From the Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Water monitoring by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) for the second summer in a row has found occasional high levels of fecal bacteria in some Harford County streams, some at levels 100s times government safety levels. The popular Kilgore Falls swimming hole continues to be unsafe for swimming after some […]
Harford County Executive Craig: Stormwater Fee is the Latest to Come Down the Pipe
From Harford County government: By now, you have most likely heard of the new state-required stormwater fee that 10 Maryland counties, including Harford, must start collecting in the near future. What this means for Harford County taxpayers is that you will now have to pay an annual fee that will go toward funding stormwater infrastructure […]
Quality Counts? It Depends On Who’s Counting
Education Week, which calls itself American education’s newspaper of record, publishes an annual report called “Quality Counts” that ranks the states according to education policies and outcomes. This year, Maryland came out on top overall and the self-congratulation has been in full bloom, some of which is well-deserved. But a closer look at the data […]
