Robert Sandlass News Today

Harford County Council approved the transfer of $7 million from the county's general fund to the county's Emergency Services Department, after the funds were prematurely transferred and returned.

Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly made his first address to the Harford Board of Education on Monday.

Returning Harford County council member Tony Giangiordano was selected by his peers to be vice president of the council at its first legislative session with the newly elected officers.

Incoming Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly has made his first round of appointments to his new administration.

The Harford County Council unanimously approved its annual budget ordinance Tuesday night, marking the passage of a historically large budget that topped $1 billion for the first time.

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman unveiled his proposed $1 billion-plus budget for the upcoming fiscal year Monday, which reduces the tax rate and prioritizes expanding broadband access in the northern reaches of the county and body cameras for the sheriff’s office, along with fully funding the Board of Education’s operating budget request.

The value of commercial and residential property along the I-95 and Route 40 corridors in Harford County increased in 2020 — in line with an 8.1% increase in assessments statewide — as property sales and new construction continued despite the COVID-19 pandemic.