LEGISLATIVE BULLETINBill #1-16 Human Relations-VeteransTowson, MDJanuary 7, 2016On January 4 I introduced Bill 1-16 at the County Council’s first Legislative Session of the year. I consider the legislation to be of landmark importance, and wanted to be sure to share the reasoning behind the bill with the community.As we slowly Read more
As part of the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint On December 16, 2015 the Chesapeake Bay Foundation hosted a meeting at the Sollers Point Library presenting two environmental study findings of the of the water surrounding Sparrow Point. However the study results are not currently incorporated in the off shore EPA Read more
CBF filed a lawsuit in 2010 seeking a full investigation and cleanup of pollution at the Sparrows Point steel mill in Baltimore, Maryland. © 2010 Garth Lens/iLCP Toxic Chemicals in Sediment Continue To Affect the Environment —Beth McGee, CBF Senior Water Quality Scientist, researched contaminated sediments in Baltimore Harbor for Read more
Pamela WoodContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun Retail, rec center could be in the works for Sparrows Point steel mill property The redevelopment of the Sparrows Point steel mill may include retail shops and a community recreation facility — in addition to industrial, transportation and logistics uses already under consideration, officials said Read more
Sparrows Point warehouse sells for $2.73 million Nov 17, 2015, 11:28am EST Joanna Sullivan Editor-in-Chief Baltimore Business Journal The planned redevelopment of the former Sparrows Point steel mill has helped attract an an Indiana trucking and logistics company that plans to double its footprint in the market. Fraley & Read more
Pamela WoodContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun A bill allows the 3,100-acre former steel mill, which has heavy industrial zoning, to have other uses. The Baltimore County Council extended zoning flexibility on Monday to the site of a former steel mill in Sparrows Point in hopes of speeding up redevelopment there. A Read more
December 7, 2015in North Americatagged: Baltimore, wwlWWL Extends Baltimore Contract WWL Extends Baltimore Contract Norwegian transport firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has signed a 30-year contract to continue to provide transport services for the Port of Baltimore. WWL is the port’s largest roll-on, roll-off customer, and handles a range of vehicle Read more
JOIN US FOR A MEETING ON SPARROWS POINT POLLUTION Get answers on pollution from Sparrows Point at the December 16 meeting Photo copyright Garth Lenz/iLCP Join us Wednesday, December 16! Please remember to add chesapeake@cbf.org to your address book to ensure you get our e-mails! Having trouble reading this e-mail? Read more
On Thursday November 19, 2015 during Fort Howard Community Association’s general meeting Councilman Todd Crandell presented members his proposal submitting the 103 acre land development in Fort Howard for CZMP (Comprehensive Zoning Map Process) review . Quoting Mr. Crandell, “If I did not submit the issue, a development plan could Read more
[slideshow_deploy id=’1764′] The hearing on the attached citation is scheduled to take place this Friday, November 20, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., Jefferson Building, Room 205, 105 W. Chesapeake Avenue, Towson. Please ask anyone to call or email me should they have any questions or believe they can be of any Read more