Baltileaks has leaked its first document here. It appears that one of the bureaucrats at Baltimore’s environmental control board acted in a vindictive way toward a citizen who was facing an environmental citation.
I had the displeasure of attending one of these so-called trails before. The “judges” are there because of political connections and there is no transparency and little logic involved in the process. It’s about time that somebody exposed this dark corner of Baltimore’s bureaucracy. Keep up the great work Baltileaks!
The environmental control board is a bureaucratic agency gone wild. Here is a link to a letter a citizen wrote to the Mayor about the major problems at the Environmental Control Board. Take some time to read it. The letter is truly enlightening and it should be taken very seriously. Baltimore Government Watch (a site that you should bookmark) has also been covering the mess at the Baltimore Environmental Control Board:
“One very important note – the Environmental Control Board will now charge $15 for a hearing, whether you are guilty or not…”
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Hi,
I am currently trying to get the Environmental Control board to listen to me. I was cited 5 times on the same day for trash and garbage outside my investment property. 4 of the citations were the same and written on the same day for garbage not is a trash can. Then 1 citation was for garbage in front of the house. In my opinion they have no right to issue duplicate citations on the same day for the same thing. This was $250 and is now $750 while they continue to deny me a hearing, due process.
I did not pay them because I requested a hearing date. I did not receive the original citations but received a letter in the mail informing me of them and my non-responsibility in the matter. By the time a was informed of the tickets and requested a hearing it was past the time and I have been denied a hearing 3 times by them for this issue. I refuse to pay for 4 different citations for the same offense on the same date. There is something wrong with this. It is like getting 4 parking tickets on the same day for the same thing in the same spot. The citations were written June 15, 2011, I received the letter from them after the due date and I decided to tell the tenants, hold their money and go to a hearing which I am being denied. I have the letters. They do not hear what I am saying and I am being taken advantage of.
What can I do? I am thinking of petitioning the Court of Baltimore for Judicial review.
Sincerely,
Ms. Athba M. Hammed