The Bel Air Town Commissioners will hold a public hearing Monday night on a proposal to double the hourly rate charged at most parking meters in the downtown area. According to the proposed ordinance, the current hourly meter rate of 25 cents per hour is insufficient to cover the maintenance and upkeep costs of the […]
Jennings: “The Special Session Was a Perfectly Orchestrated Farce”
From the office of state Senator J.B. Jennings: This week, the Governor and legislative leadership passed $260 million in new taxes over the strong objection of fiscal conservatives like you and me. The “special session” was a perfectly orchestrated farce. It was nothing but a show, with the outcome predetermined by those who rather spend-and-tax […]
Sen. Nancy Jacobs: “The Taxaholics in Annapolis Have Pulled it Off Again”
From the office of state Senator Nancy Jacobs: The Taxaholics in Annapolis have pulled it off again. They have voted to increase your taxes today despite protests by myself and other lawmakers who think Maryland should be living within its means and not spending its way to bankruptcy on the backs of working people. The […]
Ma and Pa Trail Could Be Impacted by Construction in Forest Hill
From Harford County government: The Department of Parks and Recreation has announced that due to construction of a building adjacent to the Ma and Pa Trail near Newport Drive in Forest Hill there will be intermittent closure of the Trail while construction work on the nearby property is performed. The temporary closure of this area […]
Trail Group Moves Forward with Effort to Connect MA & PA Trail Between Forest Hill and Bel Air; Awareness Walk Planned Oct. 22
From the MA & PA Heritage Trail, Inc.: The MA & PA Heritage Trail, Inc. is organizing a walk of county leaders along the proposed route that would connect the two segments of the trail from Forest Hill to Bel Air. The popular recreational trail currently consists of two unconnected sections totaling 5.75 miles, with […]
American Serengeti: The Turkey Point Lollipop Cedars
Take Route 272 off of Route 40, down Old Elk Neck Road to see the top of the Bay from ancient clay cliffs. Our state preserved this peninsula of laurel, rhododendron, oak, and sweetgum for us to appreciate the Chesapeake’s beginnings. Bordered by Elk River above and the Great Shellfish Bay below, this finger of […]