Yes because the kids in cherry hill are also spoiled. Get a grip man, go listen to some legislative oversight hearings if you want to hear some in depth analysis. Don’t expect that on comms like this…

And I’m sure you’d be saying how great this was if the situation was reserved and they were ticketing chronic offenders on your drive.

The new Rec center in cherry hill? The Middle branch reimagining project? Generally all organizations (govt or not) tend to advertise “the good” they are doing. You tend to only hear about the nicer neighborhoods because that’s where the majority of this sub live.

What crawled up your ass? Traffic enforcement is one of the things this city needs most. I’ll take what I can get. Lighten up bud

This is a consistent complaint from folks on this sub and I often hear it in my community association meetings. I’m glad that our voices were heard and they are doing something about it. I don’t see what the big deal is.

>he is directly going against the voters and the city council to sell our conduits to BGE and we have no recourse.

Wait, do I not understand the conduit deal? My understanding is that it wasn't a sale, just a change in who provides maintenance, which is currently leased out to a different company.

Can I hijack this thread and ask if there are any active progressive (not socialist) groups that do organizing work?

What do you mean by lifelong pension? Doesn’t the payout not happen until they are like 60 or something?

Would QK apply to any current members when it comes to the 12 year pension? The latest?

Which members have other jobs?

Call them, email them asking to meet, or tell them when they knock on your door during election season.

>Years ago council members had full time jobs in addition to being the council rep. It’s absurd these council reps have no other source of income, do very little for the areas they represent, and expect a full pension after eight years.

I don't want my councilmember to have another obligation- I want them full time committed to me and my needs as a constituent.

Yea, I guess people think I’m saying that Baltimore doesn’t have this culture or problem. But if people think they are going to go to a different city to escape gun violence, I’ve got bad news for them…

>Baltimore has created a culture where there is no reason not to commit crimes and solve problems with guns

It's not just Baltimore culture, it's American culture. It seems that the first step in a disagreement is to pull a gun. That goes for white, black, urban, rural, etc.

I think you are probably right and that's a legit point to make. Dorsey seems to be in a shitty spot where he has to say "It'll be different THIS time!".. I wonder how many times someone like Torrence has heard that.

>I think Torrence's concern is that the logical choice for multi-family conversions would be houses in neighborhoods where poor people currently live

I just don't see how anyone would think that this would be the case, a councilmember nonetheless. We can look at the census data and see which neighborhoods are growing and which aren't. A developer would be pretty stupid if they think "Lets build where there is no demand".

Yea, just seems like covenants need to be done with altogether. But I'm still confused by Torrence's argument. If multifamily is already extremely concentrated, wouldn't Dorsey's bill help alleviate that concentration even if it excludes certain neighborhoods?

I don't understand Torrence's argument. My impression is that Dorsey's bill is city wide, but Torrence seems to say otherwise? Or is it just the covenants that prohibit its application in certain areas? That seems like a separate issue that needs to be tackled and shouldn't hold up this bill.

Also, if Torrence believes this destroys wealth, what is his message to the neighborhoods that already permit this? Tough shit? You don't get to build wealth? Almost seems like a scapegoat

Bring the Wizards and Caps minor league teams to Baltimore. It could both expand the fanbase for the teams and act as a proving ground for major league initiatives.

Man, this really broke my heart. It really sucks and you didn’t deserve that. Are you on the “buy nothing” Facebook group? People will post their unneeded pots and pans there a lot. You could also request it on the page. Stay safe!

Odette and Dorsey seem to be the only ones with policy chops.

I feel you, that's a legit reason. But towers have shown time and time again that they will not operate in good faith and have no plans on changing.

Permitted to park but half an inch over the line? Towed. Oh yea and they've damaged your car in the process and will make it impossible for you to retrieve it. All while charging an illegal amount.

Its in the article. They regularly donate thousands of dollars to Schleifer and Costello.

Between this and the TIF study bill.. are there any business interests that Costello, Schleifer, and co aren't beholden to?