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John Lee

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · John Lee

    Data centers debated in Baltimore County Council contest (opens the original)

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    Data centers are at the center of a Baltimore County Council race, as candidates disagree about whether the county’s moratorium, which expires in December of 2027, goes far enough. They also are accusing each other of using data centers as a political football. Council District 5 extends from Timonium north to the Pennsylvania line. The race is one of the county’s most intriguing contests, pitting a well-financed Republican councilman with name recognition against a Democrat who is running with

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · John Lee

    After a decade of battling and waiting, Baltimore County’s Lansdowne gets its new high school (opens the original)

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    Baltimore County’s new Lansdowne High School was 10 years in the making. The county Wednesday marked the opening of the new school, which for a time was caught in the quagmire of county politics. Principal Allison Seymour said the fight for a new Lansdowne started in 2016 when one teacher went before the school board and said the school, with its sinking foundation, brown water and cracked floors, needed to be replaced. Seymour said, “Soon that voice was joined by others, teachers, students, par

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · John Lee

    Maryland voters already casting ballots in 2026 election (opens the original)

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    It’s late September but voting in the November 2026 election is well under way in Maryland. According to the Maryland State Board of Elections, nearly 591,000 residents have requested mail-in ballots. Baltimore County’s Elections Director Ruie Lavoie said completed ballots are already arriving in her office. There are 38 ballot drop boxes sprinkled around the county and Lavoie said they are already getting some business. Lavoie said there is a lot to attract voters, from political races both sta

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · John Lee

    Baltimore County grapples with its environmental future as it inks trash incineration deal (opens the original)

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    A debate this week over whether Baltimore County should keep burning a lot of its trash turned into a critique of the county’s future commitment to protecting the environment. There was bipartisan push back against the trash-burning plan. Republican Councilman Todd Crandell voted against the $154 million, 10 year trash incineration contract with Wheelabrator in South Baltimore, saying it’s time for the county to take a stand. Crandell said, “Burning it to create pollutants throughout our urban a

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · John Lee

    Baltimore County Council preparing to raise its pay and the county executive’s (opens the original)

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    The Baltimore County Council is considering hefty pay raises for both the members of that body as well as for the county executive. By law, the salary increases, which are considered every four years, will take effect in December, after the November election. Legislation introduced on Tuesday night would raise the county executive’s pay nearly $50,000 to $240,000. That increase was recommended to the county council by the county’s Personnel Salary Advisory Board. An additional bill calls for cou

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