Vicki Almond

Meeting scheduled to address overcrowding at Towson elementaries

2013-05-08 15:27:00

Parents at five Towson schools were informed Wednesday of an input meeting that school officials say will begin the process of dealing with the area's crowded elementary schools. The meeting, which a school system spokesman called an "input work...

Open-meetings complaint filed against Balto. Co. Council over stormwater fee

2013-05-08 04:23:00

A Pikesville man has filed an Open Meetings Act violation complaint against the Baltimore County Council, alleging that citizens didn't get proper notice of a meeting where they could have testified about the county's new stormwater fee. The council...

Council vote limits development potential at Green Spring Station

2013-05-06 19:05:57

A vote by the Baltimore County Council on Monday will bar new development at Green Spring Station in Lutherville for the near future. Developers cannot build near intersections graded "F" under the county's "basic services maps," which identify...

County grade of intersection near Green Spring Station questioned

2013-05-05 14:21:29

How bad is traffic at Falls and Joppa roads in Baltimore County? It depends whom you ask, and the answer could determine whether the county allows additional growth near the intersection. A dispute over the intersection near Green Spring Station, a...

Hate rain tax? Don't vote for it

2013-04-19 08:15:00

In regard to the "rain tax," Baltimore County Councilwoman Vicki Almond says, "I still don't like this bill, and I think there are still a lot of questions that need to be answered." Councilman John A. Olszewski Sr. says "I don't like this bill." Yet...

Demolition of Solo Cup plant making way for Foundry Row

2013-04-18 19:05:00

With the swipe of an excavator, a demolition crew began taking down the abandoned Solo Cup factory in Owings Mills on Thursday, work that will clear the way for new development that was once threatened by opposition. When the abandoned plant is...

As rhetoric grows, Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties face stormwater fees

2013-04-15 19:20:00

Ridiculed by some as a "rain tax" and a symbol of government overreach in taxes, storm water management fees mandated by the state were approved Monday by Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties. The Baltimore County Council approved its fee structure 5-2,...

Balto. Co. councilwoman calls to delay stormwater fee vote

2013-04-09 17:51:00

A Baltimore County Council member is calling for the council to delay its vote on a measure to impose stormwater management fees, saying neither the council nor the public has had enough time to study the issue. Councilwoman Vicki Almond, a Reisterstown...

Historic Pikes Diner may once again become a movie theater

2013-04-04 16:56:00

One of Pikesville's most charming and well-loved buildings — a 1937 Art Deco structure fronted by a stately marquee — could soon open its doors to movie patrons for the first time in 30 years. The Baltimore County Council will be asked on...

Balto. Co. Council cars rare perk among local governments

2013-03-25 12:32:00

Baltimore County Council members took heat again last week over their use of taxpayer-funded cars, a rare perk among local councils in the Baltimore area. At a meeting in Towson, county resident Mary Locke said she was surprised to learn that Councilman...

Firehouse Subs pays it forward, donates cameras to volunteer fire company [Owings Mills]

2013-03-14 05:05:00

Paying it forward came full circle in the community when Firehouse Subs donated new technology to the Owings Mills Volunteer Fire Company. The new business in Owings Mills opened in the Garrison Forest Shopping Center, and the fire company donated old...

Balto. Co. Council approves retirement bill fought by unions

2013-02-19 21:17:00

Ignoring pleas from union leaders and the county's Annapolis delegation, the Baltimore County Council approved a bill Tuesday changing how county employees can appeal decisions about retirement benefits. The council voted 6-1 in favor of the bill,...

Developer Brian Gibbons, CEO of Greenberg Gibbons, from left, Baltimore County Councilwoman Vicki Almond, and Erwin Greenberg, of Greenberg Gibbons, watch demolition ceremony takes place at the former Solo Cup manufacturing and warehouse on Reisterstown Road.

2013-04-18 00:00:00