Property Tax Scam in Baltimore city

Property Tax Scam in Baltimore city
2011-09-28
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Staff Writter

Today, the Baltimore City Department of Finance learned of fraudulent phone calls made to senior citizens regarding their property tax bills. Residents were told by individuals posing as City officials that they owed money to the City, and that someone would come to their house, in person, to collect. City officials urge anyone who received the phone call to contact 3-1-1 to file a report.

“It is important that residents know of this scam, and that they are armed with facts in case they are contacted,” said Edward Gallagher, Director of the Department of Finance. “Rememberâ€"at no time will a City official contact you in person regarding your property tax bill. Any correspondence regarding that issue will be conducted by mail.”

According to Department of Finance, no one contacted by the scam-artists was behind on their tax payments.

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Progress for Howard Park

Progress for Howard Park
2011-09-28
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ayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joined Congressman Elijah Cummings, Baltimore City Council President Bernard “Jack” Young, elected officials, representatives of Liberty Heights Shopping Center, LLC, and residents of the Howard Park community for a demolition at the future location of a state-of-the-art, full-service ShopRite supermarket on Liberty Heights Avenue in Northwest Baltimore.

Last month, the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), acting on behalf of the City of Baltimore, obtained Board of Estimates approval for an agreement with Liberty Heights Shopping Center, LLC to develop a 67,250 sq. ft. Class A supermarket with over 200 parking spaces. ShopRite of Liberty Heights will include a pharmacy, a health suite staffed by a nurse practitioner, a bakery, an extensive seafood section, and a halal butcher to serve the growing Muslim population in the Howard Park community. The store will also employ a full-time community relations coordinator. Project costs are estimated at $18 million (including store equipment).

“For too long, people in this community had to take long trips to get the basic ingredients they need to cook a healthy meal at homeâ€"soon they will have everything they need in their own backyard,” said Mayor Rawlings-Blake. “I want to thank residents for working in partnership with the City to develop a plan to bring new jobs and economic opportunity to Howard Park.”

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