Monday, December 10, 2012
The plan involving Eastwood and Norwood Elementary Schools and Holabird Middle School appears tied to possible sale of government land for redevelopment.
UPDATED (1:29 a.m.)—Parents at two Dundalk Elementary Schools learned Monday night of a plan that will close one school and possibly lead to the building of a new police station. The plan involving Eastwood and Norwood Elementary and Holabird Middle schools appears tied to an expected proposal from County Executive Kevin Kamenetz to sell county property for redevelopment. Kevin Hobbs, Baltimore County Public Schools deputy superintendent, told about 150 people gathered Monday night in the cafeteria of Holabird Middle that Eastwood Elementary would be closed at the end of the current school year. Hobbs said the Eastwood building will become "the property of the county." He declined to elaborate on what the potential uses might be. Multiple …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
A fire in one of the complex's abandoned buildings was under control in 13 minutes.
Firefighters extinguished a "small building fire" at the former Seagram's Distillery property on Sollers Point Road on Tuesday, according to a Baltimore County Public Safety spokeswoman. The fire department received a call reporting the fire at 3:56 p.m. Aug. 28 and the blaze was under control by 4:09 p.m., according to spokeswoman Louise Rogers-Feher. Four engines, two trucks and a battalion chief reported to the scene, Rogers-Fehrer said. There were no reported injuries. The fire is being investigated by the Baltimore County Fire Department's arson investigation team. The historic Seagram's buildings, which many residents hoped would be saved and restored in a reclamation project, have crumbled and have been the target of arsonists many …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Owner John Vontran is participating in the state's Voluntary Cleanup Proggram for contaminated properties.
Developer John Vontran has submitted to the state an environmental remediation plan for the former Seagram's property that calls for capping the land to reduce the possibility of toxic exposure. Vontran, who hopes to build a mixed-use development on the property at 7101 Sollers Point Road, is participating in the Maryland Department of the Environment's Voluntary Cleanup Program for contaminated parcels known as brownfields. About 50 people attended a meeting Tuesday night at the North Point Library to hear a synopsis of the Response Action Plan, a cleanup plan he has submitted to the state and to ask questions and express concerns. An evaluation of the property found several contaminants, including arsenic and copper, in levels that …
Monday, July 16, 2012
The Response Action Plan to address environmental problems on the Sollers Point Road property will be shared at the public meeting on Tuesday.
An informational meeting about the draft Response Action Plan for the former Seagram's distillery property will be held at 6:30 p.m. July 17 at the North Point Library, 1716 Merritt Blvd. The Response Action Plan is the Sollers Point Road property owner's response to environmental issues found on the property and spells out what the owner intends to do about those issues, according to Barbara Brown, a geologist and project manager of the Maryland Department of the Environment's Voluntary Cleanup Program. "Most people are concerned about what's going to happen on the property in the future and we know there are zoning issues there," Brown said Monday. "But we have nothing to do with zoning; we're more focused on environmental issues." …
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The 7th Councilmanic District's quadrennial Comprehensive Zoning Map Process hearing was held Tuesday night.
The majority of 7th Councilmanic District residents in attendance spoke out against a variety of proposed zoning changes at Tuesday night's quadrennial Comprehensive Zoning Map Process public hearing at Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts. Hot button issues discussed included the old Seagram's plant property on Sollers Point Road, the Sparrows Point Country Club property on Wise Avenue and the McCluskey Marina site on Creek Road in Edgemere. Even though most speakers opposed many of the zoning change requests, Baltimore County Planning Board vice chairman Paul Miller thanked the crowd at the end of the hearing for being the best-behaved group so far in six such meetings held around the county. "Thanks for being so nice to us," …
Sunday, July 3, 2011
John Vontran, the developer who funded the gazebo renovation as part of the Yorkway project agreement, promises to maintain the gazebo for the next five years. He also said the Yorkway project remains on track with half of the homes sold or under contract
The Dundalk Renaissance Corporation hosted Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, Council Chairman John Olszewski, Sr. and Yorkway project developer John Vontran at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday afternoon formally reopening the restored Heritage Park gazebo. Other elected officials, including Del. John Olszewski, Jr., Del. Michael H. Weir, Jr. and state Sen. Norman R. Stone, Jr., also took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony, along with Dundalk Citizen of the Year Joe Stadler and Concerts in the Park coordinator Angel Ball. Vontran's company, Yorkway LLC, bought the site of the troubled former apartment complex from Baltimore County for $1.64 million in 2008, two years after the county had paid $21 million for it. As part of that …
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