County moving forward with demolition

Even as strategic property owners become increasingly bold with counteroffers, Baltimore County officials said they hope to acquire all the units in Dundalk?s crime-ridden Yorkway apartment complex and begin demolition within two months.

Stubborn landlords have driven cost estimates for total acquisition from an original $11 million to $17.2 million, county spokesman Don Mohler said Monday. The County Council will discuss the most recent purchase agreements for two apartment buildings at its work session today, leaving 12 of 56 to be negotiated, he said. Officials said they expect to recover the added costs when the land is sold.