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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Welch
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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City Property - Renaming Franklin Square Park to Delegate Ruth M. Kirk Park at Franklin Square
FOR the purpose of changing the name of Franklin Square Park, located at 1301 West Lexington Street, to Delegate Ruth M. Kirk Park at Franklin Square.
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BY authority of
Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement
Section 20-2
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
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Ruth M. Kirk, a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, represented the residents of the 44th State Legislative District, from January 1995 until January 2011, and prior to that time she represented the residents of the former 39th State Legislative District, from January 1983 until January 1995, a total of 28 years of service to her community.
She was born in Baltimore, in 1930, the 5th of 8 children, and, among other things, worked as a community advocate. According to an article in the Baltimore Sun, her daughter Judith Price said that she became active in politics because “she loved to help people.” She helped organize the annual Family Fun Festival held in August in the Franklin Square Community, which provided health information as well as live entertainment and different vendors. She served on a number of community organizations that focused on city neighborhoods, including the Communities Organized to Improve Life (COIL), the Self Help Housing Board, and the Board of Directors for Meals on Wheels. Accord...
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