Board member blasts council on growth plan

Board of Education Vice President Tom Fidler lambasted the Harford County Council last week, suggesting the county was not ready to receive Base Realignment and Closure-related commercial growth.

Fidler, a senior vice president of MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate, said the county likely will need another 7 million to 8 million square feet of commercial space and a thorough zoning code rewrite to accommodate growth as 8,200 government jobs are moved to Aberdeen Proving Ground. Tens of thousands of additional jobs are expected to follow, as defense contractors move to support the military and commercial services come to support the employees.