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The Displaced Member Group of the Old Fourth Ward of Annapolis
For the purpose of the Annapolis City Council expressing its regret to families of the Old Fourth Ward who were displaced from their homes, businesses, and community by the City of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and the State of Maryland urban renewal construction projects between 1950 and 2021.
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City Council of the
City of Annapolis
Resolution 32-25
Introduced by: Alderman Gay
Co-sponsored by: Alderman Schandelmeier
A RESOLUTION concerning
The Displaced Member Group of the Old Fourth Ward of Annapolis
FOR the purpose of the Annapolis City Council expressing its regret to families of the Old Fourth Ward who were displaced from their homes, businesses, and community by the City of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and the State of Maryland urban renewal construction projects between 1950 and 2021.
WHEREAS, This Displaced Member Group of the Old Fourth Ward of Annapolis includes the originally harmed individuals and up to three generations of their descendants. It specifically encompasses Black American Negro individuals, families, and businesses-who were harmed by state, county, and local Urban Renewal policies in the Old Fourth Ward of Annapolis, Maryland, between 1950 and 2021-efforts often more accurately described as "Urban Removal."; and
WHEREAS, In 1961, the Maryland General Assembly granted the City of Annapolis urban renewal powers for slum clearance (Chapter 755 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1961). The General Assembly allowed further changes in 1976.
WHEREAS, The 1984 Annapolis City Charter, in an appendix, contained the Annapolis Urban Renewal Authority for Slum Clearance (Charter Appendix I, ?? A1-101 to A1-113), allowed the city to condemn property determined by the city to be a "slum" or "blighted."
WHEREAS, The Old Fourth Ward communities were decimated during urban renewal, which led to the displacement of families and businesses, the loss of community spaces,...
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