From Friends of Harford: You are invited to join us at our Annual Meeting on Sunday April 19 from 2-4 pm at the Abingdon Library. IF YOU ASK – HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? We will help you understand the why of: – Wal-Mart big box store – Eva Mar continuing care retirement community (CCRC) – […]
Zoning Hearings Set for Fallston Funeral Home and Belcamp Special Education Center
From Friends of Harford: Public hearings will be held before the Zoning Hearing Examiner for CASE NO. 5839: HIGHVIEW LLC & JIM HESS – 3433 Fallston Road, Fallston. Special exception, proposed for the Fourth Election District, 3433 Fallston Road, Fallston, by HIGHVIEW LLC & JIM HESS. Appealed because a special exception, pursuant to Section 267-88H(4) […]
Friends of Harford Annual Meeting, April 19 at Abingdon Library
From Friends of Harford: Many Harford Countians have been very unhappy with some recently approved developments. What went wrong? What can be done to protect us from developments that are poorly designed or in the wrong locations? Find out at: Friends of Harford’s Annual Meeting April 19th (2-4 PM) at the Abingdon Library Save the […]
Friends of Harford: Rain Tax Repeal Does Little; County Should Devise Plan of Action to Slow Down the Pollutants We Generate
From Friends of Harford: Legislative Bill 14-036 was introduced on December 9, 2014 in county council session. Public testimony is scheduled for Date/Time: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 6:30 pm Location: Council Chambers, 212 S. Bond St, Bel Air The stated purpose of the bill is to “repeal in its entirety Article III, Watershed Restoration […]
Friends of Harford: “We Are on the Hook to EPA to Reduce Stormwater Runoff from Our Existing Infrastructure”
From Friends of Harford: Stormwater management is in the news as Governor-elect Hogan readies his plan to remove the “rain tax” and new county executive Glassman has sent a bill to the county council to repeal Harford’s “rain tax”. It seems we will pay for the stormwater management program out of the general budget. Regardless […]
Friends of Harford: “Many of Us Believe that Local Government Has a Larger Role to Play in Early Transportation Planning”
From Friends of Harford: Traffic problems constitute a large part of the issues local residents have with planned new developments. Many of us believe that local government has a larger role to play in early transportation planning as an integral part of community planning to head off these problems. Baltimore regional transportation planning, at least […]
Candidates Reply, or Don’t, to General Election Questions from Friends of Harford
From Friends of Harford: As we did in the primary elections, Friends of Harford invited all 14 candidates running for County Executive, County Council President, or County Council member (Districts A through F) in Harford County to reply to questions related to land use and quality of life in our community. All replies received by […]
Friends of Harford Participates in Construction Site Pollution Survey and Investigates Proposed Water and Sewer Authority
From Friends of Harford: – Greater Baltimore Citizen Survey Finds Poor Construction Site Mud Pollution Control (September 11, 2014) Three members of Friends of Harford participated in the survey of Harford County sites as part of this project. As summarized in the survey report: “In June and July, 2014, 105 construction sites in the Greater […]
