Thursday, May 31, 2012
The program is the being put on by Councilman Nick Mosby's office in conjunction with Blue Water Baltimore.
The One Piece litter campaign will be kicking off on Saturday in Reservoir Hill as part of that neighborhood's Garden and Home Tour. The event, which is being presented by Councilman Nick Mosby's office and Blue Water Baltimore, will start at 10 a.m. at the Reservoir Park at Reservoir at Park and Newington avenues. "What we are asking is simple," Mosby said in email to constituents. "If every citizen in Baltimore picked up just one piece of trash a day, and disposed of it properly, the costs to our environment, and our tax dollars, could be dramatically reduced. The benefit to our neighborhoods would be tremendous." Mosby, who represents parts of Hampden, Medfield and Hoes Heights, announced the program during a celebration at City Hall …
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
A bill preventing residents under the age of 18 from purchasing any items from liquor stores faces little opposition
A bill banning residents under 18 from making purchases in Baltimore liquor stores is on a smooth path to becoming law. The Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee voted to move the bill out of committee with a favorable recommendation on Tuesday. The bill was amended to exclude stores, if liquor sales represent up to 20 percent of their receipts, after businesses, such as Eddie’s of Roland Park, expressed concern about the bill’s impact. "What we wanted to do was to make sure we focus on liquor stores. Not stores that happen to be stores but also sell small amounts of liquor," said Councilman Nick Mosby, the bill’s sponsor. Mosby, who represents parts of Hampden, Medfield and Hoes Heights, said he hasn’t spoke with all of his …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee of the Baltimore City Council held a hearing on Wednesday for a bill to ban youths from purchasing any items in liquor stores.
A lawyer representing a Korean American grocer’s group called a Baltimore City Council bill banning youths from purchasing items in liquor stores racially motivated. Bryan Everett, legal advisor for KAGRO-MD, said the bill’s exemption for so called "tavern licenses," which allow restaurants to sell liquor over the counter, but not on the licenses for standard liquor stores is proof of the bill’s racial motivations. "A minority of BD-7s are owned by Korean Americans, OK. That’s why they were left out. So motives I think here—even though they’re saying they’re not concerned about race, and ‘We’re not even going to consider that argument’—I think is disingenuous," Everett said. In his testimony against the bill, during the Judiciary and …
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Councilman Nick Mosby's bill would prevent children from purchasing items from liquor stores.
A Baltimore City Council bill, which would ban underage residents from making any purchases in liquor stores, will receive a committee hearing this evening. The bill’s hearing, before the Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee, is set for 5 p.m. at City Hall. Councilman Nick Mosby, who represents parts of Hampden, Medfield and Hoes Heights, introduced the bill in March. He said the legislation is necessary because children in neighborhoods with few options become too accustomed to shopping at liquor stores. "It's time we stop allowing liquor stores to serve as the sole source of merchandising in our communities," Mosby said in an email to constituents at the time the bill was introduced. "It is critical that we turn the tide on…
Monday, May 21, 2012
Councilman Nick Mosby and Blue Water Baltimore wants residents to pick up one piece of trash a day.
On rainy days, Councilman Nick Mosby and Blue Water Baltimore want you to think about where trash on the streets ends up. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works spends an extra $10 million a year to clean trash from streets and waterways, according to a news release announcing the One Piece litter campaign. Mosby, who represents parts of Hampden, Medfield and Hoes Heights, has launched the campaign in conjunction with Blue Water Baltimore, a nonprofit that fights to protect area waterways. The campaign centers around asking residents to pick up one piece of trash a day to help keep area waterways, such as the Stony Run, clean. "If you’re bending over to get one piece [of trash], and there’s two or three pieces right next to it, …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Councilman Nick Mosby wants to make it illegal for liquor stores to sell any items to residents under 21 years old.
Councilman Nick Mosby wants to make it illegal for liquor stores to sell any items to residents younger than 21 years old. Minors could still enter a store when accompanied by a parent or guardian. In an email to constituents Mosby, who represents part of Hampden, said that minors are too accustomed to going into liquor stores to buy food and other merchandise. He said the bill is aimed to stop that so minors don’t make the transition to buying alcohol. "It's time we stop allowing liquor stores to serve as the sole source of merchandising in our communities," Mosby said in the email. "It is critical that we turn the tide on this reality, especially since the patrons of some of these establishments are our most precious and vulnerable …
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Some member of the City Council who represent North Baltimore want to see more details of proposals from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's State of the City Address.
Following Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s State of the City address on Monday, some City Council members who represent North Baltimore said they want to see the details of the mayor’s proposal. Councilman Bill Henry, who represents neighborhoods such as Guilford and Radnor-Winston, said he wants to see the details of the mayor’s plan to reduce property taxes, which are currently $2.268 per $100 of assessed value, by 20 cents by 2020. The proposal would mean a $400 savings for the owner of a home valued at $200,000 in eight years. “It sounds great,” Henry said. Henry was critical of some parts of the speech and said that some of the rhetoric was just that, and nothing more. “There’s a point where she was talking about how we shouldn’t just…
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9:13 am on Saturday, June 2, 2012
Can anyone explain why people think its okay to simply toss their personal trash on the ground? I feel like its the ultimate expression of laziness and ignorance. This includes those who flick their cigarette butts on the ground as well. Just another exampleofma total lack of personal responsibility. more ›