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Environmental dept. surveying Orbitan Court in Parkville-Carney area
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks is alerting residents of Carney's Orbitan Court about survey work related to an assessment of the stream valley. The Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability is conducting an assessment of the stream valley behind the homes. Residents may see the design consultant (McCormick Taylor, Inc.) and their survey team (CV, Inc.) working in the vicinity of the stream. Please contact Jena Smolko at 410-887-4009 if residents have any questions, or reach out to jsmolko@baltimorecountymd.gov or hmcgee@baltimorecountymd.gov. "Our office has pushed for action here for several years, as the stream valley has eroded significantly," Marks said. "I appreciate the county following through as we work towards a solution."
‘Toys for Tots’ finds new home in Gaithersburg
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (DC News Now)–The annual Toys for Tots of Montgomery County program will happen this year after some uncertainty. The organization has a new distribution warehouse, just about two weeks after it lost its previous location, which threatened to cancel this year’s toy drive. “There’s no English word to describe how I feel right […]
Baltimore ILA Branches File Class Action Against Dali Owners
Both the owner and operator of the Dali container ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, causing its collapse, are under a flurry of new legal claims.Class Action Accuses Walmart of Allowing ORC on Marketplace Due to Insufficient Merchant Vetting Already prepping for likely strike action across the East and Gulf Coast ports, members of three Baltimore-area local branches of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are suing Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited for their role in the deadly accident. The incident, which resulted in the deaths of six construction workers, closed off access to...
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