Friday, February 15, 2013
There is a proposal on the table to bring the fast food restaurant to York Road, although a zoning hurdle must first be cleared.
There is a proposal on the table to bring Sonic, America's Drive-In, to York Road in Lutherville-Timonium. Community leaders are planning to meet with the franchisee to address concerns over possible traffic issues. Community association representatives pointed to the popularity of the fast food chain's Rosedale location on Pulaski Highway. UPDATED (by popular demand)—The address of the property is 2027 York Road, in Lutherville-Timonium. "The last thing York Road needs is a line of three or four cars waiting to get in,” Eric Rockel, president of the Greater Timonium Community Council, said. Sonic locations are famous for reinvigorating the classic American drive-in design. Some locations, however, do feature indoor seating. The drive-…
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The Greater Timonium Community Council is hosting a special meeting with a BGE representative this evening.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
If you're curious about BGE's new Smart Meters, then come to the Cockeysville Branch Library tonight for a special Q&A session with a BGE representative. The meeting is being hosted and moderated by the Greater Timonium Community Council. The meeting, which starts promptly at 7 p.m., is open to all Baltimore County residents who want to learn more about Smart Meter installation. If you cannot make the meeting tonight, pose a question in the comments section below and Patch will make sure it gets asked at the meeting. BGE officials have contended that installing Smart Meters drastically improves the communication between homes without power and the linemen tasked with turning it back on. Skeptics, however, believe the installation is …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The Greater Timonium Community Council is hosting a special meeting with a BGE rep.
Are smart meters safe? How do they work? Why is BGE installing a new device on the side of my house? How do you opt out of installation? If they Common Questions page on the BGE website doesn't adequately answer your queries then make plans to spend an evening in October in Cockeysville. If you have questions about BGE's plan to upgrade its existing energy metering system and how it will affect you and your home, then set aside an hour or two of time on Oct. 16, starting at 7 p.m. The Greater Timonium Community Council will be hosting a meeting with a BGE representative who will be on hand to answer questions about the new smart meter installations that BGE has been rolling out since spring. The meeting will be held at the Cockeysville …
The Greater Timonium Community Council is hosting a special meeting with a BGE rep.
Are smart meters safe? How do they work? Why is BGE installing a new device on the side of my house? How do you opt out of installation? If the Common Questions page on the BGE website doesn't adequately answer your queries then make plans to spend an evening in October in Cockeysville. If you have questions about BGE's plan to upgrade its existing energy metering system and how it will affect you and your home, then set aside an hour or two of time on Oct. 10, starting at 7 p.m. The Greater Timonium Community Council will be hosting a meeting with a BGE representative who will be on hand to answer questions about the new smart meter installations that BGE has been rolling out since spring. The meeting will be held at the Cockeysville …
Friday, June 15, 2012
The Greater Timonium Community Council president is appealing to the Department of Natural Resources for help.
Greater Timonium Community Council president Eric Rockel is taking the fight over Mays Chapel Park to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Rockel appealled to DNR community resilience administrator Carrie Lhotsky in a letter, to not lift an open space designation on 10 of the 20 acres of land at Mays Chapel Park. Ten acres—currently used as sports fields—are owned by the schools system. The other 10 acres, at the southern end of the property, are restricted open space. “Before they can move forward with any construction on that parcel, they need to get the state of Maryland to release the open space restriction that’s currently on the southern most 10 acres,” Rockel said. “It’s major in a sense it’s a step that has to go …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Patch previews issues that will be discussed at the June Greater Timonium Community Council meeting.
Greater Timonium Community Council president Eric Rockel believes BGE smart meters, the elementary school in Mays Chapel and a change in the county’s redevelopment law should be at the top of area residents’ concerns. The council will discuss each issue, as well as welcome lawmakers state Sen. James Brochin and Dels. Dana Stein and Susan Aumann for a legislative recap at Wednesday night's meeting. Smart Meters By now you’ve probably heard that BGE will be rolling out a new “smart meter,” which signals back to the utility company with information regarding your home energy usage. “Of course, BGE says the meters are perfectly harmless in terms of health affects or as a surveillance tool, Rockel said. “But there are people who say these …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Pro- and anti-new school advocates will speak on the issue tonight a Loch Raven High School. Patch will be live blogging the hearing.
The stage has been set. Supporters and opponents of the planned Mays Chapel Elementary School will be given the chance to voice their opinions this evening at a hearing at Loch Raven High School at 6 p.m. The hearing was called on advice from Baltimore County Public Schools system counsel, following preliminary approval for Mays Chapel Park as the site for a new 700-seat elementary school. Based on attendance at a Board of Education meeting held a week, Greater Timonium Community Council president Eric Rockel estimates as many at 175 people may attend the hearing, hoping for a chance to speak. “It could be a long night,” he told Patch Monday afternoon. Patch will be covering the meeting live, as-it-happens, via our Cover It Live blogging …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Zoning issues and a school in Mays Chapel lead the topics of conversation for tonight's meeting
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Comprehensive zoning issues and the proposal to build a school at Mays Chapel Park will lead the topics for discussion tonight at the Greater Timonium Community Council's March meeting. (See the full agenda below.) The council is composed of community leaders across the Lutherville-Timonium and Cockeysville area. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Baltimore County Public Library - Cockeysville Branch. Michael's Café, Sterling Chemical and Ocean Pride Seafood have been added to the list of recent zoning issues, according to tonight's agenda. In new business, the council will discuss the issue of deer hunting on public land, which has been a point of contention in recent months for area residents. Tonight's featured guest is Sheriff …
Friday, January 6, 2012
Tell us how you feel about the new addition to the Maryland State Fairgrounds.
Is it a welcome, much-needed addition to the York Road corridor? Or is it an eye sore, further adding distractions to nighttime driving? You Tell Us: How do you feel about the new Maryland State Fairgrounds sign? Background: The old sign had seen better days—more than a decade ago, to be exact. The old sign stood at one of the entry ways to the Maryland State Fairgrounds for 17 years, according to fairgrounds vice president Andy Cashman. About 16 months ago, lightning struck the sign that welcomed visitors to not only the state fair, but to the heart of Timonium. The South Dakota based company that erected the sign could no longer find the right parts needed to fix it, because the technology was so out-dated. Now stands a brightly-lit …
Friday, December 23, 2011
Community leader Eric Rockel testified against the proposal Thursday in Annapolis.
At least one outspoken Lutherville-Timonium community leader is dissatisfied with the proposed legislative redistricting maps, which could effect what Greater Timonium Community Council president Eric Rockel called "significant portion" of residents in the Lutherville area. The governor's redistricting advisory committee recommended that the redistricting line be drawn at Greenspring Drive, through the Country Club Park community. Residents living north of the boundary would be shifted into the 11th District—which is represented by state legislators Sen. Bobby Zirkin and Delegates Dan Morhaim, Jon Cardin and Dana Stein, who are all Democrats. Currently, that area of Lutherville is in the 42nd District, where the state legislators are Sen. …
Kristen Hoover
11:07 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
I think Sonic would be a decent addition to Timonium, I just think that this location is not ideal. I don't think it is a biggest enough lot to handle the size of the establishment. Also, most days, this part of York road is already at capacity. It would cause a lot of traffic problems in a already/always being worked on road. I would love to see something done with this space; a little ma and pa… more ›