Baltimore County’s list of challenges is long: redeveloping Sparrows Point to take advantage of the prospect of thousands of new jobs, even as some manufacturing jobs are wiped out; keeping up with promises to create more affordable housing in parts of the county that have resisted it; making government more transparent; and building a strong relationship with Baltimore City. The top priority, says newly elected County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. is education.
Plus, journalist Lawrence Lanahan gives us the backstory on a housing discrimination complaint in Baltimore County. The settlement will require County Executive-elect Johnny Olszewski Jr. to introduce legislation to prevent landlords from rejecting tenants who use housing vouchers.
