Board votes in favor of Lutherville developers

To the dismay of some Lutherville residents, the county?s Board of Appeals on Wednesday voted in favor of a proposed housing development in an area that is 90 percent covered by forests.

Residents have worked to oppose the eight-house project known as Luther Villa for several years, saying the site at the end of Riderwood Lutherville Road is the last bit of open space in their community. They appealed the county?s earlier decision to allow developer Thomas Langford to build closer to a protected forest than normally allowed.