Friday, December 21, 2012
The convenience store and gas station quietly opened Friday morning.
Chicken, coffee and gasoline at $3.19 a gallon—a new Royal Farms quietly opened in Perry Hall on Friday. The 5,000-square-foot store at 9620 Belair Rd. joins a long list of convenience stores, gas stations and mini-grocers in the U.S. Route 1 corridor. Mike Yates, a Kingsville resident, said he was pleasantly surprised to see its doors open in the afternoon. "I get a cup of coffee from Royal Farms everyday driving to work in Timonium. Now I can stop in Perry Hall," he said. Yates said the store looks much better than the old BP station, and he hopes the competition will further drive down gas prices at the Safeway gas station across Belair Road. "I'm wondering what will happen to the 7-Eleven across the street. Royal Farms has …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
New legislation calls for a 75-foot minimum width for all single-family detached lots in the South Perry Hall-White Marsh area.
A change in development standards may help reduce overcrowding among new single-family homes in the South Perry Hall-White Marsh area. Councilwoman Cathy Bevins of the 6th District, who represents areas between Essex and White Marsh, and Councilman David Marks of the 5th district, who represents areas between Towson and Perry Hall, jointly sponsored the new legislation, passed by the Baltimore County County Council on Dec. 17, according to a county press release. Bill 74-12 calls for a 75-foot minimum width for any new single-family detached lot in the South Perry Hall-White Marsh area. Previously, the regulation applied only to new homes north of Ridge Road. Homes south of that area could have been built within even smaller lots, …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The land re-classification comes at no cost to taxpayers, County Councilman David Marks said.
Baltimore County recently dedicated about 38 forested acres in Perry Hall as conservation areas, County Councilman David Marks announced. The re-classification protects the areas from virtually all development and comes at no cost to taxpayers, Marks said. The Seven Oaks Environmental Conservation Area includes 8.2 publicly-owned acres in the 9200 block of Seven Courts Drive, north of the Seven Oaks Senior Center and southwest of Pinedale Drive. A second area, called the Indian Rock Environmental Conservation Area, will add 29.6 publicly-owned acres to the north and south of Indian Rock Park. The park already includes 16.5 acres of forest area. About 11 acres will be added north of Park, between Ebenezer and East Joppa Roads, and 18.5 …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Clearly defined criteria are used by public agencies to assess and determine the possibility that an old structure might also have broader historical significance. The same can apply in Perry Hall.
Given the recent public dialog regarding the future of the structure that used to house the Poor Little Rich Girl bridal shop in Perry Hall, I thought it might be helpful for readers to learn a little about how historical significance is actually defined. While its demolition has been postponed, at least temporarily, even activists are skeptical that the former shop can be saved. It's the question of should it be saved that drags on. As it happens, there is a very specific process—used by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service—to assess the relative significance of older structures. A clear understanding of this methodology might make it easier for folks to understand the context of recent events associated with the …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Mark Patro organized a lightly attended protest Wednesday evening to oppose a Perry Hall house's demolition on Belair Road.
Standing alone along Belair Road Wednesday evening, Mark Patro said he had hoped more community members cared about the impending demolition of the former Poor Little Rich Girl bridal shop. Patch reported the planned tear-down of the structure at 9010 Belair Rd. on Monday, a joint effort by County Councilman David Marks and property manager George Perdikakes. Perdikakes called the house "ugly" and an "eyesore," and said its demolition is in direct response to requests from Marks and several community members. The tear-down, which includes asbestos removal, will likely cost around $25,000, he said. Patro, outraged by the plans for demolition and citing the century-old structure's historical significance, planned a protest with Light …
Monday, December 3, 2012
New development may come to the corner of Belair Road and Joppa Road in Perry Hall.
UPDATE (Dec. 4, 1:57 p.m.)—Demolition of the former Poor Little Rich Girl bridal shop has been delayed at least two weeks to allow the structure to be bought or moved. Find updated information in the article, 'Poor Little Rich Girl' Demolition Delayed After Protest Planned. --- UPDATE (Dec. 4, noon)—Some community members plan to protest the demolition outside the structure on Wednesday evening. Mark Patro wrote a blog post on Patch to promote the event. --- UPDATE (Dec. 3, 2:44 p.m.)—The former location of the Poor Little Rich Girl formal wear shop—an aging house at 9010 Belair Rd.—could be demolished this week. "The community deserves better than what it is today. We want to be good neighbors, so it needs to come down," said George …
Friday, November 30, 2012
The former home of Seasons Pizza at 8833 Belair Rd. will be redeveloped in 2013.
First built in 1956, one of Perry Hall's oldest shopping centers will soon be completely demolished. Property owner John Mazarakis plans to build a new shopping center in its place at 8833 Belair Rd. He also plans to bring back at least one former tenant, Seasons Pizza, according to an announcement released by County Councilman David Marks on Thursday. The 13,240-square-foot shopping center, located north of Blakeley Avenue across from the closed Butt's Hardware, is included in Perry Hall's commercial revitalization district. In recent years, tenants have either moved or closed. Only Manila Seafood & Market remains open at the center. A worker told Patch that the owner is negotiating his contract and has no plans to close the market, …
Monday, November 26, 2012
The former Sokol property was added to the Perry Hall park along Honeygo Boulevard.
A land swap agreement recently enlarged Honeygo Run Regional Park by nearly 11 acres, County Councilman David Marks announced. Baltimore County traded 9.3 acres of land near the Perry Hall library for 10.8 acres of environmentally sensitive, forested property between the Maryland State Fish and Game Protective Association and Honeygo Run Regional Park. The county also gained ownership of 1.2 acres immediately south of the Perry Hall library, according to Marks. The agreement is part of an ongoing plan to construct 50 single-family homes between the Perry Hall library and Cross Road, named the Bishops Meadow development. Plans were publicized during a community meeting in December 2011, where residents shared concerns about traffic and …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Developers are expected to break ground on 39 new Perry Hall homes at the corner of Chapel Road and Cross Road.
After years of waiting on the economy to improve, the planned Reserve at Camp Chapel housing development in Perry Hall is expected to break ground. The 18-acre lot will hold 39 single-family homes, with access points to the neighborhood on Chapel Road and Cross Road, according to a document from the developer provided to Patch by the Baltimore County Department of Planning. The development is named after the historic Camp Chapel United Methodist Church nearby. Projected new residents will add approximately nine students to Gunpowder Elementary School, six students to Perry Hall Middle School and seven students to Perry Hall High School, according to a Baltimore County school impact analysis document dated July 19, 2006, provided to Patch …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The sit-down seafood restaurant is expected to open spring 2013 at 9654 Belair Rd. in Perry Hall.
Local oysters, freshly caught rockfish, yellow perch and the main attraction, blue crabs—this planned Perry Hall restaurant is serious about its Chesapeake Bay seafood. Conrad's Seafood Restaurant is expected to open in spring 2013, but only after extensive renovations to the former bar and nightlife venue Surf City at 9654 Belair Rd., according to part-owner and Perry Hall resident Andrea Conrad. The restaurant will be an extension of Conrad's Crabs on Joppa Road in Parkville—a carryout restaurant and seafood market opened by Andrea Conrad and her husband Anthony Conrad in 2007. "My husband is a waterman and we work with other local waterman, as well. For nearly six years, we've been successful because our seafood is fresh and local," …
ShannonM
10:10 pm on Thursday, January 3, 2013
LOVE that Royal Farm is right around the corner. I know there are lots of gas stations on Bel Air road but most are on the opposite side of the road. In rush hour traffic, it's not much fun trying to make a left across traffic. Plus there's a light at royal farm :) so you can go either direction easily!!!! And I agree with everyone who said their chicken is yummy- another plus!!!!! more ›