The Baltimore City Board of Estimates this morning approved $318,000 for the repair of Federal Hill Park after a part of the eastern slope eroded away in December.
Of that, $150,000 comes from the state and $118,000 from the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership, a benefits district funded by grants from Maryland’s three biggest casinos, including Horseshoe Casino Baltimore.
Adam Boarman, chief of capital development for the Department of Recreation and Parks, said the funds will go toward temporarily stabilizing the hillside as the agency works with engineers and the Maryland Historical Trust to develop a longterm plan.
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