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City Leaders, DDC Predict Baltimore Street Renovation Will Proceed Despite Funding Deficit

January 18th, 2021 by WCBC Radio

City officials remain confident the $9.5 million Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project will get underway this fall despite a current funding gap of more than $2 million. Updates on the project have been routine for the past year and at this point officials are waiting for the drawings that need to be submitted for state and federal approval to be completed.  The project includes replacing aging underground utility lines before reinstalling Baltimore Street through the downtown pedestrian mall. During the regular meeting of the Downtown Development Commission, board chair Sandra Saville provided a funding update- including how much has been secured to date…

Meanwhile, although no date for a ground breaking ceremony can be scheduled just yet, DDC executive director Melinda Kelleher said a pubic kick-off is slated for March…