by David Marks | Feb 21, 2014 | Loch Raven, Parkville library, Perry Hall
The Parkville library will be closed in April and May for a major renovation. The $276,000 project involves new carpeting, painting of walls, and improvements to the shelving system. During this period, customers will need to use nearby libraries such as the Perry...
by David Marks | Feb 13, 2014 | Almond, Charles Street
My colleague Vicki Almond and I have sponsored legislation that bans electronic changeable copy signs along National Scenic Byways in Baltimore County. A National Scenic Byway is a corridor recognized by the U.S. Department of Transportation for having an...
by David Marks | Feb 13, 2014 | public health, smoking
Last year, the Baltimore County Recreation and Parks Board asked the County Council to adopt a no-smoking policy for our public parks. I agreed this was important—and in February, sponsored legislation that clarified where smoking would be allowed in our parks. The...
by David Marks | Jan 23, 2014 | food trucks
At its meeting on January 22nd, the Baltimore County Council passed legislation I sponsored that establishes distance requirements between food trucks and restaurants throughout the county. The bill culminates a year of work to clarify where food trucks can operate,...
by David Marks | Jan 12, 2014 | open space, Perry Hall, Soukup
At its meeting on January 21, the Baltimore County Council will consider legislation I am sponsoring to designate three new parks in honor of figures important to Perry Hall history. The future 20-acre park site northwest of Joppa and Chapel Roads would be designated...
