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Maryland governor aims to cut number of vacant properties in Baltimore by 5,000
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order Tuesday that aims to transform 5,000 vacant properties in Baltimore into homeownership or other positive outcomes in five years. The order creates a program called Reinvest Baltimore. It will coordinate state, city, nonprofit and for-profit partners’ efforts to eliminate concentrations of vacant properties and revitalize neighborhoods. “Baltimore’s vacant property crisis is an issue that cannot wait — because in order to have a strong state, you must have a strong housing market, where people own more than they owe,” Moore, a Democrat, said in a statement. “I want to thank all the partners who raised their hand to be a part of this work that will open paths to work, wages, and wealth for Baltimoreans and grow our state’s economy.” The executive order creates a council that will tap community, corporate, philanthropic and government leaders. The initiative also aims to strengthen the partnership between city and state officials to create more attractive spaces for people to live and put down roots.
Dan Rodricks: Harborplace does not need 900 apartments to be a ‘great good place’ again | STAFF COMMENTARY
In 1978, thousands of Baltimoreans opposed a commercial development at Harborplace by James Rouse and his company. They tried but failed to stop the construction of Rouse’s “festival mall” on the public waterfront at Pratt and Light streets, and the rest is history. James Rouse was a white man. I point this out only because of Mayor Brandon Scott’s recent statement that 46 years later, ...
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