Hampden Community Council discusses parking problems
“Harvey, president of the Cotton Duck Title Co., in the 700 block of West 36th Street, suggested Baltimore City use its power of eminent domain to buy and raze a building that houses a Bank of America branch, and three row houses next to it, in the 900 block of West 36th, aka The Avenue.
Then, the city should build a municipal parking garage, as high as five levels, on the site, Harvey said.
“I think the timing is now,” he said.
Reaction was decidedly mixed.
But city Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke tried to put the brakes on. She said although Harvey’s heart is in the right place, the former president of the merchants association is going too far, because his idea would displace people who live and work on The Avenue.
“No eminent domain,” Clarke insisted. “No tearing down people’s houses.””
Perl, Larry. The Baltimore Sun 2 April 2013.