by David Marks | Nov 26, 2021 | Citizens on Patrol, crime, Dunfield, Joppa Road, Loch Raven
Make no mistake—crime is the top concern in Baltimore County right now. A few days ago, our county set a record for homicides. Crime is affecting every type of community, with shootings in places like Milford Mill, Towson, and Middle River that are scattered...
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 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 | 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 | Nov 29, 2019 | Anneslie, Carney, Loch Raven, Perry Hall, rezoning, Rodgers Forge, Towson, zoning
Next year, the Baltimore County Council will consider changes as part of the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process. Zoning determines the development and use of all properties in Baltimore County. In 2012 and 2016, I initiated changes to lighten school overcrowding and...
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...
