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Baltimore County Question K: borrow $6 million for farmland and rural land preservation (bond issue)

On the ballot in
Baltimore County
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

AN ORDINANCE to authorize and empower Baltimore County, Maryland to borrow $6,000,000 for agricultural and rural land preservation projects, including but not limited to the purchase of land, development rights, conservation easements and other real property approved by the County Council pursuant to the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program and the Rural Legacy Program or other similar federal or state programs, to be undertaken pursuant to Sections 705(a) and 718 of the Baltimore County Charter.

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote authorizes Baltimore County to borrow $6 million for agricultural and rural land preservation.

A “No” vote means

A no vote precludes Baltimore County from borrowing $6 million for agricultural and rural land preservation.

Sources

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