Baltimore City Hall. A proposed amendment to the city charter -- a November ballot initiative called Question K -- would limit all city elected officials to two consecutive terms in office. But a key provision of the Sinclair Broadcasting-sponsored amendment has been omitted from the published ballot measure summary. (credit Baltimore Office of Promotions and the Arts)
Baltimore City Hall. A proposed amendment to the city charter -- a November ballot initiative called Question K -- would limit all city elected officials to two consecutive terms in office. But a key provision of the Sinclair Broadcasting-sponsored amendment has been omitted from the published ballot measure summary. (credit Baltimore Office of Promotions and the Arts)

A coalition of unions, activist groups, and city officials are teaming up to fight a ballot amendment that would cap and lower Baltimore City’s property tax rate.

A group called Renew Baltimore is proposing a plan to go before voters as a November charter amendment that, staggered over seven years, would slash the property tax rate by about 46% before the rate is then capped.

Members of the newly formed group Baltimore City Not For Sale say that doing so will cost the city hundreds of millions, leaving Baltimore struggling to pay for public schools, sanitation, and services like EMS or police.

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