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37 Fells Point Businesses Threaten To Withhold City Taxes
Following a weekend that included three shootings in Fells Point, business owners sent a letter to Baltimore lawmakers demanding services.
BALTIMORE, MD — Dozens of Fells Point businesses say they are prepared to hold their city taxes, minor privilege fees and permit fees hostage until Baltimore increases police enforcement and municipal service in the area, according to a letter signed by 37 neighborhood restaurants and storefronts. The announcement comes after three men were shot Saturday night on Thames Street and Aliceanna Street.
“What is happening in our front yard — the chaos and lawlessness that escalated this weekend into another night of tragic, unspeakable gun violence — has been going on for far too long,” said the letter addressed to Mayor Brandon Scott, Councilman Zeke Cohen, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and BPD Commissioner Michael Harrison.
