Bel Air Planning Commission defers decision on proposed 249-unit apartment complex, citing ‘heated nature’ of proceedings

Could Bel Air turn into the next Towson? That was a worry of some of the nearly 75 residents who crowded into the Bel Air Town Hall on Thursday evening to hear a second round of public testimony and discussion from developers on a 249-unit mixed-use apartment complex proposed for parking lots surrounding the indoor Harford Mall.