Monday, January 7, 2013
The Catonsville Democrat said the council will have to deal with another difficult budget but there's "no political will" for a tax increase.
Newly-elected Baltimore County Council Chairman Tom Quirk is looking forward to a more collegial relationship between the council and county executive and no new taxes in the coming year. "I think 2013 is the year the county executive and the county council work together collaboratively," Quirk, Catonsville Democrat, said, who was elected unanimously by his colleagues. The relationship between the council and County Executive Kevin Kamenetz has undergone considerable strain. Quirk along with then-Council Chairwoman Vicki Almond, Councilwoman Cathy Bevins, and Councilman David Marks all opposed a pension bill that would have ended the use of overtime in the calculation for pension benefits for some county employees. The bill was part of an …
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Catonsville developer called the illegal donations he made "the dumbest thing I've ever done" and paid $58,000 in fines.
UPDATED (4:04 p.m.)—Steven Whalen pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court in Towson Thursday, and was sentenced to probation before judgment and fines totaling $58,000. Whalen, a Catonsville developer, was charged two weeks ago by the Maryland State Prosecutor on five counts of violating state campaign finance laws relating to $7,500 in donations he made to Councilman Tom Quirk through a friend, employee and his personal trainer. Whalen told Judge John Grason Turnbull II that the donations "were one of the dumbest things I've ever done." Following the trial, Whalen said he wanted to help Quirk but said he decided against making the donations legally through any of his half-dozen companies because it would be linked to him. Whalen …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Catonsville Developer Steve Whalen says he will plead guilty to five campaign finance charged filed today and expects to pay $58,000 in fines. "I alone am responsible."
UPDATED (1:35 p.m.)—Catonsville Developer Steve Whalen said he will plead guilty to five counts of violating campaign finance laws related to donations made to Councilman Tom Quirk. "The bottom line is it's my responsibility," Whalen said in a candid phone interview. "I did it, I alone am responsible. It was one of the stranger moments in my 32 year career and I regret it." State Prosecutor Emmet Davitt announced the five charges in a statement Thursday. Whalen said he has signed a plea agreement in which he will admit guilt in court. He said he expects no jail time and will pay fines totaling $53,000 for the five violations plus another $5,000 in fines related to other civil citations he said he was issued related to the case. The …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Members of the Kendwood Garden Condo Association and nearby communities held signs outside of a county office building.
Catonsville residents continued their fight against the proposed Southwest Physicians Pavilion on Kenwood Avenue by protesting outside a Baltimore County office building in Towson Thursday morning. Roughly 10 residents of the Kenwood Gardens condominiums and nearby roads held up signs outside on West Chesapeake Avenue. The seven-story medical buidling is being developed by Whalen Properties. Many of the residents also filled a hearing room for a hearing officer's hearing as part of the Planned Unit Development process that began at 10 a.m. Linda Stroh, a resident of Stafford Drive, said traffic and the size of the development are her concerns. With the proposed buildng, the sound barrier to Interstate 695 could be removed. "We'll be …
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