April 30, 2013

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Harford Announces Trash Agreement with Baltimore County

Harford County will use the Eastern Sanitary Landfill in White Marsh to dispose of solid waste starting in 2016, Harford officials announced Tuesday. Harford County Executive David Craig announced Tuesday plans to dispose of the county's solid waste in Baltimore County when the existing agreement with the U.S. Army expires in 2016.The estimated annual cost for moving solid waste and recyclables to the Baltimore County transfer station is $13.4 million. The new agreement with Eastern Sanitary Landfill also means the county no longer plans to build a waste transfer station at the former Plecker Golf property in the 800 block of Philadelphia Road in Joppaa proposal that was met with strong community opposition. The county currently disposes of solid waste at the Harford Waste Disposal Center on Scarboro Road in Street and the Waste-to-Energy facility in the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground. The Army does not plan to renew its agreement for the facility, which expires in March of 2016.The Scarboro Road landfill is reaching capacity and is also slated to close in 2016. During a brief news conference, Craig announced Harford County has come to an agreement with Baltimore County and starting in 2016, will transport solid waste to the Eastern Sanitary Landfill in White Marsh for disposal. The facility is only 2 and a half miles farther than the Waste-to-Energy facility on APG. "This is a great example of two counties working together to come to a solution for a problem," Harford County Director of Public Works Tim Whittie said. The county considered at least nine other potential solutions to the waste disposal issue, all of which had higher cost estimates than working with Baltimore County. "This is just the initial phase. We are going to look at an even wider range of how we provide services to Harford County," Craig said. The county also plans to study what the best use for the Plecker Golf property in Joppa will be. Among the possibilities are building a senior center or allowing the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company to utilize the property. "Anything except a Walmart," Craig said!
(Source: belairpatch.com. Some changes were made.)

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Abingdon Community Council (No Meeting)

Next Meeting: June 24, 2013, 6:30pm 7:30pm at the Abingdon Public Library

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Harford County Hosts Hazardous Waste Recycling

The collection will take place Saturday at the county disposal center in Street.

Harford County residents will be able to dispose of household hazardous waste Saturday. The Local Emergency Planning Committee and Harford County Office of Recycling will hold a collection event Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Harford Waste Disposal Center at 3135 Scarboro Road in Street. Waste including oil-based paints, bleach, pool chemicals and mercury thermometers may be disposed at the event, according to a press release. Residents must show proof of residency. Business or commercial farm waste will not be taken.
For more information, residents are asked to call the office of recycling at 410-638-3417.
(Source: belairpatch.com. Some changes were made.)

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Friends of Harford Thought you might want to know

A Development Advisory Committee (DAC) Meeting has been scheduled for the following project(s):

Enclave at Box Hill Site - Located on the east side of Box Hill Corporate Center, at the end of Walter Ward Blvd. Create a Mixed Use Center with 369 residential rental units and a clubhouse on 87.97 acres. Zoning is CI (Commercial Industrial). Tax Map 61 Parcel 107. Council District B. Meeting Date/Time: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. Meeting Location: Second floor conference room, 220 S. Main Street, Bel Air, MD

The public is invited to attend, ask questions and voice any questions or concerns. The Community Input Meeting for this project was held October 16, 2012. The proposed site plan(s) and other information is available at http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/PlanningZoning/DACPlans/Plan1037.pdf County government has a description of the DAC process at http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/PlanningZoning/index.cfm?ID=53 Do you want to know where this fits into the development process? Read A Citizen's Guide to the Harford County Property Development Process by Friends of Harford.
(Source: Morita Bruce, President: Friends of Harford. Some changes were made.)

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Members:
Cynthia Hergenhahn, Chairperson C. David Copenhaver Carlin Cook Earl Grey Gregory A. Beaty Joan Hamilton Recording Secretary: Donna Copenhaver

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