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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke
At the request of: United Workers Association
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Economic Development Subsidies - Worker Dignity
FOR the purpose of calling on representatives of the Department of Finance, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Baltimore Development Corporation, as well as representatives of Inner Harbor developers, workers, and community organizations to assess Inner Harbor employment centers, beginning with core Harborplace Pavilions and the Power Plant, to ensure a fair balance of public benefits for all participants, including developers, businesses, workers, and the citizens of Baltimore City.
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As manufacturing jobs have declined in Baltimore City since the 1950s, the City has transformed industrial areas such as the Inner Harbor into tourist attractions, featuring restaurants, retail stores, and other forms of hospitality and entertainment. Significant public resources have facilitated these projects. These public resources have often been provided through legal agreements containing language explicitly recognizing the importance of the development of the project to the general welfare of the community.
While such projects have attracted commerce and tourism to Baltimore City, a recent report by the Maryland non-profit United Workers Association and the New York based National Economic and Social Rights Initiative, Hidden in Plain Sight: Workers at Baltimor...
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