From Harford County government: The Harford County Department of Public Works has announced that Red Pump Road between Vale Road and Yankee Doodle Drive has been reopened to traffic. The road had been closed for more than two months to allow for the construction of a roundabout to facilitate traffic with the new Red Pump […]
Red Pump Road Closed 2 Months As Roundabout Is Built For New Elementary School
From Harford County government: The Harford County Board of Education has advised the Harford County Department of Public Works that Red Pump Road has been closed to through traffic between Maryland Route 24 and Vale Road. Local traffic for residents and businesses is permitted in this area, however it is not possible to access the […]
Principal for Red Pump, Promotions and Appointments Approved by Harford School Board
The Harford County Board of Education named a principal for the new Red Pump Elementary School and approved several personnel moves at a board business meeting on May 24, 2010 in Bel Air. E. Blaine Hawley, currently the principal of Meadowvale Elementary School, will become the principal of Red Pump Elementary effective January 3, 2011. […]
Harford 2009: The Dagger’s Top Ten Stories Of The Year
The year 2009 opened on a sad note in Harford County with residents still mourning the death of prominent, longtime school superintendent Jacqueline Haas. Before the year was over, Harford County would lose two other wellknown female leaders – former delegate Joanne Parrott and Harford County Councilwoman Veronica Chenowith. It was also a year of […]
Contractors Pulled Injunctions After Red Pump Elementary School Was Cancelled
Contractors claiming that the bidding process for Red Pump Elementary School was handled improperly lodged formal protests with Harford County Public Schools over contracts worth almost half the value of the base cost to build the school and planned to object at the December 15, 2008 school board meeting where $23 million in construction contracts […]
Hess on Cancellation Of Red Pump Elementary: “It Was The Financially Correct Thing To Do”
“No. No. No.” That’s former Harford County Board of Education President Patrick L. Hess reacting to allegations that Red Pump Elementary School was cancelled after problems with the bid process led to protests, and the potential for legal action against Harford County Public Schools. Hess told The Dagger that the school board cancelled Red Pump […]
Did Bidding Irregularities Stall Red Pump Elementary?
When the Harford County Board of Education cancelled plans to build Red Pump Elementary School last December, the school board was just days away from approving nearly $23 million in construction contracts that would have put shovels in the ground. The decision sparked a public debate over the fate of the school. Now The Dagger […]
Red Pump It Is: Board of Ed Votes 5-2 To Proceed With Vale Road School
Ending a face-off with the Harford County Council over which of two planned elementary schools would be built first, the Harford County Board of Education voted 5 to 2 last night to proceed with Red Pump Elementary. Red Pump has also been approved for construction funding by the council, paving the way for relief of […]
