December 15, 2022 - Council District 6
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Herring Run Basin 17 and 33
- Orems Road Basin 3 Relief Sewer
- Stansbury Manor Pumping Station
- Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
- Bird River Channel Improvements Resumed
- Parkville: East Branch Herring Run Relief Sewer
- Sewer Relining Project in Carney, Perry Hall and Towson
- Essex Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
- Hyde Park Pumping Station
- Brien Run Sewer Rehabilitation
- Bauernschmidt Manor Pumping Station
- Harewood Park Sewer Pumping Station
- Mohrs Lane Bridge
- Development Meetings and Zoning Hearings
EPS VARIANCES
The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability (EPS) publishes a list of the environmental administrative variance requests along with their status. The requests are listed by County Council District.
Information: EPS Variances for District 6
PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS
The board will meet virtually through Webex as follows:
- No meetings scheduled in December.
Please check the Planning Board page for links to the meetings, information on participating in the virtual meeting, the meeting agendas and any last-minute schedule changes.
Information: Call Taylor Bensley at 410-887-3480 or email tbensley@baltimorecountymd.gov.
HERRING RUN BASIN 17 AND 33
Baltimore County is building the Herring Run Relief Sewer 17 and 33. Construction is the next phase of the Herring Run Project. The new line will cost $6.5 million and is expected to be completed in April 2024. The project is 20 percent toward completion.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
OREMS ROAD BASIN 3 RELIEF SEWER
Baltimore County has begun a 900-foot-long relief sewer in the Orems Road area of Middle River. This $1.1 million sewer construction project includes a tunnel at the intersection of Eastern Boulevard and Kingston Road. There may be some lane closures at this busy intersection to permit construction. Work, which is estimated to be about one percent complete, is awaiting coordination with the drilling contractor.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
STANSBURY MANOR PUMPING STATION
The Stansbury Manor Sewage Pumping Station (a new station) is under construction. Work began in January and should be completed in January 2024. Construction, which is about 39 percent complete, is expected to cost $5,045,000.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
RED HOUSE RUN STRUCTURAL SEWER REHABILITATION
Baltimore County has started a major sewer rehabilitation project consisting of almost 15 miles of sewer line in the Overlea and Rosedale areas. Work on the $4.7 million project began in June and is expected to take about a year and a half to complete. It's approximately five percent toward completion and should be finished by the end of 2023. The Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation project is part of the County's Consent Decree—its agreement with the EPA to improve the entire sanitary system.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
BIRD RIVER CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS RESUMED
On October 18, Baltimore County began dredging parts of Bird River in an area between Iron Point on the east and Light Woods Creek on the west. The County’s contractor will dredge 4,008 cubic yards of material from the river over the course of two seasons. An estimated 55 percent of the task has been completed. Work was shut down during the spring and summer in compliance with environmental regulations governing fish spawning and resumed in October. The project is estimated to cost $830,000.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
PARKVILLE: EAST BRANCH HERRING RUN RELIEF SEWER
The Herring Run Relief Sewer, begun in February 2020, was estimated to take two years to complete and cost $16,177,000. It’s 88 percent complete. The project, which involves two tunnels and an open cut in lieu of a tunnel consists of more than 11,000 feet of new pipe and 28 manholes. Crews will work on the following streets: Taylor Avenue, Wendover Avenue, Birmingham Avenue, Aiken Avenue, Oakleigh Road, Darlington Drive and Queen Anne Drive.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
SEWER RELINING PROJECT IN CARNEY, PERRY HALL AND TOWSON
The Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT) began an extensive sewer relining project in Carney, Perry Hall and Towson in May 2021. It's 87 percent complete. More than 12 miles of sanitary sewer pipe will be relined for the remainder of this year and into the next. The project will cost about $5.8 million. Most of the work will be below ground with minimal impact to communities. However, with any project of this scale, there may be some traffic or parking issues, and occasional chemical odors. DPWT staff will issue periodic updates.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
ESSEX STRUCTURAL SEWER REHABILITATION
Baltimore County is investing $4.4 million into structurally rehabilitating sewer lines in Essex in the area of Eastern Boulevard, Mace Avenue and Riverside Drive. The County’s contractor will line almost 15 miles of sewer pipe (eight-, 12-, 15- and 18-inch diameter conduits) during the next year. The project is about 89 percent complete.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
HYDE PARK PUMPING STATION
The Department of Public Works and Transportation is improving the Hyde Park Sewage Pumping Station located near Back River and Muddy Gut. The improvements will cost $2,669,230 and should be finished this year. Work began in January 2020 and is 97 percent complete. It's in the final completion stage.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
BRIEN RUN SEWER REHABILITATION
Public Works is rehabilitating sewer lines in the Brien Run area south of Pulaski Highway. The project, anticipated to cost $7 million, began in March 2020 and is 98 percent finished. It's in the final completion stage. Inspectors are working on the punch list.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
BAUERNSCHMIDT MANOR PUMPING STATION
Upgrades to the Bauernschmidt Manor Sewage Pumping Station began in July 2019 and were expected to be finished during the summer of 2020 but were delayed due to supply problems caused by COVID-19. The project will cost $2,137,554 and is currently in the final completion stage.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
HAREWOOD PARK SEWER PUMPING STATION
Baltimore County is renovating the Harewood Park Sewer Pumping Station at 12901 Princeton Road in Chase. Work on the $3.3 million project, which is in the final completion stage, began in July 2018.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
MOHRS LANE BRIDGE
The Mohrs Lane Bridge (Bridge B-0143) over the CSX Railroad, north of Pulaski Highway, was closed in 2007 because of structural deterioration. Demolition was completed by CSX in 2011 at no cost to Baltimore County, which assumed ownership and plans to rebuild the span. A new bridge is currently being designed and the design should be completed in early 2023. It will then be advertised for construction in the summer of next year. This bridge will be part of the future Campbell Boulevard Corridor.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS AND ZONING HEARINGS
Development Meetings include Community Input, Concept Plan, County Review, Development Review Committee and Hearing Officers Hearings.
Zoning Hearings include Special Exceptions, Variances and other issues before the Office of Administrative Hearings of Baltimore County.
These meetings are virtual through Webex.
Please check the Development, Zoning Hearings and Meetings Calendar for links to the meetings, information on participating in the virtual meeting, the meeting agendas and any last-minute schedule changes.
For further information, please call the Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections at 410-887-3391 or email paizoning@baltimorecountymd.gov. You may also contact the Office of Administrative Hearings at 410-887-3868.