News:
On 21 December 2016, Governor Hogan killed the State Center Redevelopment plan. He, along with Comptroller Peter Franchot and the State Treasurer Nancy Kopp voted to rescind prior approval for this plan. This is devastating for West Baltimore, and the revitalization that has long been planned.
Listen to WYPR’s Tom Hall of MIDDAY discuss this project with SNCA president John Kyle and Caroline Moore of Ekistics.
Here are the recent news stories about this:
Developer sues state over State Center project in Baltimore, 24 January 2017
State Center developer to sue state after its contract was voided, 24 January 2017
State Center’s departure, 1 January 2017
Where’s the Plan B for State Center?, 23 December 2016
State Center contract cancellation is ‘political posturing at its worst’, 22 December 2016
Maryland seeks to void State Center development agreement, 21 December 2016
Here’s an editorial, penned by the President and Vice President of the SCNA:
Hogan’s State Center decision will hurt Baltimore’s West Side, 28 December 2016
2016 was a year of great highs and lows for State Center Redevelopment. On 21 March 2016, the State Center Neighborhood Alliance, of which Seton Hill has been a long time member, and State Center LLC, signed the long-discussed Community Benefits Agreement (CBA). You can read about it here, and here.
And in 2015, we had a festival with The Gathering to support State Center Redevelopment. It was a wonderful night, full of people from the community, enjoying the site as it could be! Check out our photos and read more about the event here.
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From the Community:
Fro Ms. Janet Allen, president of Heritage Crossing: Words of Support, September 2016
Mount Royal residents strongly support the State Center project, 28 August 2016
Community groups support State Center project, 18 August 2016
State Center project should move forward, 11 August 2016
Why Baltimore needs a new State Center, 10 August 2016
State Center redevelopment is long overdue, 28 July 2016
What neighbors of State Center long for, 19 May 2015
Why is State Center project still on hold?, 29 April 2015
Strengthen Baltimore to Strengthen the State, 12 January 2015
Senate panel urges caution on $1.5 billion State Center project, 9 December 2014
State Center debate, 8 December 2014
Inaction at State Center has been costly, 8 December 2014
General News:
State Center project goes to mediation, 19 May 2016
Baltimore Mayor Outlines Priorities for State Lawmakers, 6 February 2015
Mayor Approves Tax Breaks for State Center Project, 4 February 2015
Board of Estimates Set to Vote on State Center PILOT, 2 February 2015
City Presses for State Center Approval, 22 January 2015
Delegates quiet on State Center Project, 16 January 2015
State Center Decision to be Left to Hogan, 5 January 2015
Hogan says City Should Drive State Economy, 30 December 2014
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake: State Center is too big ‘to only be active 8:30 to 4:30’, 17 December 2014
Baltimore Development 2014, 17 December 2014
State Center left off Board of Public Works agenda, 16 December 2014
Peter Franchot vows to vote against State Center, 10 December 2014
Senate panel expresses concern about State Center, 9 December 2014
State Center developer: Project costs rising amid debt level debate among lawmakers, 9 December 2014
State analysts raise doubts about State Center project, 3 December 2014
On the radio:
WYPR’s Fraser Smith on State Center
Facebook: State Center Neighborhood Alliance