TAX SALE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

Below is a resource guide on how to handle a property being placed into tax sale. The best course of action for anyone with questions about a bill or notice or how to follow up is to contact the office of origin, e.g. Finance Department /Bureau of Revenue Collections (Property Tax); Department of Public Works (Water bills); or Environmental Control Board (environmental citations). Attached below: 1) an information sheet that provides an overview of the process with key resources for people that might have some unpaid city bills to assist them with avoiding the tax sale process; and 2) a resource guide developed by ProBono Resource Center of Maryland with various sources of assistance to help people avoid tax sale and to help people if they enter tax sale.

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ONGOING UTILITY WORK IN MOUNT VERNON AND SETON HILL

2016 has been incredibly challenging for Mount Vernon and Seton Hill due to the high volume of utility work, several significant infrastructure failures, installation of cycle track infrastructure, nad ongoing development and construction. There needs to be better communication so the City does a better job of mitigating the impact of this work on residents and local businesses.

I sent the attached letter to DPW and will be following up with a meeting to discuss time frames, what is being done proactively to ensure additional infrastructures do not occur, and that new work is not started until ongoing work is completed. I will circle back after the meeting with an update. Thank you for your continued patience. Read more

PACE IN BALTIMORE CITY SIGNED INTO LAW

Today, with the full support of the Baltimore City Council, I am pleased to announce Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake signed Ordinance 16-092, legislation I authored establishing a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program in Baltimore. 30 states and the District of Columbia have already established PACE programs, and this legislation will make Baltimore City the 9th largest jurisdiction in the Nation, and largest in Maryland to authorize a PACE program for its citizens and businesses. Read more