by David Marks | Dec 17, 2014 | air conditioning, Dumbarton Middle, Hampton, school overcrowding, Stoneleigh, zoning
For the past 15 years, I have worked to lighten overcrowding at schools throughout northeastern Baltimore County. Once I was elected to the County Council, our office reduced the development potential on more than 260 acres in northeastern Baltimore County. Now, we...
by David Marks | Dec 14, 2014 | school overcrowding, zoning
Since my election, one of my priorities has been to reduce school overcrowding throughout the Fifth District. We are making progress. The county has invested more than $110 million in school projects, mostly to build more classrooms. In 2012, I initiated a downzoning...
by David Marks | Oct 10, 2014 | Dance, school overcrowding
On Wednesday, October 8, the Baltimore County Public School leadership held a community meeting at Perry Hall High School to address facility issues in northeastern Baltimore County. I appreciate Superintendent Dance following up on the request I made along with the...
by David Marks | Sep 12, 2014 | Dance, Perry Hall High School, school overcrowding, zoning
I have tried to address school overcrowding for the past 15 years. Upon my election to the County Council, we moved to lighten development by downzoning more than 260 acres in northeastern Baltimore County, where classrooms have been among the most crowded. That has...
by David Marks | May 1, 2014 | Cromwell Valley, Dumbarton Middle, endorsements, Hampton, Harford Hills Elementary, Perry Hall High School, Rodgers Forge, school overcrowding, Stoneleigh
I am very proud to be endorsed by Baltimore County’s educators – the Teachers Association of Baltimore County (TABCO) and the Education Support Professionals of Baltimore County (ESPBC). We’ve worked very hard to improve our public schools over the...
by David Marks | Apr 15, 2014 | air conditioning, Hampton, police, school overcrowding, Stoneleigh
When I was elected to the Baltimore County Council in 2010, it was clear that school construction and modernization needed to be a top priority. Some of our schools were as much as 80 percent over capacity, and only a few had modern features such as air conditioning. ...
