* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: President Young
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Baltimore City Comprehensive Economic Development Projects Briefing
For the purpose of requesting that the Director of the Department of Planning, the Head of the Capital Improvement Program in the Department of Planning, the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Vice President of Baltimore Development Corporation, the Director of the Department of Transportation, the Director of the Department of Public Works, the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Director of the Department of General Services, and the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks provide a comprehensive and detailed briefing on each of his or her agency’s economic development projects and on each project’s supporting financial resources and incentives, for the projects that are and will be occurring in each of the 14 City Council Districts.
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The economic health of our City depends on a strong economic development strategy that includes new projects, which are publically or privately funded, and the construction and maintenance of municipal infrastructure. In the City’s decision to help finance these projects, what are the criteria that determine project priorities? With a number of supporting financial resources and incentives, such as Enterprise zones, Focus Areas, RISE zones, Opportunity Zones, Pa...
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