Board of Estimates

The sophomore councilman is ready for a promotion. He hopes voters elect him to Council President, the city’s second highest elected position.

“It is not nearly enough to cover all the businesses and all the workers who will be impacted, but is an important first step,” said Mayor Brandon Scott.

The policy allows the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to sell vacant lots and houses — in the most distressed neighborhoods — for as little as $1, to individuals and community land trusts.

Alfred Chestnut, Andrew Stewart and Ransom Watkins were exonerated of murder in 2019 after each spending 36 years in prison. Each individual will receive $14.9 million with $3.3 million of that going to the attorneys.

But both council members and residents wanted to know how a longtime veteran of the force can change the department's culture. During three hours of questioning, council members repeatedly shared concerns about officer apathy and “indifference” that they’ve heard from their constituents.

“It's one of the last linchpins on technology for getting us over the finish line when it comes to having the tools to be able to demonstrate compliance.”

"We're not going to tolerate prime contractors abusing and mistreating our minority and women's business community,” said Christopher Lundy, chief of the minority and women’s business opportunity office for Baltimore City.

The Board of Estimates unanimously approved a settlement for the family of a man killed in a high-speed chase instigated by the infamous Baltimore City Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force.

None of Baltimore City's five member spending board — the Board of Estimates — voted on the conduit deal this week. Instead, all but one sounded off on the multimillion dollar agreement. Board members are at an impasse over whether the deal is good for residents and continue clashing over how the deal was handled.

Baltimore City’s Board of Estimates voted to spend $100,000 to provide legal representation for undocumented immigrants Wednesday. The money matches a…