2010 Elections

The 2010 election year is a time to focus on local elections, rather than the national scene. In Baltimore County, there will undoubtedly be a hotly contested races for numerous postions, with a new County Executive required because of the term limit and a majority of the County Councilmen not running for re-election - thus ending some long tenures.

NCP is co-sponsoring a forum, along with Valleys Planning Council and others, on October 18 at Oregon Ridge Park. It will begin at 6:30 for snacks and converstion. Questions posed by a panel and submitted by attendees will begin at 7:00 followed by another chance to converse over snacks to end at 9:00.

As a part of its mission of fact finding and education, NCP previously prepared questions for each of the candidates on issues of special importance to the North County. We have asked each candidate for County Executive and 3rd District Councilmember to provide answers to assist voters in this important decision. Our questions are the following:

• URDL
  Give us details about your record in maintaining the integrity of the Urban Rural Demarcation Line. Will you commit to continuing the prohibition of any and all residential or commercial development north of the URDL not already grandfathered in?
• CZMP
  Will you maintain the current practices of the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process, including the right of community associations to identify properties for zoning changes with fees at their current level? Will you commit to instructing the appropriate county departments to add all applicable environmental data for the North County to the county public GIS website as soon as practical so citizens can be better informed in their participation?
• Agriculture
  How do you see the future of agriculture in Baltimore County? Considering that for many small family farms in Baltimore County, on-farm processing and marketing are the only ways to make a fair income from their land, do you support regulations that enable these activities for small family farms?
• Open Space
  Government funds for Open Space, just as many other budget categories, have been curtailed at all levels. How does this line item rank in your short term priorities? What is your view on using Open Space funding to build facilities, including buildings and parking lots?
• Preservation
  What policy tools would you use to encourage preservation of private land and historic structures?
• Environment
  What are your priorities to protect the environment of the North County, especially the reservoirs and watersheds which provide drinking water for close to 2 million residents?

Following are the answers we have received from some of the candidates. For your convenience, click on their names for a link to their web sites:

Also, links to up-to-date list of registered candidates:

State (PDF)
Local (PDF)

General election results

Campaign financing database

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