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 | 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 | Jul 15, 2013 | Perry Hall, Perry Hall library, Uncategorized, zoning
During the recent Town Fair, I got several questions about the timing of new developments in Perry Hall. Many developments take years from the time they are proposed to the time they get built. Several housing projects under construction in Perry Hall were approved...
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 | Jan 1, 2013 | Indian Rock Park, magnet policy, Perry Hall High School, Perry Hall Mansion, Seven Oaks, Stoneleigh, West Towson, Yakona, zoning
Over the past two years, our office has worked to improve communities throughout the Fifth District, from Towson to Perry Hall. Some of these projects are big, such as the additions at Stoneleigh and Hampton Elementary School or air conditioning at Seven Oaks...
by David Marks | Apr 3, 2012 | special exception, zoning
Last night, the Baltimore County Council passed Bill 15-12, which extends the public notice period for a proposed variance or special exception, which can affect what is built in our neighborhoods. The new time period is 20 days, as opposed to the current 15-day...
