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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Cole
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Preparations for Major Events and Festivals - Improving Notification Procedures for Road Closings and Other Preparations
FOR the purpose of inviting representatives of the Parking Authority of Baltimore City, the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, the Mayor's Office of Neighborhoods, the Department of Recreation and Parks, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Works, and the Department of General Services to a City Council hearing to brief the Council on the procedures in place for notifying communities about road closings, meter bagging, and other preparations for major events, and to discuss possible methods for improving these procedures.
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Baltimore offers citizens a wide array of major events, celebrations, and festivals that we wish to encourage. Part of the preparation for an event includes closing designated roads and bagging specific parking meters.
Currently, calling the Mayor's office or a City representative is the only way for a resident in the area surrounding a major event to find out why roads are being closed. The issue is compounded when it appears to residents that the roads are closed and meters are bagged too far in advance of the event or restrictions remain in place long after the event concludes.
We are mindful of the ...
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