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Our Communities
Belair/Edison Mt Washington Roland Park Homeland These are just a few of the many neighborhoods in the Baltimore area. For more neighborhood information click here. The City of Baltimore In 1946 the Baltimore Charter was revised and approved by the voters in November of that year. Attempting to more nearly equalize the value of a vote throughout the city, the larger councilmanic districts were given more councilmen and the less populous districts were given fewer councilmen. The number of boards and commissions was cut down by consolidation. The merit system was extended to cover all personnel below the grade of department head, with a few exceptions. The present Charter was revised and approved by the voters in 1964. It differs from the previous Charter largely because of reorganization of the City's financial management and procedures. Beginning in the 1960's, two major changes have developed in the municipal government. One has been the massive federal involvement in the cities since the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, with programs like the War on Poverty, Model Cities, and urban renewal. The other change has been one of image-making. This change goes back to the administration of Theodore McKeldin (1963-67), with efforts by the municipal government to be involved heavily in projects like homesteading, the inner harbor development, and neighborhood associations. Organizations like the Citizens Planning and Housing Association, founded 40 years ago and once usually at odds with local government, now work with the administration at times seeming to be more a part of the government, than a citizens' group. Growth, upheaval, change, and all the problems which go along with them have characterized the history of Baltimore. These familiar themes, as much a part of the present as they were of the past, will no doubt continue well into the decades to come.
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