Baltimore’s City Council is pressuring state legislators and Gov. Larry Hogan to “protect the participation and planning process” for the nixed redevelopment proposal for the State Center government complex.
During a busy night for the Baltimore City Council on Monday, members also adopted a resolutioncalling on the General Assembly and governor to enact a bill, HB 1286, that would require any contract between the state and a chosen developer to meet the wishes of 12 community groups before any demolition and rebuilding of the aged State Center complex in Midtown.
The bill, proposed by Baltimore Del. Cheryl Glenn and co-sponsored by 19 others, would block any deal between the state and a private developer that doesn’t include the State Center Neighborhood Alliance’s input, meet the criteria of their 2016 community benefits agreement, or come with enforceable plans for local hiring and economic improvement that would boost minority- and women-owned enterprise in the area, among other criteria.
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