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STATEMENT REGARDING RECENT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT LUTHERVILLE STATION April 2023

Dear Constituents,
Thank you to many of you for contacting me regarding the proposed redevelopment at Lutherville Station. This statement presents the realities of the proposal.
I want to assure you that there is nothing that has been approved regarding the proposed Light Rail expansion or development at Lutherville Station.

Greenspring Drive neighbors and FORR members clean up a debris dam in the 17 block of Greenspring Drive.

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FORR Community Update

BALTIMORE COUNTY SUGGESTS
GREENSPRING DRIVE BECOME A
THROUGH STREET TO ADDRESS THE FLOODING IN COUNTRY CLUB PARK

Smart Growth, Transit Advocates, Environmental, Business and Community Groups Call on Baltimore County to Allow Transit-Oriented Development at Lutherville Light Rail Station

LUTHERVILLE, MD (March 2, 2023) – At an event this morning at the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, a diverse group of smart growth, transit advocates, environmental, community and business leaders called on Baltimore County to change the zoning at Lutherville Station to allow for more housing options and to move forward with a Transit-Oriented Development designation from the State of Maryland.

March 2023 Newsletter

NEW Insights : now on the Friends of Roland Run website: videos of a walking tour of the Roland Run

Photos of Roland Run 2/16/23

Videos of Roland Run

The Friends of Roland Run found this large obstruction on the Roland Run. The obstruction was caused by a fallen tree.

On January 8, 2023.FORR reported the obstruction problem to the Department of Environment and Sustainability (DEPS). The obstruction is causing water to back up and is associated with to the present erosion problems along this stretch of Roland Run. DEPS responded to FORR’s findings by sending out a Baltimore County crew to assess the situation and clear the obstruction.

BWB walk with FORR volunteers along the Roland Run 10/21/22

Update: FORR gets results from its Roland Run walk and screening

Department of Environment and Sustainability (DEPS) has an update on the Roland Run Stream Restoration 10/2022

DEPS workers walked the Roland Run Stream Restoration areas and identified most of the plants . The identification went to the end of the wetland at the end of the BGE property and the results are promising. Here are the results: Native Woody = 33 speciesNative...