The agenda is short, but weighty decisions are planned for a special Harford County Board of Education meeting Tuesday in Bel Air as the board will vote on next year’s operating budget. Superintendent Robert M. Tomback has proposed a budget for fiscal year 2012 that includes salary increases for all employees, including $15.3 million to […]
Harford County Council Agenda Jan. 18: Meeting Moved to Patterson Mill; Landfill Fee Increase; Recycling Plan
Delayed a week because of snow and moved to Patterson Mill Middle/High School because of the closure of the County Council Chambers building, the Harford County Council will meet Tuesday night with proposals on the table to increase the tipping fees at Scarboro Landfill and implement expansive new recycling programs for all Harford County Public […]
Havre de Grace Agenda Jan. 18: Another Try at Carbon Monoxide Detectors; Marina Commission Appointments; Second Quarter Financial Results
The Havre de Grace City Council will try again Tuesday night to make the city a safer place to live and work by introducing an ordinance that would add “certain language to the Code to require the installation of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detetors in buildings in the city.” Also on the agenda Tuesday […]
Bel Air Agenda Jan. 18: Creation of an Identity Theft Prevention Program Complying with Federal Law
The Town of Bel Air, in order to comply with federal law, must adopt an identity theft prevention program which will “use red flags to detect, prevent and mitigate identity theft.” A resolution creating and adopting this online identity management program will be discussed during the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioner’s meeting beginning at […]
Harford County Councilman Slutzky Explains Red Pump Elementary Investigation & Redistricting Implications
Red Pump Elementary School has yet to open its doors, but the new school already has a checkered history in Harford County. Still under construction and scheduled to open in August, Red Pump has been ground zero for a countywide elementary school redistricting that is still in the draft stages. But even before a shovel […]
Parkinson: “I Still Hold the Belief that this District Should be Undisturbed, and that the Definition of ‘Overcrowding’ Does Not Apply Here”
The following letter was sent by Meredith Parkinson to the Harford County Board of Education and the Superintendent’s Technical Advisory Committee. A copy was provided to The Dagger. Dear Members of the Board and STAC Committee Members, I have spoken and written to you on several occasions in regards to the redistricting. I first want […]
Revised Redistricting Plan Would Put Enrollment At All Harford County Elementary Schools Below 101% Capacity
A revised redistricting plan from Harford County Public Schools puts enrollment at all county elementary schools under 101% of capacity, and incorporates a number of alternative redistricting proposals submitted by parents in the affected areas. Issued on January 14 by the Superintendent’s Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), the revised plan is subject to additional modifications and […]
Del. James: “Creating Jobs and Getting the Economy Working Again for Everyone is My Top Priority”
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Dear Friends: I am excited to write on this week’s opening of this 428th session of the Maryland General Assembly! This year promises to be both one of the most challenging of those I have been here in Annapolis for, but also one with great promise for our […]
