From Friends of David R. Craig: As the O’Malley – Brown budget is being considered in the House of the General Assembly, Harford County Executive David Craig and Jeannie Haddaway released the following joint statement: “Maryland’s budget has increased from $29 billion in actual spending in 2007 to $40 billion proposed for fiscal year 2015, […]
Concerned Citizens Plan Legal Action Against Cuts in School Bus Service and Implementation of Pay-to-Play Fees in Harford County Public Schools
A coalition of concerned citizens plans legal action to halt cuts in school bus service and the implementation of pay-to-play fees in the school year that begins Monday in Harford County Public Schools. The system-wide cutbacks in school bus transportation and the new fees for students to participate in extra-curricular activities were approved by the […]
Student Activity Fee, Pay-to-Play Particulars Posted on Harford County Public Schools Web Site
The following information was published earlier today on the Harford County Public Schools Web site: On June 10, 2013, the Board of Education approved the school system’s operating budget for the upcoming school year with many cost-saving and revenue-generating strategies in order to balance the budget. As a result, athletic and activity fees were adopted […]
Burbey: “We Cannot Allow This Kind of Crony Capitalism to Continue in Our County”
From Ryan Burbey: Over the past several years the gaps between the prosperous and the needy in Harford County have become even more pronounced. The budgetary cuts, which have been imposed by the Craig administration, have almost unilaterally affected those with the least in our county, while simultaneously rewarding those with the most. Over the […]
Aberdeen Agenda April 11: Annexations of Chapel Estates-Hiob Lane and Aberdeen Technology Park; Reconsideration of City Fees
The Aberdeen City Council will hold public hearings Monday night on a pair a charter amendment resolutions which would annex nearly 100 acres into the city in two locations – a residential development on Hiob Lane and a new technology park on Route 22. The Chapel Estates-Hiob Lane proposal includes a total acreage of 70.55 […]