From Harford County government: Harford County Department of Public Works will be closing the section of road between 1919 and 1918 Park Beach Drive to through traffic during daytime hours from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for sliplining of the Bush Creek Sewer Force Main. The closure will occur on or about Monday, October 30, […]
Water and Sewer Rate Increases Coming for Aberdeen Residents
From the City of Aberdeen: CITY OF ABERDEEN WATER AND SEWER Changes to billing rates Aberdeen residents will see an increase in their next water and sewer rates. For the city staff living in Aberdeen too, we aren’t happy about the prospects either. However, here’s some of reasoning behind the changes: Sewer Rates: Aberdeen’s waste […]
Aberdeen Investigates Odor of Gasoline in Several Beards Hill Area Homes
From the City of Aberdeen: The Aberdeen Department of Public Works responded on July 17, 2017 at approximately 10:30 pm to the Beards Hill and Woodcrest Area for an odor complaint of gasoline in several houses. The Aberdeen Fire Department and Harford County Hazmat Response Team initially identified an odor of gasoline originating in the […]
Havre de Grace Middle School Students Create Educational Video about Flushable Items
From the City of Havre de Grace: This week the City of Havre de Grace released a new public service video as part of a lager outreach campaign to illustrate the negative impact FOG and products labeled “flushable” have on the city’s infrastructure. The video created by students from Havre de Grace Middle School explains […]
Havre de Grace Middle School Students Helping to Solve City-Wide Sewer Problem
From the City of Havre de Grace: Repeated calls for clogged sinks, toilets backing up, sewer lines clogged… What is going on? Fats, oils, grease and “flushable” wipes are wreaking havoc on city pipes. Rarely does a week go by at the City of Havre de Grace Public Works office without a call from residents […]
Friends of Harford: Bill Adding Large Parcel of Agricultural Land to Fallston Sewer Subdistrict Deserves to Fail
From Friends of Harford: Friends of Harford believes Bill 15-027 (Fallston Commercial Corridor Sewer Subdistrict) should be voted down. Its purpose is to “include additional properties within the Fallston Commercial Corridor Sewer Subdistrict”. The Bill expands the Fallston sewer subdistrict to add: – some older residential properties whose septic systems may be failing, and – […]
District A Happenings: Water & Sewer Rate Revisions; Welcome One Emergency Homeless Shelter
From Harford County Councilman Mike Perrone Jr.: Bill 15-022: Water & Sewer Rate Revisions On October 13, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the County Council Chambers, a public hearing on Bill 15-022 will take place. Bill 15-022 would increase water & sewer rates in Harford County over a four-year period beginning in 2016 and ending […]
Harford County Water and Sewer Rates to Increase; Both Systems “Chronically Underfunded for a Decade”
From Harford County government: Rate adjustments for Harford County’s public water and sewer services are necessary in light of a recent analysis showing that both systems have been chronically underfunded for a decade and will run out of operating cash next year. By law, each of Harford County’s systems must operate as a separate “enterprise […]
