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    Mar 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. City Council members want more information in teen shooting

    The lack of immediate answers in the case of slain 13-year-old Monae Turnage has left the community in limbo, Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke said Thursday.
    The lack of immediate answers in the case of slain 13-year-old Monae Turnage has left the community in limbo, Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke said Thursday. "I understand the protocols, but this family, and this city, needs to know what...

    Tags: Police Investigations, Murder, Corporate Crime, Bribery, Edward L. Reisinger III

    2. Dec 18, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Baltimore homestead tax credits: Gross inequality

    A homeowner should not pay more in property taxes than his two neighbors put together for their nearly identical homes. But that's exactly what Sun reporters <a href="http://bio.tribune.com/ScottCalvert">Scott Calvert</a> and <a href="http://bio.tribune.com/JamieSmithHopkins">Jamie Smith Hopkins</a> found in a comprehensive and unprecedented review of Baltimore City's homestead tax break program.
    A homeowner should not pay more in property taxes than his two neighbors put together for their nearly identical homes. But that's exactly what Sun reporters Scott Calvert and Jamie Smith Hopkins found in a comprehensive and unprecedented review of...

    Tags: Credit and Debt, Local Government, Real Estate Sellers, Taxation, Roland Park

    3. May 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. City Council approves shrunken enterprise zone

    The Baltimore City Council on Monday approved a new map for the city's enterprise zone that significantly realigns and diminishes its footprint, from 22,000 acres to 14,000 acres. The zone is designed to support investment in and improvement of...

    Tags: Harbor East, Baltimore Development Corporation, Robert W. Curran, Business

    4. Feb 29, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Funding of Recreation and Parks a hot issue at City Hall

    Funding for the Department of Recreation and Parks was a hot issue at City Hall on Wednesday — with the City Council president suggesting that police and other agencies transfer money to youth programs, an activist criticizing a proposal to hire a...

    Tags: Unemployment, Finance, Budgets and Budgeting

    5. May 12, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Activists call on city to spend $10.2M more on after-school programs, summer jobs

    Standing before some 30 activists and Union Square neighbors Saturday in a neon orange T-shirt with the words "I am Baltimore," 16-year-old Antonio Ellis recited a gritty poem about how the city appears through his eyes.
    Standing before some 30 activists and Union Square neighbors Saturday in a neon orange T-shirt with the words "I am Baltimore," 16-year-old Antonio Ellis recited a gritty poem about how the city appears through his eyes. "Born and raised in the city,...

    Tags: Labor Markets, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Bernard C. Young, Activism

    6. May 18, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Stokes: Committee has votes to kill bottle tax

    Three members of a key City Council committee say they oppose Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's proposal to more than double the city's bottle tax — enough to kill the bill. That has angered supporters of the bill, who accuse Councilman Carl Stokes,...

    Tags: Finance, Edward L. Reisinger III, Elections, Bill Henry

    7. Apr 28, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. At pricey condos, developers pay just hundreds in tax

    They're some of the priciest condos in the city, but they're taxed like empty lots.
    They're some of the priciest condos in the city, but they're taxed like empty lots. At the Ritz-Carlton Residences along Baltimore's Inner Harbor — where a recent sale topped $1.5 million — the tax bill for most of the condos was $1,309...

    Tags: Silo Point, Inner Harbor, Taxation, Homes, Patrick Turner

    8. Mar 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Seven city pools could close this summer

    Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is proposing to close more than half of Baltimore's small neighborhood pools this summer to trim costs &mdash; a plan some City Council members say they will fight.
    Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is proposing to close more than half of Baltimore's small neighborhood pools this summer to trim costs — a plan some City Council members say they will fight. While the city's six large pools in public parks, such...

    Tags: Patterson Park, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Budgets and Budgeting, Bernard C. Young

    9. Apr 22, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. If not the bottle tax, then what?

    Baltimore City has a serious problem with run-down, antiquated school facilities. They represent a major impediment to progress in improving the education of Baltimore children and a drag on the city's efforts to shake off decades of decline. MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blake's plan to fund a new school construction and renovation program through an extension and increase in the city's bottle tax may not be the perfect solution, but it is a good start.
    Baltimore City has a serious problem with run-down, antiquated school facilities. They represent a major impediment to progress in improving the education of Baltimore children and a drag on the city's efforts to shake off decades of decline....

    Tags: Highlandtown, Finance, Food Industry, Edward L. Reisinger III, Advertising

    10. Apr 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Superblock: Making the math work

    Baltimore MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blakeis asking the City Council to grant generous property tax breaks for the developers of the long-stalled Superblock project on the west side of downtown, calling it a linchpin of her long-term strategy to grow the city's revenue base and increase its population by 10,000 families over the next decade. That may be overstating the impact of any one project, and it is bound to revive a long-simmering debate about the value and wisdom of the city's practice of providing tax incentives to big developers.
    Baltimore MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blakeis asking the City Council to grant generous property tax breaks for the developers of the long-stalled Superblock project on the west side of downtown, calling it a linchpin of her long-term strategy to grow the...

    Tags: Baltimore Development Corporation, Business, Property Tax

    11. Mar 21, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Hearing on water bill woes Wednesday afternoon

    Baltimore residents who are frustrated over high or unusual water bills will have a chance to vent to city officials Wednesday afternoon. A City Council committee will hold a hearing on a contentious resolution asking MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blake to...

    Tags: Credit and Debt, Bernard C. Young

    12. Mar 21, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Angry residents testify about water bill woes

    Rhonda Wimbish says she has been battling Baltimore officials over a $300 water bill &#8212; more than six times her normal rate &#8212; for more than a year.
    Rhonda Wimbish says she has been battling Baltimore officials over a $300 water bill — more than six times her normal rate — for more than a year. Now Wimbish, a single mother of a disabled child, says her West Baltimore home is scheduled...

    Tags: Credit and Debt, Finance, Bernard C. Young, Water Supply, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

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