Activists at a protest backed by unions, community groups and several City Council Democratic primary winners called on city leaders to slow down as they consider signing off on $535 million in public financing to support the redevelopment of Port Covington.
Sagamore Development, the real estate company owned by Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, has requested the financing to pay for roads, parks and other projects on land the company owns in South Baltimore, where the firm has proposed a major mixed-use development adjacent to a new Under Armour headquarters.
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