by David Marks | Apr 14, 2017 | Bykota, Campus Hills, Carney, Kingsville, Perry Hall, Perry Hall High School, Perry Hall Middle, recreation, Rodgers Forge, Stoneleigh, Towson
The proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget addresses numerous priorities in the Fifth District. I am particularly pleased with the inclusion of funding to advance a new middle school, my top priority in the northeast, but there are numerous other improvements that will...
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 | 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. ...
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 | 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...
