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A 20-acre solar facility has been proposed for a 43-acre property on Hoffmanville Road near the Carroll County Line. Because the proposed project would produce between 1 and 2 megawatts, Baltimore County's Development Review Committee considered its request for [...]

The Valleys Planning Council and the Greater Greenspring Association (GGA), along with numerous members of the community, were concerned about a proposed service road that would allow travelers from Painters Mill Road to use St. Thomas Lane, a narrow, [...]

UPDATE In 2022, a request was made to grant a special exception on parts of two parcels of land at 3366 Belmont Avenue. A barn is located on one of the parcels, outline in green, while a house [...]

UPDATE: The applicants withdrew their application for a special exception. BACKGROUND:  The owners of 1696 Hillside Road applied for a special exception to allow a landscape service operation and a horticultural nursery on a farm. The property is zoned to [...]

UPDATE Greenspring Manor was a 61-home development proposed for a 33-acre property on Joppa Road next to Greenspring Station. The Valleys Planning Council opposed the development based on sewer, traffic, and environmental issues. We assisted several neighborhoods near the [...]

$100,000 raised to Support the Tufton/Worthington/Greenspring Roundabout Valley residents had been concerned for years about the safety and traffic flow at the intersection of Tufton/Greenspring/Worthington avenues. During rush hours, it had grown increasingly difficult and dangerous [...]

UPDATE: Baltimore County agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed in federal court. A judge in Baltimore’s U.S. District Court judge found that the county violated a federal law that protects religious institutions from discrimination [...]

The Stemmer House (2627 Caves Road, Owings Mills, MD) was built c. 1761 and is one of Maryland’s outstanding Georgian houses. VPC is working with the community to protect this Baltimore County Historic Landmark and its environmental setting. Background: VPC [...]

VPC and Community Resolve Regional Substation Issue After over a year of meetings and negotiations regarding the site for a new regional substation for high-voltage electricity, the community and BGE found resolution and have agreed to a site off of [...]

The owner of the former Caples property on Pleasant Grove Road has a development plan for a major subdivision. The property contains several parcels and is located within the Piney Run Rural Legacy Area. The number of actual density units [...]