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Committee advances conservation-district bill with state tax-credit provision
Summary
Baltimore City Council’s Housing & Economic Development Committee moved Council Bill 250003, creating a conservation-district process and adding language to make qualifying districts eligible for the state historic tax credit. The committee passed two administration-sponsored amendments and approved the bill to advance to the full Council.
The Housing & Economic Development Committee of the Baltimore City Council voted to move Council Bill 250003, a measure to establish a process for designating conservation districts and to enable properties in such districts to access state historic tax credits, after adopting two favorable amendments.
The bill, introduced January 13, 2025, was the first item heard. Sponsor Councilman John Bullock said the proposal would allow council members to introduce legislation creating conservation districts to protect neighborhood character in parts of West and Southwest Baltimore that are not covered by existing CHAP (Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation) designations. "This is a fruitful way to preserve the history and the…
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