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Baltimore County spending $550K to shield 2020 settlement to brother of county executive’s friend
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s administration secretly paid his friend’s brother an $83,675 settlement after backing out of an agreement to increase the retired firefighter’s pension, which county lawyers said would have violated state law. And now, the administration could pay more than half a million dollars on a fight in court to keep secret details about the settlement. ...
I-695 project work to close multiple lanes overnight for weeks in Baltimore County
BALTIMORE -- Multiple lanes on the Beltway in Baltimore County will be closed overnight on Thursdays through Sundays for the next several weeks due to road work on the next phase of the I-695 project.The lane closures will start on Sunday, July 14 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the I-659 inner loop at I-70 toward I-83.Crews will be striping the highway and adjusting concrete barriers to accommodate a traffic switch to the right. Two weeks later, crews will do the same work on the outer loop from Towson to Woodlawn.Here are details about the I-695 project.
Thousands without power after severe storm strikes York County: Met-Ed
Thousands around the Hanover area and York County were without power after a severe storm uprooted trees, brought down power lines and even threw a trampoline into wires. As of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Met-Ed reported a total of roughly 15,000 people around York County were without power, according to the outage tracker on the company's website. ...
Red Maple Place fight in Baltimore County not over
The fight over the Red Maple Place affordable housing project in East Towson is not over, with opponents now zeroing in on its environmental impact. The debate over the project, which dates back seven years, pits an historically African American neighborhood that says it has been taken advantage of for decades against a developer that counters it’s planning to build a quality apartment complex that would provide much needed affordable housing.
Parkville Carney Festival Returns Oct.19
The Parkville Carney Festival will be taking place on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at St. Ursula Catholic Church parking lot at 8801 Harford Road in Parkville (on the Putty Hill Side). There is free admission. Vendors and family fun activities all day and some great...
Patoka, Pickard make peace following Glen Burnie dustup
The chairs of the Anne Arundel and the Baltimore County Councils have made peace following the “Glen Burnie Burn.”. Back in May, Baltimore County Council Chair Izzy Patoka dissed Glen Burnie during a public meeting. During a debate about a development that Patoka considered unattractive, he said, “Do we...
Dori Henry joining Blended Public Affairs, plus more political personnel news
Dori Henry, a seasoned policy and communications strategist who is leaving her post next month as chief of staff to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. (D), is joining forces with Alexandra Hughes, the former chief of staff to state House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) and the late Speaker Michael E. Busch (D). […] The post Dori Henry joining Blended Public Affairs, plus more political personnel news appeared first on Maryland Matters.
State Roundup: 3-county, 70-mile energy transmission line facing opposition; brother of Rachel Morin speaks at RNC; Bossie a Maryland star at RNC, Hogan is not
THOUSANDS OPPOSING PROPOSED 3-COUNTY TRANSMISSION LINE: Thousands of farmers, homeowners and environmental advocates have packed into fire halls and senior centers this month to oppose a plan they only recently learned about: a proposed $424 million, 70-mile energy transmission line that would run through Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties. Rona Kobell and Penelope Blackwell/The Baltimore Banner.
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