Board voted to approve new Towson parking garage

Baltimore County?s revenue authority Thursday voted to approve $18.2 million in public funds to build a new Towson parking garage, despite concerns existinggarages rarely reach capacity, sources said.

The agreement, which must be approved by the County Council, is the first between the public-private authority and a private developer, said the agency?s director, George Hale. Under the deal, the county would contribute $6.2 million to the revenue authority, which would provide an additional $12 million for a 630-space garage above the proposed $32 million Towson Circle III retail project bound by Joppa Road and Pennsylvania, Delaware and Virginia avenues.