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Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes
With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions. "Pretty much everyone is in agreement that it's fair,"...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Carl Stokes, William Donald Schaefer, Local Government
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Baltimore water bills could rise by 15 percent
Customers of Baltimore's water system would see their water bills go up 15 percent — more than expected — under a proposal the Department of Public Works announced Monday. The projected rate hike follows years of increases and will bring a...
Tags: Personal Income, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Consumers, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Water Supply
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Good intentions don't create jobs
Baltimore City Council members confused caring about unemployment with abating it by giving preliminary approval to a local hire law last week. The legislation, which requires a final vote and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's signature to become law,...
Tags: The New York Times, Crime, Law and Justice, Marc Steiner, Racism, Bernard C. Young
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Some push for Edwards to be permanent schools CEO
Education observers were split Tuesday on whether the city's school board should launch a nationwide search to replace schools CEO Andrés Alonso or give the job of taking on the district's daunting challenges to his hand-picked successor. Some, such as...
Tags: Collective Contract, Nancy Grasmick, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Harvard University
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Councilwoman challenges city's stormwater fee plan
A city councilwoman is challenging Baltimore's plan to charge businesses some of the highest stormwater fees in the state — and divert some of the money that had gone to Chesapeake Bay cleanup to help fund property tax cuts. Councilwoman Mary...
Tags: Lawyers, Robert W. Curran, Economy, Business and Finance, Bernard C. Young, Local Government
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Action in Maturity to mark 40th anniversary
Esther Bonnet, 100, is always thinking about new plans for Action in Maturity — as she has since she co-founded the transportation service for seniors more than 40 years ago. During a recent visit from Elizabeth Briscoe, AIM's executive director,...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins University, Arts and Culture, Pratt Street, Religion and Belief
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Billboard companies object to proposed city tax
Area billboard companies are speaking out against a proposed tax introduced this week by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. In a hearing before the City Council's taxation committee Thursday, the global billboard firm Clear Channel Outdoor offered to give...
Tags: Bill Henry, Economy, Business and Finance, Television Industry, Finance, Maryland Zoo Baltimore
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City suspends speed camera tickets amid new mistakes
Baltimore officials announced Tuesday that they have suspended the city's troubled speed camera program amid fresh reports of erroneous tickets, this time involving a new multimillion-dollar camera network. The Baltimore Sun found that a recently...
Tags: Public Officials, Xerox Corporation, Government, Science and Technology, Automotive Equipment
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City presents latest plans for upgrading Waverly Library
The Waverly library would be about 2,000 square feet bigger than it is now, with a wall of glass, more computers, modernized equipment and separate areas for children and teens, as planned in a $6 million renovation project, Baltimore City library...Tags: Renovation, Charles Village, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Northwood
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Businesses, nonprofits object to stormwater fees
Residents across the Baltimore region could soon be hit with annual bills of $18 to more than $100 to pay for stormwater treatment, wetland restoration and other projects aimed at improving Chesapeake Bay water quality. The fees, to be charged by...
Tags: Wildlife, Public Officials, James B. Kraft, Government, Local Government
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Balto. Co. councilwoman calls to delay stormwater fee vote
A Baltimore County Council member is calling for the council to delay its vote on a measure to impose stormwater management fees, saying neither the council nor the public has had enough time to study the issue. Councilwoman Vicki Almond, a Reisterstown...
Tags: Vicki Almond, David Marks, Tom Quirk, Local Government, Reisterstown
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City Council approves tax break for new apartments
Developers converting older office buildings into apartments or building new complexes could get a significant tax break under a measure the Baltimore City Council approved Monday. The legislation is aimed at addressing a glut of vacancies in office...
Tags: Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Taxation, Belair Road, Politics, Rentals
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