Ballot to include bond questions

Baltimore County officials are asking voters to approve nearly $250 million in loans from private sources to fund everything from a new radio communication system for the police department to school roofs.

Officials said they expect few of the 10 referendum questions appearing on ballots in November to generate controversy, though the total requested is the largest in county history. Voters last decided bond bills in 2004, when the county asked them to approve $230 million.