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Annapolitans packed the City Council Chambers last night to voice their concern over Mayor Josh Cohen’s proposed 2012 budget in light of the City’s financial crisis.

NOTE: we’ll be posting footage all day long, so check back on this page frequently.

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The Sound was on hand as economist and City of Annapolis Ward 8 alderman Ross Arnett explained the dire state of Annapolis’ finances and why passing Mayor Josh Cohen’s proposed 2012 budget will make it more difficult for the City to get itself out of its current financial problems. Arnett called for difficult but necessary [...]

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By Kyle Stewart

Annapolis, CITY HALL – Mayor Cohen and the City Council played to an embarrassingly small crowd last night on an evening that would see a number of crucial decisions made which will affect both the near and long-term futures of Annapolis.

Amongst the noteworthy actions taken during the special [...]

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By Kyle Stewart

Having closely followed the events surrounding the Market House for the last several months, there are a number of things that are absolutely clear at this point in the proceedings. One of them is that Mayor Cohen – at least publicly – is [...]

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By Kyle Stewart

Annapolis, CITY HALL – Mayor Joshua Cohen and Lehr Jackson’s Gone to Market LLC presented the City Council’s Economic Matters Committee with a formalized statement of intent outlining basic terms of agreement for managing/developing the Market House last night. The official document – [...]

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The Annapolis City Council is set to introduce legislation that if successful would repeal the long-standing liquor prohibition at the Market House this coming Monday, September 27th during a special session. The docket item, Ordinance O-32-10, can be found at the end of the City PIO Phil McGowan’s [...]

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By Kyle Stewart

ANNAPOLIS CITY HALL – Last night, the people of Annapolis had their first in-depth look at what Lehr Jackson and his company, Gone to Market LLC, have in store for the Market House.

In truth, there wasn’t much new to see. Mr. Jackson and his associates presented no concrete ideas on how [...]

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For those who were unable to attend Thursday’s emergency City Council meeting in which Mayor Cohen’s amendment to the City Charter increasing the City’s line of credit from $10 million to $16 million in spite of unanimous public opposition, here’s the full slate of testimony offered by your fellow Annapolitans (re-formatted from the City’s site [...]

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