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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Henry
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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City Property - Renaming Leith Walk Recreation Center to the Kenneth N. Harris Sr. Community Center
FOR the purpose of changing the name of Leith Walk Recreation Center, located at 1235 Sherwood Avenue, to the Kenneth N. Harris Sr. Community Center.
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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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Ken Harris, throughout his life, worked hard to uplift and improve his community in North and Northeast Baltimore. One particular focus of his efforts was his struggle to guide children onto and along the right paths of life, particularly those children in the Ramblewood Community.
As a Baltimore City Councilman, he looked out for all of our City’s children. He sought to keep students on the right course by championing the Baltimore Truancy Assessment Centers to counsel and provide needed social services to kids who “skip” class. He worked to change eviction procedures to keep families and children from being thrown out onto the street with their belongings. And he consistently challenged the Police Department to be prudent in charging youths with minor offenses that could jeopardize their future jobs and education. Perhaps most importantly, he made ending the cycle of violence on our City’s streets that mars the lives of so many of our young people his signature priority.
Before Ken Harris began fighting for all ...
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