Baltimore considers requiring some city contracts provide jobs for 'squeegee kids' to win bids

Baltimore tests jobs for youth contract requirement in order to do business with the city

JOBS IS THE GOAL OF ONEBALTIMORE COMMUNITY ACTIVIST.AS WMAR 2 NEWS' MARK ROPEREXPLAINS━ SHE TOOK HER FIGHTO CITY HALL TO GET CITYOFFICIALS TO DO SOMETHINGABOUT IT.SOME MIGHT SEE SQUEEGEE KIDSON THE STREETS AS NOTHING MORETHAN A NUISANCE BUT BALTIMORECITY ACTIVIST KIM TRUEHEARSEES SOMETHING ELSE... theseyoung men that we have beenmaligning, who are on thecorner trying to work, canbecome employed with ful━timejobs AND SHE'S COUNTING ON TCITY TO PROVIDE THOSEOPPORTUNITIES.

EACH WEEK━BALTIMORE'S SPENDING BOARD━THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES DECIDESHOW TO SPEND TAXPAYER DOLLARS.JANUARY 8TH━ IT WAS SET TOAPPROVE A 4━ THOUSAND DOLLARCONTRACT FOR A PIKESVILLELANDSCAPER TO REMOVE INVASIVEPLANTS FROM TWO CITYRESERVOIRS.

AT THE TIME━CITY PURCHASING AGENT ERINSHER SMYTH CALLED IT A COMPLEXJOB FOR TRAINED PROFESSIONALTHANKS FOR JOINING US