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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: Water Supply, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Personal Income, Bernard C. Young, U.S. Conference of Mayors
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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: Harvard University, Collective Contract, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Justice System, Career and Workplace
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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: Laura Neuman, Justice System, Politics, Howard County, Finance
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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: Religion and Belief, Memorial Stadium, Health, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Charles Village
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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: Television Industry, Bill Henry, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Finance
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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: James Brochin, E.J. Pipkin, AAA, Science and Technology, Justice System
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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: Waverly (Baltimore, Maryland), Govans, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Roland Park, Libraries
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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: Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Annapolis, James B. Kraft, Politics, Howard County
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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: Towson, Justice System, Perry Hall, Catonsville, Tom Quirk
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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: Belair Road, Kirby Fowler, Credit and Debt, Taxation, Politics
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Dispute over Crittenton Place in Hampden
Baltimore has so many hidden streets and lanes, it is no surprise that a place called Crittenton Place stumped the members of the Baltimore City Planning Commission. For the better part of two hours Thursday, I listened to an urban saga about a piece of...
Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Hampden, Hamilton, Social Issues, New York City
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City Council gives final approval to bill allowing Ticketmaster fees
The City Council gave final approval Monday to a bill that would allow companies such as Ticketmaster to continue to charge unlimited fees when selling tickets to events in Baltimore. The 15-member council voted without discussion in favor of the bill,...
Tags: Ticketmaster, Bill Henry, James B. Kraft, Services and Shopping
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