Council Resolution Puts Communities Closer To State Funding
A county council resolution passed last week puts Hillendale, Parkville and Overlea closer to receiving state funding for housing and commercial redevelopment projects.
Three area communities are part of a single area designated by the Baltimore County Department of Planning as a potential Maryland Sustainable Community. Hillendale-Parkville-Overlea is one of four areas in Baltimore County that the department is nominating for the statewide program which, if the application is accepted, will make the area eligible to apply for state funding for use in the implementation of community plans, according to planning department director Andrea Van Arsdale. A map illustrating the proposed boundaries of the Hillendale-Parkville-Overlea sustainable community is attached to this article. Last week a critical step in the application process was completed when the Baltimore County Council approved resolutions in …