by David Marks | Jan 2, 2014 | air conditioning, Dumbarton Middle, Hampton, school overcrowding, Seven Oaks, Stoneleigh, Uncategorized
Since December of 2010, when I took office, more than $114 million in state and county funding has been budgeted for school improvements that affect students from the Fifth District. That amount includes more than $18 million to renovate Dumbarton Middle School; $15...
by David Marks | Dec 27, 2013 | bicycle, Chapel Road, dog park, Indian Rock Park, NeighborSpace, Perry Hall, Ridgely Manor, Rodgers Forge, school overcrowding, Towson Circle III, Towson Commons, Uncategorized, Yakona
2014 will be a year of numerous milestones in the Fifth District. In Perry Hall, Baltimore County will complete three important park projects. The Perry Paw Dog Park will be finished by the spring, providing dog owners and their pets with a designated space at...
by David Marks | Nov 1, 2013 | Carney, Perry Hall Improvement Association, school overcrowding
For the past three years, I have been working with Perry Hall Improvement Association President Dennis Robinson on initiatives to reduce school overcrowding. The most recent enrollment statistics are proof of the importance of these efforts. The projections show...
by David Marks | Jun 7, 2013 | Hampton, Harford Hills Elementary, Mays Chapel, Perry Hall, Perry Hall High School, Perry Hall Improvement Association, Perry Hall Middle, school overcrowding, Stoneleigh, zoning
The Fifth District that I represent stretches from Charles Street to the Harford County line. In the Towson area, demographic changes over the past decade have led to severe school overcrowding. Older residents are moving out, and younger families are buying their...
by David Marks | May 16, 2013 | Hampton, Harford Hills Elementary, Perry Hall High, Perry Hall Middle, school overcrowding, Stoneleigh
Leaders of our Baltimore County Public School system are considering options as they try to reduce overcrowding in the Catonsville area and along the York Road corridor. They have already scheduled community meetings in each region. I am pleased that Superintendent...
by David Marks | Sep 18, 2012 | rezoning, school overcrowding
On Tuesday, August 28, the Baltimore County Council adopted my rezoning recommendations in the Fifth District. The recommendations lower the future development potential of 417 acres. Of the acreage that changed during the rezoning cycle, 95 percent was lowered in...
