Baltimore’s spending panel approved a 10-year extension Wednesday of the city’s agreement with a private trash incinerator, over protests from residents who decried what they said was a lack of transparency in the process.
The Board of Estimates signed off on the $106 million contract with Wheelabrator Technologies by a 3-2 vote after hearing testimony from those who opposed the extension.
Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, Acting City Solicitor Dana Moore and Acting Public Works Director Matthew Garbark voted in favor of the contract.
City Council President Brandon Scott, who is also mayor-elect, and Comptroller Joan Pratt voted against it.
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