Thursday, October 18, 2012
The county executive is expected to cite budget constraints and continue to request money for MARC-oriented development in Middle River and intersection upgrades near the Solo Cup property in Owings Mills.
County and state budget outlooks have not changed in the last year and because of that, County Executive Kevin Kamenetz's transportation requests will seem like a repeat. Kamenetz is scheduled to speak to a panel of state Department of Transportation officials this afternoon in Towson and outline his priorities for the coming year. As with last year, Kamenetz is expected to avoid pie-in-the-sky requests and wish lists and instead ask for continued focus and funding for just two projects—intersection improvements along Reisterstown Road near Painters Mill Road in Owings Mills and more transit oriented MARC development in Middle River. "It's really a continuation of the priorities he outlined last year," said Ellen Kobler, a county …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Opponents of a proposed retail center at the vacant Solo Cup plant in Owings Mills say they plan to bring the issue to referendum. What do you think?
When the Baltimore County Council voted to rezone the Solo Cup plant in Owings Mills for retail last week, the battle did not end, at least for the Say No To Solo Coaltion. Although much of the community rejoiced in the vote, the leader of the coalition, Shirley Supik, said she plans to bring the issue to referendum. Developer Greenberg Gibbons is proposing a $140 million center that would be anchored by a Wegmans, include several national retailers and 40,000 square feet of office space. Supik's group, and other opponents, claim the development would tie up traffic at an already burdened intersection and derail plans to redevelop the Owings Mills mall. Do you think Foundry Row should go to referendum? Vote in the poll and tell us in the …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The Baltimore County Council voted to rezone the vacant Solo Cup plant in Owings Mills from manufacturing to retail, a move that helps pave the way for Wegmans-anchored center Foundry Row.
The Baltimore County Council voted to rezone the Solo Cup plant in Owings Mills from manufacturing to retail. The vote helps pave the way for Foundry Row, a Wegmans-anchored retail and office center that was dependent on the rezoning to be built at the vacant plant on Reisterstown Road. The vote comes after months of debate between developers, special interest and community groups and council members. Developer Greenberg Gibbons plans to build a $140 million center that would be anchored by Wegmans, and house a national fitness center, a national sporting goods retailer, a national shoe retailer and 40,000 square feet of office space. CEO Brian Gibbons hopes to open the center, called Foundry Row, by spring 2015. "What the council did was…
Friday, August 24, 2012
Readers sounded off after a Patch report pieced together information about developers and the community coalition "Say No To Solo."
In less than four months, the Say No To Solo Coalition has sprung up to lead the opposition against rezoning the Solo Cup plant in Owings Mills from manufacturing to retail. The group's funding is somewhat of a mystery, although some suggest it's backed by Kimco, the Owings Mills Mall developer, and its politically connected public relations firm, KO Public Affairs. Find what Patch readers had to say after yesterday's story "The Mysterious Funding of 'Say No To Solo'" below: --"This whole opposition is a sham. If you live here, you want this Wegman's and welcome the redevelopment of Reisterstown Rd. It has been eyesore for years." -CW --"What is the rush to push Solo development through? How about let's say we finish the 2 major projects …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
The community group opposing the proposed Foundry Row development will not name its backers. Others say a rival developer is helping to support the Say No To Solo Coalition.
On a hot July day, three teenagers distributed free bottled water at the intersection of Owings Mills Boulevard and Reisterstown Road. But these were not ordinary bottled waters. They were political statements. The labels featured Baltimore County Councilwoman Vicki Almond’s phone number, the words ‘What’s the Rush? Vote No on Foundry Row!’ and the website address for the Say No To Solo Coalition. As they distributed the bottled water, the teens collected signatures for the coalition opposing Foundry Row, the Wegmans-anchored development proposed for the vacant Solo Cup plant on Reisterstown Road. The teens said the Say No To Solo Coalition was paying them for their efforts. But they did not know who had paid for their supply of nearly 10,…
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Baltimore County Councilman said the signatures dropped off at his office show a need for a more “community-driven process.”
Baltimore County Councilman Ken Oliver said the 7,100 signatures he received from residents calling for additional review of proposed development Foundry Row show a need for more public process. “From the boxes of petitions that were delivered to my office and the offices of my council colleagues this week, to the huge turnout or residents at this month’s council meeting, it is clear that there are significant community concerns about permitting a new 400,000 square foot retail mall along Reisterstown Road,” Oliver said in a press release. Say No To Solo Coalition officials dropped off seven boxes – one for each council member – containing 7,100 signatures of Baltimore County residents who are opposed to Foundry Row, the Wegmans-anchored …
Monday, August 13, 2012
Leaders of the Say No to Solo Coalition delivered boxes of petitions signed by Baltimore County residents Monday.
Activists fighting the proposed Foundry Row development in Owings Mills delivered petitions signed by more than 7,000 Baltimore County residents to the Baltimore County Council Monday afternoon. Officials from Say No To Solo brought a box for each council member that contained copies of approximately 7,100 signatures of Baltimore County residents who are opposed to Foundry Row, the Wegmans-anchored development Greenberg Gibbons hopes to build at the Solo Cup site on Reisterstown Road. County Council chairwoman Vicki Almond will receive the original petitions, and the other council members will receive copies. “Vicki Almond kept saying right from the beginning there is no opposition,” said Shirley Supik, leader of the Say No to Solo …
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