Decorative fountain coming to Bel Air's Shamrock Park; Plaza Starbucks open - Baltimore Sun
Bel Air town officials are preparing to install a fountain in Shamrock Park next month. The town also is welcoming a new Starbucks, the first in the area with a drive-through window, that opened last Friday in Bel Air Plaza on Baltimore Pike. The Board of Town Commissioners is scheduled to vote on a contract for the installation and construction of the new fountain during the upcoming town meeting Monday night. He said the fountain, which has been donated by Kathleen and William Bacon, of Bel Air, will be placed near the William Humbert Amphitheater in an area that serves as a flag court. The company was known for its cast-iron fountains and statues during the late 1800s, and Small said J. W. Fiske fountains can also be found in New York City's Central Park. Small said the cost of the project is about $25,000 – part of which will be covered by a contribution from the Dresher Foundation, which has made prior contributions to the town to improve Shamrock Park. Monday's town meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p. m at the Bel Air Town Hall, 39 N. Hickory Ave. Economic Development Director Trish Heidenreich announced the "good news" of the opening of the Starbucks in the Bel Air Plaza, as well as the opening of the Steelefish Grilleon Boulton Street in mid-September. Source: www.baltimoresun.com
