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Bel Air commissioners approve purchase of 0.38-acre strip at South Atwood for possible emergency access
Summary
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 14 to adopt Ordinance 836-24, authorizing purchase of about 0.38 acres at the dead end of South Atwood Road to preserve a potential emergency access connection tied to the Homestead Wakefield Elementary School project.
Bel Air — The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners on Jan. 14 unanimously approved Ordinance 836-24 to purchase roughly 0.38 acres at the dead end of South Atwood Road from Wakefield Manor Associates/Care of Mount Royal Management Co.
Town staff said the parcel would allow for construction of an emergency access road originally planned as part of the Homestead Wakefield Elementary School project and recommended preserving the land while future decisions about engineering and county funding are resolved.
Town staff briefed the commissioners at a public hearing. Staff said a site survey completed in late 2024 clarified the exact boundaries and allowed the ordinance to be written so the town could…
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