A coalition of 37 businesses in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland have signed on to a letter in which they threaten to stop paying municipal taxes and fees until the city meets its demands for better security, trash collection, and law-enforcement. “Frankly, it’s pathetic that we have to ask for these basics,” the letter read. “But this is where we are.”
So, to compel our leaders to do their job and to stand up for neighborhoods all across Baltimore, the undersigned parties are prepared to withhold our city taxes and minor privilege and permit fees and place those funds into an escrow account, which we will not release until and unless basic and essential municipal services are restored.
