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Baltimore homeowner almost ends up in tax sale after city loses check
Kristina Suson's home wasn't part of the city's tax sale Monday, but it was a close call. Baltimore places liens on properties for unpaid property taxes, water bills and other municipal debts, then puts the liens up for auction every spring —...Tags: Auction Service, Foreclosures, Local Government, Politics, Mary Pat Clarke
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Candidates turn in petitions for local offices
The local election field is clearer with the candidate deadline passing Tuesday. The nominating petition deadline for candidates affiliated with political parties and those seeking spots on the Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeen public school board...Tags: Government, Local Elections, Politics, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate
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Canton house rehab without permits could lead to jail time
It was unusual enough when Baltimore housing officials had to get a search warrant to gain entry to a Canton rowhouse where they believed illegal renovations were occurring. But the owner's son had barred inspectors, and neighbors were complaining of work...
Tags: Laws, Government, Ellicott City, Politics, Lawyers
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What about the contractors on the illegal rehab?
Congratulations to the Baltimore housing department for taking aggressive action against a flagrant violator of housing codes designed to protect health and safety ("Canton rehab without permits could lead to jail," April 11), and to CityCouncilman...Tags: Ellicott City, Punishment, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland)
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City will allow homeowners more time to pay off erroneous tax bills
In an about-face, Baltimore finance officials are telling five city homeowners who received two years’ worth of erroneous tax breaks that they can repay the city over time and without incurring interest or penalties. The city had demanded the...Tags: Patterson Park, Politics, Credit and Debt, Tax Credits, Taxation
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Police concede failures in curtailing Canton drinking
Baltimore police conceded on Tuesday that officers inappropriately allowed hundreds of St. Patrick's Dayrevelers to turn Canton's public square into an unsanctioned outdoor beer garden, but authorities also pleaded for people to party responsibly.
The...Tags: Fells Point, Lifestyle and Leisure, St. Patrick's Day, Federal Hill, Dining and Drinking
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City homeowners given 30 days to repay tax credits they didn't request
Over the past two years, Maureen Coyle has received $5,700 in property tax breaks that the city admits she never requested for her Patterson Park rowhouse. Now the city is demanding full repayment by month's end.
If she doesn't or can't pay by then,...Tags: Politics, Homes, Human Interest, Bernard C. Young, Mortgages
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Students call on city leaders to pass bottle tax
Patterson High School became the latest political battleground in the effort to rebuild Baltimore's decrepit school infrastructure this week, with students throwing their support behind a proposed bottle tax that could help raise about $300 million for...Tags: Students, Edward L. Reisinger III, Teaching and Learning, Slavery, Bernard C. Young
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City officials closemouthed on Grand Prix search
Baltimore officials are conducting a swift and informal search for a new team to manage the city's Grand Prix race — and are declining to explain how or by what criteria they are making decisions.
After severing the contract late last month with...Tags: Government, William H. Cole IV, Politics, Fort Lauderdale, Mary Pat Clarke
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District 1: James B. Kraft
1. Please describe your educational and professional background and how it has prepared you to serve on the City Council.
During my two terms on the City Council, I have authored successful legislation addressing key issues such as targeting illegal...Tags: Government, Laws, Crimes, Politics, Employment Opportunities
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Baltimore City election results
Baltimore Mayor Democratic primary 290 of 290 precincts (100%) Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (i): 36,698 (52%) Catherine Pugh: 17,743 (25%) Otis Rolley: 8,991 (13%) Joseph Landers: 4,870 (7%) Frank Conaway: 1,899 (3%) Wilton Wilson: 215 (0%) Republican...Tags: Local Elections, Primaries, Sharon Green Middleton, Rochelle Spector, Bill Henry
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Young wins primary for Council president
Bernard C. "Jack" Young, picked by his fellow City Council members last year to lead the panel, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to keep the office for four more years.
It was the first citywide campaign for Young, a 15-year veteran of the council....Tags: Politics, Television, Verizon Communications, Sharon Green Middleton, Rochelle Spector
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