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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

U.S. Lacrosse Eyeing Move To Baltimore County

Baltimore County Council approves zoning change allowing amateur athletic associations to build facilities that include offices, classrooms and fields.

A zoning change approved Tuesday night by the Baltimore County Council could pave the way for U.S. Lacrosse to move to the county. The bill, unanimously approved by the seven-member council, allows for amateur athletic associations to build facilities that include offices, classrooms and athletic fields in areas zoned for light manufacturing. Arnold Jablon, director of the county Department of Permits Approvals and Inspections, said the change was meant to help facilitate a possible move by U.S. Lacrosse to a location in north-central Baltimore County. The lacrosse association might also move its national Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Jablon said officials from the association came to the county looking for relocation options. "There was nothing …

Paul Dongarra

10:25 pm on Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Here's a novel idea. How about putting this facility on the campus of Spring Grove in Catonsville. Not only does the community have a very active lacrosse community, but recreational and open space amenities were the number one request that came out of the Spring Grove task force several years ago. Sounds to me like the perfect public private partnership to achieve what the community wants. I am …   more ›

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Activists Worried Parking Bill Eliminates Community Input

Councilman John Olszewski Sr. says bill could help protect bay while allowing some shopping centers to decrease parking.

Parking could be harder to come by at some Baltimore County shopping centers this Christmas but not because of a sudden change in the economy. A proposal to allow some shopping centers to reduce the number of parking spaces required by the county has some activists worried it will also limit community input. Shopping centers with 100,000 square-feet or more of retail space could seek county approval for as much as a 40 percent reduction in the number of parking spaces required by county law under a bill sponsored by Councilman John Olszeweski Sr., a Dundalk Democrat. Activists are concerned the new rules could be used to allow expansion of shopping centers in a way that would not be allowed by current law. They also expressed concern that …

Buck Harmon

11:18 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

No question...community input should be mandatory..   more ›

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