From Bill Wehland: Evergreen Apartments Plumtree Road and Route 24 Board of Appeals Case No. 5781 After three hearing dates in February, the Zoning Hearing Examiner for Harford County on July 8, 2013 recommended that the Applicant’s Special Development Request to permit a Planned Residential Development for the construction of 198 apartment units at the […]
Wehland: “It is My Belief there are Two Possibilities to Stop the Proposed Wal-Mart Project”
The following editorial and letter to the Harford County Department of Planning and Zoning were written and provided by Bill Wehland of Bel Air: Recently the traffic company representing the proposed new Bel Air Walmart responded to the latest Harford County deficiencies of June 7, 2013. This group has again failed to comply with the […]
Wal-Mart Refutes Professional Critique of Traffic Plans for Proposed Bel Air Supercenter; Claims Statements are Outdated and Incorrect
Responding to a professional critique of Wal-Mart’s plan to mitigate traffic from a proposed Bel Air Supercenter, a spokesman for Wal-Mart said on Wednesday that the critique contained statements that were outdated and/or incorrect. The critique of Wal-Mart’s traffic mitigation plan was issued in a June 7th technical memorandum from Century Engineering, Inc., of Hunt […]
UPDATED: Wal-Mart Submits Updates to Traffic Plan for Proposed Bel Air Supercenter; Opponents Unveil Professional 2nd Opinion
UPDATE: Wal-Mart Refutes Professional Critique of Traffic Plans for Proposed Bel Air Supercenter; Claims Statements are Outdated and Incorrect http://www.daggerpress.com/2013/08/25/wal-mart-refutes-professional-critique-of-traffic-plans-for-proposed-bel-air-supercenter-claims-statements-are-outdated-and-incorrect/ In recent crossfire over a proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter in Bel Air, Wal-Mart submitted final updates to its traffic mitigation plan, asserting that the plan meets Harford County requirements; and store opponents unveiled a professional second […]
Wehland: “Although Many Citizens Saw this Bill as Preventing or Stopping Walmart from Building, I Did Not Believe it Was Possible”
The following comments were presented by Bill Wehland to the Harford County Council on Tuesday, May 07, 2013. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: I was truly disappointed and frustrated with this council relative to how Bill No. 13-16 was so poorly handled at the last council meeting on April 16th. I […]
Bel Air South Community Foundation Plans Rally Tuesday to Show Wal-Mart, County Council, and Community They “Will Not be Deterred”
From the Bel Air South Community Foundation: Folks, 1) We will continue to march forward with the NO BEL AIR WALMART campaign! The passing of Bill 13-16 would have been a boost but not a necessity for our campaign to be successful. Wal-Mart has yet to meet all County and State requirements and until they […]
Wehland: “Our County Council Needs to Wake Up and Stop Outlandish Development”
From Bill Wehland of Bel Air: It has become increasingly apparent that the Harford County Council members do not work together as a team to pass legislation that represents the majority of the community’s interests. Instead they have their own self interests and create hostility between themselves and the citizens they serve. A prime example […]
With Potential Legislative Hurdle Cleared, Wal-Mart Continues Quest for New Bel Air Supercenter Store Approval
Proposed legislation that might have stalled development of the Bel Air Wal-Mart, failed for lack of a second at a Harford County Council legislative session held Tuesday. County Council Bill No. 13-16 set forth special development requirements for stores 75,000 sq. ft. or larger, and subjected them to final approval by the Council, acting as […]