Baltimore Banner: Shrink the number of council districts in Baltimore? Elected officials and others say no.

Meanwhile, Christy Frink, a member of Baltimore for Democracy, a grassroots coalition and ballot issue committee that opposes the proposed charter amendment, said community work is vital and exhausting.

One of the most important supports as volunteer leaders, she said, is access to councilmembers.

Frink said “a wealthy businessman who doesn’t even live here” was “pouring money into making our jobs harder.” Smith wrote in an op-ed in The Sun that the ballot initiative is “not some scheme to consolidate power.”

“I believe in this city,” Frink said, “and I believe we deserve better.”

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