TOWSON, Md. —It’s a balancing act in Towson these days, finding the right mix of downtown development and green space.

People packed into a planning board meeting Thursday night to voice their disgust, with what some call sweetheart deals for developers.

Peter Manciocchi has a burning question.

“I really want to know why my grandson has to sell cookies to support the parks and recreation around here, while these developers, who I personally think are rent-seeking social parasites, they come in here, they stress the infrastructure beyond its capacity, they diminish the quality of life and they expect a free ride,” Manciocchi said.

The Towson grandparent was one of dozens sounding off during the meeting on a plan to keep the status quo when it comes to development versus green space laws.

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