City to launch design competition for McKeldin...

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Baltimore planners are gearing up for a citywide design competition for a new design for the space that now holds McKeldin Plaza downtown. Officials of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore said Monday new ideas are being sought for how to redevelop a portion of the plaza at Pratt and Light Streets as plans gel for demolition of the 34-year-old McKeldin Fountain by the end of the year. “There is a conversation going on about it,” said Mike Evitts, spokesman for the nonprofit that oversees the central…