Proposed property tax cut would be ‘catastrophic,’ Baltimore argues to MD Supreme Court

The Maryland Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case that could allow Baltimore City voters to cut their property tax rate by nearly half in less than a decade. City lawyers argued Wednesday that Renew Baltimore’s proposed city charter amendment, which would reduce the city’s property tax rate from 2.248% to 1.2% over seven years, would usurp the power of elected officials and would be “catastrophic” for city finances.