Plans to build a new library branch in Middle River have been pulled from the shelves as Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier announced on Friday she has decided to end negotiations on the proposal.

Klausmeier cited her commitment to “stabilize our county’s budget and limit new financial burdens in an increasingly uncertain fiscal climate.”

“This commitment not only means not raising taxes during my term as County Executive, but also means avoiding lengthy and sizable financial commitments that could force future county executives to raise taxes after I leave office,” Klausmeier said in a statement.

Klausmeier said building a Middle River branch would “bypass” other projects that have long been in need of attention, such as the replacing the Essex and Lansdowne library branches,

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