by David Marks | Sep 11, 2018 | Bosley Avenue, Goucher College, Herring Run, Towson, Towson High School, Towson University
Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing the progress we have made in different areas of the district –and the challenges ahead for each. Towson is the westernmost region—a center for law, government, medicine, and higher education. In 2010, vast tracts of land...
by David Marks | Apr 30, 2018 | budget, Carney, Kingsville, Perry Hall, property tax credit, public safety, Towson
The Campaign for Liberty is a far-right organization based in Maryland in Cecil County. Unlike other political entities, the Campaign for Liberty does not report from whom it takes donations. That’s right–the Campaign for Liberty is funded through what...
by David Marks | Feb 7, 2018 | air conditioning, Angel Park, bicycle, budget, Carney, charter review, Cromwell Valley, Cub Hill, Design Review Panel, Downtown Perry Hall, Downtown Towson, Dumbarton Middle, Herring Run, infrastructure, Joppa Road, Mount Vista, Neighborhood Commons, open space, Pedestrian and Bicycle, Perry Hall, Radebaugh Park, rezoning, Ridgely Manor, social host, Towson, Towson Circulator
I will be seeking reelection to the Baltimore County Council in 2018. I look forward to continuing my record of bipartisan and independent leadership for the citizens of the Fifth District. While other governments are embroiled in partisanship and stalemate, we have...
by David Marks | Jan 24, 2018 | bicycle, Pedestrian and Bicycle, Perry Hall, Towson, Towson Circulator
In 2016, voters approved a process that would lead to an automatic review of our charter, the governing document for Baltimore County. The County Council will consider several changes recommended by the charter review commission. I will introduce legislation to amend...
by David Marks | Dec 1, 2017 | open space, Radebaugh Park, Towson
One of my priorities during the past term has been the construction of a new park in the densely-populated region of eastern Towson. For nearly two years, our office worked with the County Executive’s staff to have the Radebaugh property purchased. I am...
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...