Task Force to Recommend Uses at Gerst Road Park Site

by David Marks | Aug 2, 2022 | Gerst Farm, Honeygo Plan, Perry Hall, recreation

I’m announcing today the creation of a task force to recommend uses at the new 22-acre park property on Gerst Road formerly known as the Bierman Farm. The task force will be led by Greg Heitner, the Fifth District representative to and chair of the Baltimore...

Perry Hall’s First New School in a Quarter-Century Under Construction

by David Marks | Nov 17, 2017 | Honeygo Plan, Perry Hall, rezoning, school overcrowding, zoning

On Monday, Baltimore County officials and community leaders will officially break ground on the new northeastern elementary school being constructed near Chapel and Joppa Roads. This will be the first new school in Perry Hall in a quarter-century. The 725-seat school...

Why the New Elementary School Site Helps Advance a Middle and High School

by David Marks | Nov 18, 2015 | Gerst Farm, Honeygo Plan, school overcrowding

Yesterday, Superintendent Dance announced that a county-owned property near the intersection of Chapel and Joppa Roads would be the site of the new 700-seat elementary school.  The recommendation means that school system staff can begin designing the campus, with a...

Continuing our Work to Address Overcrowding in the Northeast

by David Marks | May 27, 2015 | Carney, Harford Hills Elementary, Honeygo Plan, Parkville, Perry Hall High School, school overcrowding

One of my priorities as County Councilman has been to reduce school overcrowding.  This is a complex problem, and not entirely driven by new development.  In Carney and Parkville, for instance, we are seeing a demographic turnover as older homeowners sell to young...

Modify the Honeygo Requirements to Address School Overcrowding

by David Marks | Feb 15, 2015 | Honeygo Plan, school overcrowding

I will be introducing legislation to slow growth in Perry Hall’s Honeygo area until a new elementary school and key infrastructure improvements are completed.  The legislation will amend the Honeygo Plan, which has governed development in rural northeastern Baltimore...

Council Extends Honeygo Area, Improving Building Standards in Perry Hall

by David Marks | Jun 7, 2014 | Honeygo Plan, Perry Hall

Over the past few weeks, the Baltimore County Council passed two pieces of legislation that I believe will greatly improve the attractiveness and functionality of new construction in Perry Hall. Since 1994, development in northeastern Perry Hall has been governed by...