Parking Is Free This Weekend For Baltimore County Shoppers

TOWSON, MD — Baltimore County is making local shopping easier this holiday season with two hours of free meter parking. Parking will be free at 1,735 meters throughout Baltimore County on Thanksgiving weekend, from Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) through Sunday.

For last-minute shoppers, there also will be free meter parking from Dec. 21 to Dec. 25, just before Christmas.

County Executive Don Mohler and County Executive-Elect John Olszewski Jr. teamed up to encourage local shopping in a video recorded in downtown Towson (see below).

"A little relief at the parking meter during the busiest days of the holiday season makes it easier to support locally owned shops and restaurants,” Mohler said.

“Our small businesses help support the neighborhood economy. We encourage everyone to get out and shop local on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and throughout the holiday season,” Olszewski said.

Meters will be decorated with red “Seasons Greetings” bags in Catonsville, Towson, Parkville, Essex, Overlea, Pikesville, Arbutus, Stoneleigh and Dundalk.

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Release: Baltimore County

Image: Patch via Renee Schiavone