From Harford County Councilman Mike Perrone: On Tuesday, December 6, at 6 p.m. in the County Council Chambers (212 S. Bond Street in Bel Air), the public hearing will be held for Bill 16-29: Magnolia Neighborhood Overlay District. The meeting will open with testimony from the Director of Planning and Zoning and possibly other members […]
Harford Campaign for Liberty: County Council Ignores Constituents, Approves Double-Digit Pay Raise
From Harford Campaign for Liberty: Friends, We won’t forget. And neither should you! On Tuesday, November 1st, six out of seven Harford County Councilmen shamefully voted to approve Bill # 16-023 (increased compensation for county council members). They ignored hundreds of petitions, emails, and phone calls from their constituents who had contacted them…to oppose using […]
County Councilman Perrone: “County Council Positions Aren’t Supposed to be Careers. If Our Pay is Inadequate, We Can Always Step Down”
From Harford County Councilman Mike Perrone Jr.: The Possibility of a Raise for the Next County Council On October 11, at 6:15 pm in the Council Chamber, a public hearing will be held on Bill 16-023, which would raise the salaries of the 2018-2022 County Council by approximately 18% (from the current $36,750 to $43,500). […]
Harford County Councilman Perrone: “We as a Country…Could Choose to Have Drugs Sold Legally by Law-Abiding Citizens in a Regulated Environment”
From Harford Council Member Mike Perrone, Jr.: HarfordNEXT, Our Quality of Life, and the Drug Trade On June 21, the County Council passed our HarfordNEXT Master Plan, and I want to share some comments I made at the end of the meeting that go straight to the very heart of the quality of life in […]
County Councilman Perrone: Change in Joppa Zoning Classification “Could Open the Door to Townhouses or Other Denser Types of Land Uses”
From Harford County Councilman Mike Perrone Jr.: I’d like to solicit your opinion on something… as you probably know, the County Executive and our Planning and Zoning Department have been working on HarfordNEXT (our upcoming Master Plan Update), which was made available for public comment on February 8. An important change has been proposed for […]
County Councilman Perrone: Revitalizing and Restructuring the Harford County Commission on Veterans Affairs
From Harford County Councilman Mike Perrone Jr.: Over the course of the past 15 months, Council Member “Capt’n” Jim McMahan and his Legislative Aide, Debbie Button took on the task to revitalize and restructure, at the request of the County Executive, the Harford County Commission on Veterans Affairs. The commission consists of 16 members appointed […]
Harford County Councilman Perrone: “Replacing Harford Memorial with a Freestanding Medical Facility May Well Lower Our Standard of Medical Care Here in Harford County”
From Harford County Councilman Mike Perrone Jr.: At our March 8th meeting, the County Council voted to approve letters of support to the Maryland House and Senate regarding University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake’s intentions to eventually replace Harford Memorial Hospital with a “Free Standing Medical Facility” near the intersection of I-95 and route 155. To […]
County Councilman Perrone: Living by a Code of Honor and Civility…in a World that Does Not
From Harford County Councilman Mike Perrone Jr.: Back in May of last year, I was in attendance at the dedication ceremony for the memorial to fallen deputies that was installed at the Detention Center. I can remember thinking to myself as I was sitting there: how wonderful it would be to come back here ten, […]