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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Councilman Marks Receives 2013 Community Volunteer Award

The Maryland Recreation and Parks Association recognized the Perry Hall Councilman for his work in open space preservation.

Perry Hall Councilman David Marks’s open space efforts haven’t gone unnoticed by the Maryland Recreation and Parks Association. Marks was honored with the 2013 Community Volunteer Award, it was announced Thursday, by the decades-old association. "We are delighted to honor Councilman Marks for his longtime work as a champion for open space and local recreation," Jeffrey W. Smith, the association’s vice president, said in a release. Full disclosure: Jeffrey Smith is a weekly Perry Hall Patch contributor. Read his latest column here. Marks was recognized by the association for his efforts in launching the pedestrian bike advisory committee, as well as his focus on protecting Perry Hall open space—49 acres to be exact—by creating a new zoning …

Darcy Cahill

11:26 am on Friday, March 15, 2013

Congratulations on this well deserved award, Councilman Marks! Residents of the Fifth District are so fortunate to have a Councilman who works so diligently to improve our neighborhoods in every way possible. Thank you!   more ›

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

38 Acres Dedicated as Perry Hall Green Space Conservation

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 …

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