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CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Spector
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Request for State Action - Keep the Preakness in Baltimore
FOR the purpose of calling on the Maryland General Assembly to join Governor Hogan, the 41st Delegation of Baltimore City, and the Baltimore City Council in affirming the established policy that recognizes Baltimore City as the only possible home for the historic Preakness Stakes leg of the Triple Crown, and requesting that they refuse any attempts to change Maryland law to allow the Preakness to be moved out of Baltimore City.
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There?s been talk about moving the Preakness Stakes from Pimlico, which has hosted the second leg of The Triple Crown for 140 years, to Laurel. On some level these discussions are understandable. Pimlico needs work to bring its facility up to par with Laurel Raceway. Laurel is closer to Washington and would attract people from that market. At either venue, the race stays in Maryland.
But in reality, a move out of Baltimore would be a significant mistake. In fact, the whole idea is an example of everything that?s wrong with how we?ve come to view the problems facing all our nation?s great cities. It?s all about money nowadays, about the easiest, least expensive, shortest term solution ? regardless of the consequences to our people and the long-term impacts, which aren?t as easy to quantify.
In the past few weeks, the ne...
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