Baltimore County Council elects Towson Democrat Mike Ertel as chair – The Baltimore Banner
Towson Democrat will lead the seven-member council in 2025.
State Sen. Kathy Klausmeier named Baltimore County executive – The Baltimore Banner
The County Council tapped Maryland’s longest-serving state senator to serve the remaining two years of the term of Johnny Olszewski Jr., who was sworn in as a member of Congress this week.
Baltimore County Releases Vacant Properties Portal
TOWSON, November 21, 2023 — Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski today released a new data portal displaying vacant properties in Baltimore County, expanding the administration’s ongoing efforts to increase government transparency. “Providing the public with [...]
Delayed Baltimore County 2030 Master Plan nears completion; public comment open until Wednesday
The Baltimore County Council will soon consider and adopt its Master Plan 2030, finalizing a process that has been delayed three years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
How the legislative sausage gets made on the Baltimore County Council is being challenged | WYPR
In theory, local governments make laws in a transparent way that allow citizens to participate. But in practice, some wonder whether the Baltimore County Council is shutting people out of the legislative process, especially when ad hoc amendments are added to bills then passed quickly.