Amid copious campaign contributions, city officials approve developer’s marina for police heliport

Scott Plank’s generosity to Democratic electeds – including $20,000 to the party’s Senate caucus committee – came ahead of the Baltimore Board of Estimates’ approval yesterday of a $17.9 million lease deal

Whirring past community objections, the Board of Estimates inked a 20-year deal with developer J. Scott Plank to lease space at his Canton heliport for use by the Baltimore Police Department’s three-helicopter Airbus fleet.

It was a lucrative transaction for Plank: the price of the lease will total $17.9 million, not including operating costs to be determined by the owner…

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