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 16, 2018 | Honeygo Elementary School, Perry Hall, school overcrowding
On October 16, I joined parents, educators, and community leaders at the ribbon-cutting for Honeygo Elementary School, the first new school in Perry Hall in a quarter-century. It’s also the first of three schools that will open between now and 2021. A second...
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...
by David Marks | Aug 22, 2017 | Chapel Hill, Dumbarton Middle, Kingsville, Oakleigh, Pleasant Plains, school overcrowding, Towson, Towson High School
When I was first elected to the Baltimore County Council in 2010, more than a dozen public schools that serve our district lacked air conditioning. This fall, that number has dropped to one—Dumbarton Middle School, which will reopen next September after a $28 million...
by David Marks | Apr 12, 2017 | Perry Hall, Perry Hall Middle, school overcrowding, zoning
I am pleased to announce that the Fiscal Year 2018 budget will include $7 million in funding to plan for a new northeastern middle school. The proposed 1,500-seat school will be constructed at a site to be determined by the Baltimore County Board of Education. An...
by David Marks | Jan 25, 2017 | Perry Hall Middle, school overcrowding
As you know, one of my priorities as Perry Hall’s Councilman has been to reduce overcrowding at Perry Hall Middle School. It was the primary reason why we downzoned, lowered and blocked development in 2016 on more than 1,268 acres of eastern Perry Hall. Last fall,...
