, land use, and development processes and practices that impact their communities. The Institute will consist of weekly in-person classes for five consecutive weeks.
Sessions will occur 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the following dates:
- Tuesday, May 7: Welcome and Kick-Off
- Tuesday, May 14: Planning 101
- Tuesday, May 21: Understanding Zoning
- Tuesday, May 28: Baltimore County Development
- Tuesday, June 4: Graduation
Those interested in participating must apply. Applications will be open from Monday, March 18 to Friday, March 29 at noon.
Information: Browse the Community Planning Institute website or email April Smith at cpi@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Stansbury Manor Pumping Station
The Stansbury Manor Sewage Pumping Station (a new station) is under construction. Work began in January 2022. Construction, which is about 99 percent complete, is expected to cost $5,045,000.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
Baltimore County has started a major sewer rehabilitation project consisting of almost 15 miles of sewer line in the Overlea and Rosedale areas. Work on the $4.7 million project began in June 2022. It's approximately 70 percent toward completion. The Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation project is part of the County's Consent Decree—the County’s agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to improve the entire sanitary system and eliminate sanitary sewer overflows.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Parkville: East Branch Herring Run Relief Sewer
The Herring Run Relief Sewer, begun in February 2020, was estimated to take two years to complete and cost $16,177,000. It’s 95 percent complete. The project, which involves two tunnels and an open cut in lieu of a tunnel, consists of more than 11,000 feet of new pipe and 28 manholes. Crews will work on the following streets: Taylor Avenue, Wendover Avenue, Birmingham Avenue, Aiken Avenue, Oakleigh Road, Darlington Drive and Queen Anne Drive.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Essex Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
Baltimore County is investing $4.4 million into structurally rehabilitating sewer lines in Essex in the area of Eastern Boulevard, Mace Avenue and Riverside Drive. The County’s contractor will line almost 15 miles of sewer pipe (eight-, 12-, 15- and 18-inch diameter conduits) during the next year. The project is about 96 percent complete.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Corsica Pumping Station
The Corsica Sewage Pumping Station (an existing station) is under construction. Work began in January 2022. Construction, which is about 99 percent complete, and waiting for as-builts and operation and maintenance manuals, is expected to cost $2,676,666.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Mohrs Lane Bridge
The Mohrs Lane Bridge (Bridge B-0143) over the CSX Railroad, north of Pulaski Highway, was closed in 2007 because of structural deterioration. Demolition was completed by CSX in 2011 and Baltimore County assumed ownership with plans to rebuild the span. A new bridge is awaiting the completion of the engineer’s design. The structure is scheduled to be advertised for construction this year. This bridge will be part of the future Campbell Boulevard Corridor.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Hospital Drive and Lennings Lane Water Main Replacement
Baltimore County will begin a water main replacement project this winter located in the Rosedale area of Baltimore County, bounded by Franklin Square Boulevard on the northwest and Philadelphia Road on the southeast. The project will consist of replacing 6,700 linear feet of 8-inch and 12-inch water mains at a cost of $2.7 million. The project is expected to take one and a half years to complete.
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.