The Baltimore Department of Transportation has won approval to hire Parsons Brinckerhoff as a chief coordinator of the city’s efforts to implement Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank’s proposed Port Covington project.
Under a contract approved today by the Board of Estimates, the consultant will be paid $18,000 a month for nine months – for a total of $164,983 – to “lead and assist” DOT in its Port Covington Transportation Program, according to the board’s agenda.
Sagamore Development, Plank’s real estate arm, has asked for $660 million in tax increment (TIF) bond money to build the infrastructure for a sprawling high-rise community next to Under Armour’s new headquarters.
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