Friday, April 5, 2013
County Executive Kevin Kamenetz wants to sell the Towson Fire Station, North Point Government Center and the Randallstown police substation.
Baltimore County officials announced late Friday that it has received eight bids from groups interested in purchasing one of three properties placed on the market by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. Kamenetz announced in December that he would seek bids on the Towson fire station, North Point Government Center and a police substation in Randallstown. "Government must look for new ways to address aging infrastructure needs while protecting taxpayer dollars," Kamenetz said in a statement released Friday afternoon. "As the proposals are reviewed in the coming months, I remain hopeful that there will be offers that allow us to replace aging County buildings at no cost or reduced cost to the taxpayer." The announcement of the sales have …
Monday, January 7, 2013
Baltimore County took the park off the table as a potential site for a new firehouse following community outrage.
Towson Manor Park is safe from county development efforts for now, and community leaders are hoping to keep it that way. County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced Monday that if sales of three government properties—including the current Towson fire station—go through, some of the funds raised would fund the construction of a new firehouse at the corner of Bosley Avenue and Towsontown Boulevard. Towson Manor Park was initally identified as the preferred site, but county officials looked into alternate locations amid community uproar. "We were very much blindsided by the initial announcement [about the firehouse]," said Ed Kilcullen, a Towson Manor Village resident and former president of the Greater Towson Council of Community Associations…
New plan to sell Towson Fire Station, Woodlawn police substation and North Point Government Center includes new site for replacement fire house.
UPDATED (2:37p.m.)—The Towson Fire Station, North Point Government Center and a police substation on Liberty Road are now officially on the sales block. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced the expected requests for proposals today in an emailed statement. The plan, as announced, also includes a new site for the construction of a fire station in Towson. "As always, the market will tell us whether or not our valuation of the properties is correct," Kamenetz said in the statement. "If we are right, then we will be able to replace a police precinct and a fire station for free at no cost to the taxpayers. "We will also be able to dedicate funds for badly needed school renovation projects. Difficult economic times require us to …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Towson Manor Village residents and supporters gathered at the corner of Towsontown Boulevard and York Road.
A throng of protesters chanted "save our park" during Thursday rush hour as passing motorists honked their horns in support at the intersection of Towsontown Boulevard and York Road. The group is fighting back against a county proposal to construct a a firehouse at Towson Manor Park, which sits on Towsontown Boulevard between East Towson and Towson Green. Maureen Zingo, an 11-year Towson Manor Village resident who participated in the rally, said many children in the neighborhood don't have backyards to play in so the park is an important part of the community. "We use the park all the time," said Zingo, who has three children at Hampton Elementary School. "My family over-utilizes it." Paul Hartman, vice president of the Greater Towson …
Other county officials remain skeptical.
UPDATED (8:44 a.m.)—A controversial plan to build a new fire station in Towson on the site of Towson Manor Park could be off the table. State Sen. Jim Brochin, a Towson Democrat, said county officials promised him Wednesday that they would seek an alternative site. "It's absolutely off the table and is not going to be on the table," said Brochin. The promise came from Yolanda Winkler, a lobbyist for the county, according to Brochin. County officials could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday night. In an interview Tuesday afternoon, County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said he understands the opposition to the park site and that the county continues to search for a suitable location. "Obviously we need a site for when we move …
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
County officials has identified Towson Manor Park as a potential site for the fire station.
Towson Manor Village residents are planning to protest the possible contruction of a fire station at a nearby community park during a Thursday afternoon rally. After much speculation, the county confirmed in a news release Tuesday that Towson Manor Park, which sits on Towsontown Boulevard between East Towson and Towson Green, has been identified as a prospective site for the new station. The current one, located at the corner of York Road and Bosley Avenue, will be sold. In an email, Towson Manor resident Megan Saunders shared that community members are staging a protest against the fire station construction at Towson Manor Park on Thursday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Protestors are meeting at 4 p.m. "Essentially our viewpoint is that it's …
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 …
Friday, December 7, 2012
The Towson Manor Park site, which was initially designated as the location for the new firehouse, remains under consideration.
County Executive Kevin Kamenetz will consider alternate sites for a new fire station after uproar over a plan floated to construct one at Towson Manor Park, community and government leaders said Friday. "I don't think the park is completely off the table," said David Marks, the county councilman representing Towson. "But [the county is] looking at other locations." Some Towson residents said Tuesday that they were told of a plan involving the sale and redevelopment of the current Towson Fire Station at York and Bosley Roads. A new station was proposed for construction at the park, located on Towsontown Boulevard between East Towson and Towson Green. Residents said that some funds from the sale of the existing station would go towards …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The deal reportedly would place new station on the current site of a playground near new $300,000 homes but also provide air conditioning to Dumbarton Middle School.
Some Towson community leaders are expressing concern about a plan they say will put a new fire house on an existing park in exchange for a promise of air conditioning at Dumbarton Middle School. County officials refuse to confirm or deny a plan some residents say they were told involved the sale and redevelopment of the current Towson Fire Station at York and Bosley Roads. A new station would be built on the site of an existing park that sits on Towsontown Boulevard between East Towson and newly built Towson Green. Some money from the sale of the existing fire station could be used to provide air conditioning for Dumbarton Middle School. "We don't exactly have a surplus of park land in Towson," said Michael Ertel, chairman of the Greater …
Ashley Virginia
9:09 am on Thursday, April 11, 2013
The Open RFP Never mentions Lynch Cove at all. Unless the bidders already knew about it they wouldn't know it existed. And both bidders to my knowledge have issues with the Tower remaining where it is. Both own commercial properties, do we really need more empty shopping centers in dundalk? more ›