Strange Bedfellows

Employees of the county Revenue Authority and their families will be treated tonight to a holiday party at the Reisterstown Sportsplex and it sounds like it will be quite the evening.

The facility is a combination ice rink, indoor soccer and lacrosse facility which the authority built in partnership with the county. The authority manages the rink along with a handful of public golf courses.

“We used to have something (at the Towson office) during the day, but a lot of people couldn’t make it and that just didn’t make any sense,” said authority Chief Executive Lynnie Cook, adding that this year’s event is small “but we expect it to grow” in the future.

Attendees will be treated to ice skating, food, turkey bowling (yes, bowling on the ice rink with a frozen bird) and other goodies. (more…)

 Baltimore County’s gain was Baltimore City’s loss in the most recent rankings of Best Municipal Golf Courses in the country from Golfweek Magazine.

Greystone Golf Course, in White Hall, was new to the top 50, checking in at number 28. The course, managed by the county Revenue Authority, was the only public course from Maryland to make the list.

The 2009 and 2008 lists were among the topics of discussion at Thursday’s meeting of the Baltimore County Revenue Authority board.

Last year, Mount Pleasant Golf Course, in Baltimore, was the only course in the state on the list, coming in at No. 12.

That ranking surprised some members of the board who made a few jokes at the expense of the city course.

“For hold-ups, armed robberies,” quipped board Chairman Hannan Sibel. (more…)