Head of David Smith-backed ballot measure defends proposal against critics at forum

With Election Day less than two weeks away, a coalition of Question H opponents — including city leaders, labor unions and progressive groups — has ramped up a campaign to persuade voters to defeat the proposal to shrink the Baltimore City Council. On Wednesday those for and against the measure laid out the main arguments at a virtual forum.

Could shrinking the Baltimore City Council from 15 to nine members help address many of the frustrations that residents have with City Hall, and perhaps even give them a stronger voice? […]

“He acts as if his proposal that he’s supporting and worked with David Smith’s money to get on the ballot cannot make things worse,” Ellis said. “But it will make things worse. It will make that concentration of power worse, and it will make the donor influence worse.”

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