October 1, 2022 - Council District 7
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Citizen Input Meeting for Capital Improvement Program Fiscal Year 2024 to 2029 Formulation
- Design Review Panel Meeting
- Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board Meeting
- Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
- Recreation and Parks Board Meeting
- Sustainable Communities Kickoff Meeting: Catonsville and Essex
- Security Square Mall Charrette/Design Process
- Ribbon Cutting for Baltimore County’s First Destination Playground
- Baltimore County Master Plan 2030
- Sewer Project on Bauers Farm Road, Edgemere
- Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
- Millers Island Sewage Pumping Station
- Turkey Point Pumping Station Rehabilitation
- Bread and Cheese Sewer Improvements
- St. Helena Water Main Project
- Gray Manor Sewershed Structural Rehabilitation
- 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 7
PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS
The board will meet in the Jefferson Building Hearing Room, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 104, Towson, Maryland 21204 as follows:
- Thursday, October 20, at 4 p.m.
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: Contact Taylor Bensley by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at tbensley@baltimorecountymd.gov.
CITIZEN INPUT MEETING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2029 FORMULATION
Join the meeting on Thursday, October 20, at 5 p.m. in the Jefferson Building Hearing Room, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 104, Towson, Maryland 21204. The County’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a six-year plan authorizing the funding for capital improvements such as roads, sewers, parks and schools. The Citizen Input Meeting (CIM) is an in-person meeting scheduled for citizens to comment on your priorities for the upcoming years.
Anyone wishing to testify in-person for the CIM must use the sign-in sheets provided in the Jefferson Building lobby outside of Room 104 for citizens to address the Board (for themselves or as representatives of organizations or clients). These sheets will be posted approximately half an hour prior to the Board Meeting start time.
Information: Browse the Planning Board page or contact Jen Meacham by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at jmeacham@baltimorecountymd.gov.
DESIGN REVIEW PANEL MEETING
The panel will meet virtually on Wednesday, October 12, at 6 p.m. through Webex. Please check the Design Review Panel page for a link to the meeting, information on participating in the virtual meeting, the meeting agenda and any last-minute schedule changes.
Information: Contact Jenifer Nugent by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at jnugent@baltimorecountymd.gov.
AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
The advisory board will meet virtually on Wednesday, October 12, at 6:30 p.m. through Webex. Please check the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board page for a link to the meeting, information on participating in the virtual meeting, the meeting agenda and any last-minute schedule changes.
Information: Contact Land Preservation by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at landpres@baltimorecountymd.gov.
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING
The commission will meet virtually on Thursday, October 13, at 6 p.m. through Webex. Please check the Landmarks Preservation Commission page for a link to the meeting, information on participating in the virtual meeting, the meeting agenda and any last-minute schedule changes.
Information: Contact Jessica Brannock by phone at 410-887-3495 or by email at histpres@baltimorecountymd.gov.
RECREATION AND PARKS BOARD MEETING
The Board of Recreation and Parks will meet on Wednesday, October 12, at 6 p.m. at the Oregon Ridge Park and Lodge, Sequoia Room, 13401 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030. Please check the Board of Recreation and Parks page for the meeting agenda and any last minute schedule changes.
Information: Contact Lisa Winters by phone at 410-887-3810 or by email at lwinters@baltimorecountymd.gov.
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES KICKOFF MEETING: CATONSVILLE AND ESSEX
Join the meeting virtually on Tuesday, October 11, at 6 p.m. through Webex. The Department of Planning is beginning the process of renewing two Sustainable Community applications: Catonsville and Essex. Sustainable Communities is a State designation program that offers designated communities a comprehensive package of resources that support holistic strategies for community development, revitalization and sustainability. Obtaining the designation opens eligibility for State programs and resources (PDF) such as Community Legacy and the Strategic Demolition Fund. We invite you to participate in framing your community’s priorities for the next five years.
Information: Browse the Sustainable Community Renewals website or contact the Department of Planning at planning@baltimorecountymd.gov.
SECURITY SQUARE MALL CHARRETTE/DESIGN PROCESS
Join the workshops and sessions on Wednesday, October 12 through Saturday, October 22. Times vary, so see the schedule on the website. In-person sessions will take place at the Set the Captives Free Outreach Center, 6901 Security Boulevard, Windsor Mill, Maryland 21244 and virtual meetings will take place through Webex.
Baltimore County will host a design charrette, a collaborative process that will engage Woodlawn-area residents and community leaders in reimagining the Security Square Mall area. The charrette will provide a forum for ideas and feedback, allowing everyone who participates to contribute as an author of the plan for the site. View the press release for more details.
Information: Browse the Reimagine Security Square website or contact the Department of Planning at securitysquaremall@baltimorecountymd.gov.
RIBBON CUTTING FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY’S FIRST DESTINATION PLAYGROUND
Join us for a ribbon cutting for Baltimore County’s first destination playground in partnership with the Baltimore Ravens, at Northwest Regional Park, Lyons Mill Road Entrance, 4515 Deer Park Road, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117. This event will take place on Monday, October 17, at 10 a.m. with special guests County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Council Chair Julian Jones, Roslyn Johnson, Director, Department of Recreation and Parks, and Sashi Brown, President, Baltimore Ravens.
BALTIMORE COUNTY MASTER PLAN 2030
Baltimore County’s Master Plan 2030 provides the vision and strategies for growth over the next 10 years into a modern, 21st century county. We invite you to be a visionary. Visit the Master Plan website and join to stay informed and find out how you can bring your ideas to the table about growth, development and conservation.
Information: Browse the Master Plan 2030 website or contact the Department of Planning at masterplan@baltimorecountymd.gov.
SEWER PROJECT ON BAUERS FARM ROAD, EDGEMERE
Baltimore County is currently constructing the County-designed Bauers Farm Road sewer extension health project. The project includes four grinder pumps and will cost $406,000. Begun in May, it's 90 percent complete and is expected to be finished in October.
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 three percent complete 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.
MILLERS ISLAND SEWAGE PUMPING STATION
Baltimore County is working on a $3 million renovation of the Millers Island Sewage Pumping Station at 8819 Millers Island Road. A sewer bypass was installed in October 2021 in preparation for the project, which includes extensive electrical and mechanical work in addition to a new roof and generator. The renovation of this two-pump station is expected to be completed this year; it's 94 percent toward that goal.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
TURKEY POINT PUMPING STATION REHABILITATION
Baltimore County is renovating the Turkey Point Sewage Pumping Station. It's 96 percent complete. The cost is $3.2 million.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
BREAD AND CHEESE SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
Baltimore County is relining 26,000 feet of eight-inch diameter sewer pipe in the Bread and Cheese Creek area. The improvement project is 98 percent complete. (Some additional work was recently added to the contract.) When finished, the project will cost $2.25 million.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
ST. HELENA WATER MAIN PROJECT
Baltimore County began replacing 13,600 feet of failing cast-iron water pipe in November on St. Helena Avenue (from the City Line to Dundalk Avenue) and in the area between Oak Avenue and Maple Avenue. The project will cost $5.5 million and is expected to be completed this fall. Crews began working following mobilization in February. It's 55 percent toward its completion goal.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
GRAY MANOR SEWERSHED STRUCTURAL REHABILITATION
Baltimore County contractors began an extensive rehabilitation of the Gray Manor Sewershed in December 2020. Crews are relining 37,369 feet of eight-inch and 36-inch sewer pipe in a project that is anticipated to take more than a year to complete. The project is 98 percent complete.
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.