Wal-Mart on Wednesday submitted to the Harford County Department of Planning and Zoning a revised traffic impact analysis for its proposed Bel Air Supercenter, solidifying the company’s plans to proceed without access to MD 924. The revised traffic analysis is based on site access along an extended Blue Spruce Drive, with secondary access to Plumtree […]
Proposed Bel Air Wal-Mart Denied Access to Route 924; State Highway Administration Also Denies Bright Oaks Traffic Signal
The State Highway Administration has denied Wal-Mart’s requested access on MD 924 for the main entrance to its proposed Supercenter in Bel Air, saying the access would not benefit the overall roadway network and citing “ample opportunity” for access via county roads. Community opposition to the store has focused on concerns about traffic congestion in […]
State Highway Administration Designates New School Zone on Route 924 Near Patterson Mill Middle/High School
The State Highway Administration has designated a new school zone on MD 924 in Bel Air near Patterson Mill Middle/High School, and plans to install a new pedestrian crossing signal at the intersection with Patterson Mill Road. The new school zone extends along MD 924 from just south of Patterson Mill Rd. to just south […]
Sovereign Bank on Rt. 924 Robbed for Second Time in Three Weeks; Heists Believed to be Connected (UPDATED)
The Sovereign Bank branch on Emmorton Road in Bel Air was robbed at gunpoint Friday morning for the second time in just under three weeks, with the latest robbery believed to be connected to the first. Maryland State Police responded to the branch, located in the 1800 block of Emmorton Road, just before 11:30 a.m. […]
Patterson Mill Middle/High School Locked Down Monday Morning Following Nearby Armed Bank Robbery
Patterson Mill Middle/High School in Bel Air was briefly locked down Monday following an armed robbery at a nearby bank, police said, the third daylight armed robbery in Harford County in the last week. According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, shortly after 11 a.m. a white male in his 40s entered the Sovereign Bank […]
McMahan: Zoning Hearing for Plumtree Apartments Postponed Indefinitely
From Harford County Council District C Councilman Jim McMahan: 22 August 2012 TO THOSE CONCERNED FROM: COUNCILMAN CAPT’N JIM MCMAHAN DIST “C” SUBJECT: ZONING APPEAL CASE FOR 29 AUG EVERGREEN BUSINESS TRUST (198 APARTMENTS CASE 5781) The Zoning Appeals Case regarding the 198 Apartments near Rt 24 and Plum Tree/Toll Gate has been postponed indefinitely […]
Harford County Executive Craig: “I Have Serious Concerns Regarding the Proposed Construction of a Walmart at the Site Discussed”
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – – The following statement was issued by Harford County Executive David R. Craig regarding a proposed move of the Constant Friendship Walmart to the Plumtree Road site near Bel Air: “Harford County Government has been officially notified by representatives of Walmart of their interest in relocating from […]
Whither Wal-Mart? Retailer Reactivates Traffic Study on Possible Bel Air Store, Local Residents Plan to Fight
More than a year after Wal-Mart first approached Harford County planning officials about a possible new store in Bel Air, the super retailer is reactivating a traffic study for the project, and some area residents say that if plans for the new store proceed, they will put up a fight. Wal-Mart originally approached the county […]
