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 […]
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 […]
Boardman: The Good Sense of Infrastructure Improvements and the Senselessness of Most Wars
From Christopher Boardman: Republicans and other so-called conservatives have railed against my points in favor of the Red Line. One of their criticisms is that it costs too much to build. Imagine, the proposed tunnel for the Red Line WOULD COST ONE BILLION DOLLARS! These people should know that One Billion Dollars is mere chump […]
Report: Estimated Current Cost of $265M to Correct Deficiencies in Harford County Facilities
From Harford County Government: BEL AIR, Md., (Feb. 11, 2015) – County Executive Barry Glassman issued the following statement on the Facilities Master Plan report prepared for Harford County government by Jacobs Engineering, Inc. in association with DeJong Richter and Grimm+Parker Architects: “I welcome this comprehensive, independent analysis of the state of our county facilities. […]
Lisanti: $4 Million Available for Chesapeake Local Governments To Implement Green Infrastructure
From Mary Ann Lisanti, Chair of the Local Government Advisory Committee: For the past two years, it has been my honor and privilege to Chair the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) and represent 1,800 units of local government in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Our committee is made up of local government officials from Maryland, Pennsylvania, […]
Sen. Mikulski: “Congress Must Act with the Urgency of Now to Create Jobs and Put People Back to Work”
From the office of Sen. Barbara Mikulski: U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) issued the following statement today in advance of President Obama’s address to a Joint Session of Congress on the need to continue creating jobs for the middle class: “President Obama’s approach is a good first step. I strongly support a plan for an […]
Aberdeen Agenda Aug. 22: Public Hearing on $10 Million Ripken Stadium and City Hall Loan Refinancing; Ben Carson Scholars Fund; Harford Family House
The Aberdeen City Council will hold a public hearing Monday night regarding a proposed ordinance allowing the city to refund up to $10 million in debt – largely accrued during the construction of City Hall and the Ripken Stadium complex. The ordinance would “authorize and empower the city of Aberdeen, to borrow, upon its full […]
Youth’s Benefit Elementary PTA President Runyeon: Leaking Roof, Lead in Water, Aging Facility Need to be Replaced
The following comments were read by Laura Runyeon, President of the Youth’s Benefit Elementary School Parent Teacher Association, at the Harford County Board of Education meeting on Monday night. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Thank you for the opportunity to speak before you this evening. My name is Laura Runyeon and […]
