Question 1

Protect Our Older Adults

Accepted Answer

Our older adults deserve more than just our respect; they deserve action. As healthcare costs rise and access becomes more complex, it's more important now than ever to create multiple, reliable pathways that reinforce and expand the Medicaid safety net. This means improving outreach to ensure eligible older adults are enrolled, increasing funding for home- and community-based care, and ensuring our policies prioritize dignity, independence, and quality of life for aging residents.

Did You Know: Medicaid covers more than 1 in 4 Marylanders, and over 60% of children in Baltimore City.

Question 2

Alternative Affordable Energy Options

Accepted Answer

Baltimore deserves energy that’s accountable to the people, not shareholders. It's time to reimagine our energy future, starting with community ownership.  Baltimore City needs to expand access to community solar projects. Through shared solar programs and targeted incentives, families can lower their utility bills while contributing to a greener, more sustainable future for Baltimore. There are organizations that are already equipped to assist communities with rising electric costs. We need to support the systems they have already working and build on them.

Did you Know: That Baltimore Shines has been offering free rooftop solar installations to low- and moderate-income Baltimore City residents, while strengthening job opportunities for residents through training and placement in the solar industry?
Once installed, the panels are estimated to eliminate 80 to 100 percent of a family’s electricity bills, while increasing a home’s value, on average, by 4% and helping decrease carbon emissions across the city.

Check out the article: "Nonprofits helps MD residents fight rising energy costs"

Excerpt from the article: "William Gibson is a Baltimore City homeowner who is much happier with his bill from Baltimore Gas & Electric these days. When the panels were installed almost two years ago on his 1925 single-family home in the Forest Park neighborhood of Northwest Baltimore, he watched his electric bill, as high as $300 to $400 per month during the winter, immediately drop to almost zero, outside of taxes and fees. And it’s been almost zero ever since. “It was a surprise,” he said. “I’m on a fixed income, and this helps my bottom line tremendously.”

Question 3

Affordable Housing

Accepted Answer

Maryland and Baltimore City have taken important steps toward affordable housing. Passing laws, creating incentives, and funding programs. We need to work with city government to help move these programs forward.
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Did you Know: Last year, Mayor Scott signed the City’s first Affordable Housing TIF  Comprehensive Housing Plan  into law In December 2024, providing up to $150 million over time to support neighborhood-based, block level redevelopment throughout the City’s historically disinvested communities. Developers, community-based organizations and legacy residents will now have access to large-scale capital to build wealth through homeownership, scale up business growth and development, and lead neighborhood-based change. DHCD gathered input from the community through town halls, surveys, and focus groups, and just this past September 19, 2025, The City Wide Affordable Housing TIF application portal opened and is now accepting applications. You can learn more about the program here, and can  fill out the application here.

****THE APPLICATION PROCESS DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 3RD****
The shortened application period is necessary to allow the City to receive all of the required financial and legal approvals we need in order to sell the bonds by the end of this calendar year.  We must sell the bonds before we can make the funds available to our applicants.  Our goal is to be able to make these funds available in early 2026.

The following neighborhoods in District 41 have been selected to participate in the program:
Allendale
Arlington
Ashburton
Beechfield
Central Forest Park
Central Park Heights
Cross Country
Cylburn
Dickeyville
Dolfield
Dorchester
Edmonson Village
Falls Staff
Forest Park
Forest Park Golf Course
Franklintown
Glen
Gwynn Falls
Kenworth Park
Mid Govans
Midtown Edmonson
Mount Washington
North Roland Park/Poplar Hill
Pimlico Good Neighbors
Reisterstown Town Station
Rana Heights
Rowland Park
Sabina Mattfeldt
Seton Business Park
Tawanda – Grantley
Ten Hills
Tremont
Uplands
Wakefield
West Arlington
West Forest Park
West Hills
Westgate
Woodmere
Wyndhurst
Yale Heights

Use this link to learn about eligibility. 
Use this link to find out if your property is eligible. 
Use the drop down box in the lefthand corner to find your neighborhood.
Then click the home icon in the top left corner of he map. 
Locate the black outlined area.
Then zoom in and out using the -and + buttons in the top left corner of the map.
If your house number is located inside the black outline in a TIF district, you may be eligible to apply.

Things To Know:
You can live in the property, sell it or rent it.  Whoever lives in your property cannot earn more than 115% of the area median income, which is approximately $150,000 for a household of four.  Income limits can be found here.
Work can only be done by licensed contractors and subcontractors.  Before a grant is finalized, you will need to provide licenses and proof of insurance for your contractors and subcontractors.   
There will be multiple opportunities to apply for TIF Funds and  the information will be released in various rounds.   
You can also track the progress of the project here.

Leadership Starts With Listening

Priorities for Baltimore's Future

Economic Stability

Protect Our Older Adults

Alternative Affordable Energy Options

Affordable Housing

ECONOMIC STABILITY

Education

Preserve our Youth's Future

Expand Youth Apprenticeships & Workforce Development

Data That Defends What Works

EDUCATION

Public Safety

Have You Stopped To Think About What Baltimore City Communities Will Experience When Federal Cuts Are Felt At State Level?

Public Safety is About More Than Policing

PUBLIC SAFETY