by David Marks | Aug 16, 2021 | Fullerton, Perry Hall, school overcrowding, White Marsh
This month, local officials broke ground on the new elementary school at Rossville Boulevard and Gum Spring Road, which should alleviate overcrowding in southern Perry Hall, White Marsh, and Fullerton. That same week, the school system confirmed that two additional...
by David Marks | Jul 25, 2021 | Campus Hills, Cromwell Valley, Joppa Road, Loch Raven, Perry Hall, Towson, Towson Circulator
The Fiscal Year 2022 budget provides unprecedented funding for transportation projects. Over the next construction season, highway contractors will be completing some unfinished resurfacing in our district; roads in the Oakleigh Manor and Cromwood-Coventry communities...
by David Marks | May 19, 2021 | commercial district, Joppa Road, Parkville
Today, I was delighted to announce that Federal Realty Investment Trust plans to invest approximately $5 million to upgrade and improve Perring Plaza in Baltimore, Maryland. The enhancements at the 396,000-square-foot Joppa Road shopping center include a new façade,...
by David Marks | May 9, 2021 | commercial district, Loch Raven
In 2019, I established a task force to recommend strategies for revitalizing the intersection centered at Loch Raven Boulevard and Joppa Road. This is an aging area dominated by hotels and housing constructed more than a half-century ago. Since that time, several...
by David Marks | Mar 2, 2021 | Gerst Farm, open space, Perry Hall
I am pleased to announce that the County Council will vote on Monday, March 15th to purchase 22 acres of land for a new park in Perry Hall. The property is located east of Gerst Road in Perry Hall’s Honeygo area, between New Gerst Lane and Glenfield Road. It...
by David Marks | Feb 10, 2021 | commercial district, Perry Hall
Nearly five years ago, Mars Supermarkets announced they would close all 13 stores in the Baltimore area. While some were acquired by Weis Markets, other locations became vacant. One spot was the Mars Supermarket at Belair and Silver Spring Roads in Perry Hall. As...
by David Marks | Jan 13, 2021 | Carney, Cub Hill, Fullerton, Perry Hall, school overcrowding, Towson, Towson High School
As the 2021 session of the Maryland General Assembly opens, the top priority for our state legislators should be to secure the funding needed to advance new schools in Baltimore County. This will be the third consecutive session where such funding stalled. In 2019,...
by David Marks | Dec 19, 2020 | Angel Park, Carney, Cromwell Valley, dog park, Gough Park, Honeygo Park, Kingsville, Mount Vista, open space, Patriot Plaza, Perry Hall, Ridgely Manor, Seven Courts, Towson
Since 2010, eight new parks have advanced in the Fifth District—four in Perry Hall, three in Towson, and the first new park in a half-century along the Loch Raven Boulevard corridor. Parks are essential to our quality of life, providing recreational space, peace of...
by David Marks | Nov 11, 2020 | Carney, Cromwell Valley, Neighborhood Commons, open space, Perry Hall, Towson, zoning
In 2012, I sponsored legislation that created a zoning category, Neighborhood Commons, to protect land as open space. Thanks to that legislation, about 4,000 acres has now been designated as Neighborhood Commons. The new estimate includes decisions based on the...
by David Marks | Oct 12, 2020 | Carney, Joppa Road, traffic light
When I ran for office in 2010, I stood with a sign at the corner of Harford and Joppa Roads that read “Fix This Intersection.” This junction of two major corridors has been gridlocked for decades, and rebuilding the intersection has been a top priority...
