by David Marks | May 5, 2020 | Carney, coronavirus, Downtown Perry Hall, Downtown Towson, Fullerton, Kingsville, Loch Raven
The impacts of the coronavirus shutdown have been staggering on many small businesses. Our office has done its best to encourage people to patronize local businesses, but many are simply closed or operating at a minimal level. Baltimore County has created a COVID-19...
by David Marks | Dec 31, 2019 | Downtown Perry Hall
Filling the vacant Mars Supermarket space in Perry Hall has been a priority for me. The County Council extended the Perry Hall commercial revitalization district to this location shortly after Mars closed in 2016. Earlier this year, LIDL announced plans to open here...
by David Marks | Oct 20, 2019 | 101 York, Carney, Circle East, Downtown Perry Hall, Loch Raven, Rossville, Towson, Towson Row
Since my election to the Baltimore County Council, I have focused on revitalizing and improving our older commercial areas. The change that has occurred in Downtown Towson is breathtaking. Cranes dot the skyline. Businesses are reopening along York Road, and...
by David Marks | Feb 28, 2019 | 101 York, Circle East, Downtown Perry Hall, Towson Circulator, Towson Row
Over the next two years, developers will complete projects that will add more than 1,000 units to Downtown Towson. Circle East, 101 York, and Towson Run will fundamentally change the complexion of Downtown Towson, bringing new residents to support our businesses....
by David Marks | Dec 24, 2018 | 101 York, budget, Carney, Circle East, crime, Downtown Perry Hall, Downtown Towson, Hogan, infrastructure, Joppa Road, Joppa View, Kingsville, Loch Raven, open space, Perry Hall, Perry Hall Square, Radebaugh Park, school overcrowding, Towson, Towson Row, transportation
We have much to look forward to in the Fifth County Council district this year, with improvements planned from Towson to Kingsville – but the adoption of the new budget will be a big challenge. How we deal with the budget will determine the extent to which we...
by David Marks | Oct 11, 2018 | Downtown Perry Hall, Perry Hall Square
I was pleased to announce today that the 54-year-old Perry Hall Square Shopping Center will be renovated, bringing a new look to one of the oldest commercial areas in northeastern Baltimore County. In 2011, I sponsored legislation that created the Perry Hall...
