Organizations
Towson Chamber of Commerce, Nancy Hafford, Executive Director, email: info@towsonchamber.com
- Towson Gardens Day, late April or early May
- Towsontown Spring Festival, weekend in late April/early May
- Feet on the Street, May – Sept
- Taste of Towson, Sept
- Towson WinterFest, Nov-Dec
Towson Area Citizens on Patrol (TACOP) – Pat France, Co-Director, email: tapecnarf@gmail.com (Note: TACOP dissolved on 12/31/18. Contact your community’s COP or association.)
Advocates for Baltimore County Schools
The Greater Towson Committee: an association of area businesses
- Executive Director, Katie Chasney Pinheiro, email: gtc@greatertowson.com, phone 443-286-5046
Greater Timonium Community Council
- President: Eric Rockel, email: erockel@co.ba.md.us
- Secretary: Kate Barone, email: KatieBarone@mris.com
- Treasurer: Frank Regan, email: Regan87@comcast.net
- Membership Officer: Marge DiNardo, email: HectorDiNardo@comcast.net
- Past President: Louis W. Miller, email: Leabo@aol.com
Towsontowne Recreation Council
Baltimore County Public Library
League of Women Voters of Baltimore County
Assistance Center of Towson Churches (ACTC)
Baltimore County NeighborSpace
Preservation Alliance of Baltimore County/Baltimore County Historical Trust
Lake Roland
Paw Point dog park at Lake Roland
Maryland CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) – Ensuring all abused and neglected children their right to a safe, permanent home
Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore County – Helping those in conflict find a solution.
Baltimore Chamber Orchestra – Rudiger Ruckmann, trustee, email: RRuckmann@thebco.org
Idlewylde Community Hall
Government
- Baltimore County Council
- Baltimore County Police
- Chief of Police, Terrence B. Sheridan, email: bcopd@baltimorecountymd.gov
- Precinct 6/Towson – Commander, Captain Jan Brown
- Baltimore County Department of Corrections – Administrator, James P. O’Neill, email: joneill@baltimorecountymd.gov
- Directory of County Services
- Department of Planning
- Dave Green, Division Chief 410-887-3480, email: dagreen@baltimorecountymd.gov
- Central Sector Neighborhood Response Team contact Laurie Hay, email: lhay@baltimorecountymd.gov
- “My Neighborhood” interactive map: Find your zoning, historic properties, property tax information, and lots of other data.
- Submit a code enforcement complaint
- Rat eradication information and complaint form
- Residential parking permits
- Recycling and waste prevention
- Trash & recycling pickup schedule
- Don’t throw it away! Consult the REUSE directory.
- Report a pothole or other highway repair
- Animal Control
- Emergency preparedness
- Real-time snow removal information
- Trailfinder
- Baltimore County requires all rental properties with six or fewer units to register. See Rental Registration – Frequently Asked Questions. No more than two unrelated adults are permitted in each rental unit unless a rooming house permit is obtained. Note that no rooming house permits have ever been issued in the Towson area.
- Some police reports can be filed online. FOR EMERGENCIES CALL 911.
- Subscribe to the County Connection email newsletter
- Baltimore County code
- Baltimore County zoning code
- Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP)
- A Citizen’s Guide to Zoning
- District 5 Development, Zoning Hearings & Meetings calendar
- Maryland General Assembly
- Maryland Decoded: The State Code of Maryland
- Maryland Sex Offender Registry search
- Maryland State Department of Assessments & Taxation – search for property tax information, business entity information
- Maryland Judiciary (State courts) — Maryland Judiciary case search
- Maryland Emergency Management Agency
- MEMA Osprey Dashboard – status of power outages, weather advisories, traffic, hospitals, and shelters
Elected Officials
- County Executive Johnny Olszewski
- County Councilman Israel “Izzy” Patoka (2nd District), email: council2@baltimorecountymd.gov
- County Councilman Wade Kach (3rd District), email: council3@baltimorecountymd.gov
- County Councilman David Marks (5th District), email: council5@baltimorecountymd.gov
- County Councilwoman Kathy Bevins (5th District), email: council6@baltimorecountymd.gov
- State Delegate Steve Lafferty (District 42A), (410) 841-3487, email: stephen.lafferty@house.state.md.us
- State Senator Chris West (District 42), (410) 841-3648, email: chris.west@senate.state.md.us
- Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (2nd District), (202) 225-3061
- Congressman Paul Sarbanes (3rd District), (202) 225-4016
- Governor Larry Hogan
- Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford
- President of the Senate: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., (410) 841-3700, email: thomas.v.mike.miller@senate.state.md.us
- Speaker of the House: TBA
- Senator Ben Cardin, (202) 224-4524
- Senator Chris Van Hollen, 202-224-4654
- Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger
Schools
- Towson University Community Relations
- President’s office, email: presidentsoffice@towson.edu
- To report problem student houses, phone: 410-704-LIFE, email: studentaffairs@towson.edu
- Towson University events
- Towson Institute for Well-Being
- Towson University sports
- Community Contact, Calvin Gladden, email: cgladden@goucher.edu
Baltimore County Public Schools
- School boundaries locator
- School construction projects
- Ridge Ruxton School
- Hampton Elementary School
- Rodgers Forge Elementary School
- Stoneleigh Elementary School
- West Towson Elementary School
- Pleasant Plains Elementary School
- Dumbarton Middle School
- Towson High School
- Carver Center for Arts & Technology
Hospitals
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) – Kim Davenport, Community Relations Manager, email: kdavenpo@gbmc.org, phone: 443-849-2400
St. Joseph Medical Center – Patricia Bosse, phone: 410-337-1925, email: PatriciaBosse@catholichealth.net
Sheppard Pratt Health System – M. Lindsay Thompson, Land Use Committee & Real Estate Operations, phone: 410-938-
3256
Media
Towson Times, Courtney McGee, Towson columnist, email: courtmcgee3@gmail.com
The Daily Record, Louis Llovio, business writer, email: louis.llovio@mddailyrecord.com
ABC 2 WMAR-TV, Maria Mager, Director of Community Affairs, email: publicaffairs@wmar.com
Storms and other emergencies
Baltimore County Emergency Operations Updates