VPC is a 501(c)3 non-profit membership organization established in 1962. Its mission is to conserve land and resources, preserve historic character and maintain the rural feel and land uses in the valleys. The work of the VPC is guided by a 36-member board and 7-member executive committee. It also employs an executive director and an executive assistant.
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Guide to Candidates and Questions — 2026
Baltimore County will have two additional county council districts after the election November 3, 2026 (early voting runs from October 22-October 29; last day to request a mail-in ballot is October 27). There are [...]
Ballot Question A
November's ballot for the 2026 election will include Question A, the result of the Baltimore County Farmland Preservation Act passed in 2025. If a majority of residents vote for Question A, changes to the [...]
URDL Study – Initial Findings
At our Annual Meeting on September 15, 2026, Charlie Neer of WRT presented the initial findings of our study on the Urban-Rural Demarcation Line (URDL). WRT, the successor to the firm that completed The [...]
County Council Voters’ Guide
VPC worked with the Baltimore County Land Trust Coalition (BCLTC) to ask all the candidates for Baltimore County Council for their views on issues including the URDL, land preservation, parks, watershed protection, agriculture, and more. Baltimore [...]
Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project Update
PSEG's application to the Public Service Commission (PSC) for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) was deemed incomplete by the Power Plant Research Program (PPRP). PPRP found that PSEG did not adequately explain [...]