Thomas Kelso, the Maryland Stadium Authority chairman under former Gov. Larry Hogan who has worked closely with the Orioles and Ravens on their stadium leases, won’t be reappointed under new Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.
Kelso is on a list of Hogan appointees who Moore has opted to replace, according to a letter obtained by The Baltimore Sun that Moore sent this week to state Senate President Bill Ferguson.
The impending change at the top of the agency comes as it negotiates with the Orioles on the lease for their home, the state-owned Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The club has until Feb. 1 to act on an option to renew the lease for five years; otherwise it will expire Dec. 31.
The discussions have continued during a tumultuous period in which the family of ailing Orioles owner Peter Angelos is feuding in court over much of his fortune. Kelso has said the battles would not impede discussions about a new lease that would commit the team to Baltimore for the long term.
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