Baltimore City Question ABond Issue – Affordable Housing Loan
What your vote means
A YES vote lets the city borrow up to $22 million for affordable housing programs.
A NO vote means the city cannot borrow this $22 million.
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- Allows borrowing up to $22,000,000 for the city's Affordable Housing Program, including buying and fixing up property, rental and homeownership projects, home-purchase help, the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and removing blight. source: elections.maryland.gov
- It is one of four city bond questions (A-D) that together allow about $280 million in borrowing, covering fiscal years 2028 and 2029. source: baltimorechronicle.com
- Bonds here mean borrowing the city pays back over time from its budget. The question does not set a new tax or change the property tax rate. source: baltimorechronicle.com
Cost: Up to $22,000,000 in borrowing, paid back from the city budget with interest. The question does not set a new tax rate (Baltimore Chronicle). The Banner did not state the tax effect.
Why people want it, and why others object
Why this is on the ballot
- Baltimore asks voters to approve its borrowing every two years. The package was approved by the Planning Commission, Board of Finance, Board of Estimates, city's Annapolis delegation and City Council, and the amounts come from the Department of Planning. source: baltimorechronicle.com
- The package follows the city's debt policy: up to $125 million a year starting in fiscal 2026 and $140 million a year starting in fiscal 2028. source: baltimorechronicle.com
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Why opponents object
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Who backs each side
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What you will see on your ballot
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Word for word from the State Board of Elections' official Baltimore City ballot: elections.maryland.gov .
Bond Issue Affordable Housing Loan
Question A authorizes the City to borrow up to $22,000,000 to be used for the City's Affordable Housing Program. The money may be used to acquire, redevelop, and dispose of property in the City for this purpose, along with related costs. The money may be used to rehabilitate, construct, and operate rental and homeownership developments, including relocation assistance, rental payments, home purchase assistance, housing counseling, project financing, buyer education assistance, activities to support the development of economically diverse housing in the City, and the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The money may also be used to eliminate unhealthy and unsafe conditions, including blight, and may be used to improve land, buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities, and other structures, including all related costs. Voting for this amendment allows the City to borrow this money. Voting against the amendment means the City is not allowed to borrow this money.
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