City voters gave overwhelming approval Tuesday to a Baltimore City Charter amendment that advocates hope will help dramatically change and revitalize the Inner Harbor area.
Question F, which clears the way for the redevelopment, passed by a vote of 95,605 to 63,043. The 3-2 margin of victory was praised by the developer behind the planned project, as well as supporters who worked to ensure passage of the amendment.
“We are grateful to the people of our hometown and have always had faith they would believe in the power of progress,” said a joint statement from P. David Bramble and Peter Pinkard, co-founders of MCB, the company behind the project.
Question F amends the city charter to remove the public parkland designation applied to some land around the Inner Harbor and allow it to be developed for parking, commercial and residential, among other uses. The ballot question clears the way for redevelopment of the city’s Inner Harbor area. Bramble and the city want to redevelop the existing the current pavilions with mixed use retail and residential.
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