Drama over, city's Board of Estimates approves Pt....

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After six weeks of tumultuous debate and demands, it took Baltimore’s Board of Estimates 15 seconds Wednesday morning to approve a benefits agreement with Sagamore Development. The unanimous vote by the five-member spending board of the city’s top officials followed six weeks of debate, passionate testimony and scrutiny over how the city should be compensated by the developer in return for a $660 million tax increment financing plan. “It’s a win for the city of Baltimore because it’s unprecedented…