8-6-13: B'more May Close Pools, Washington County Considers a Charter, and Creative Alliance Tells Stories of Diversity

Summary: The Department of Recreation and Parks is developing new plans for Baltimore’s 29 pools. More indoor pools could open, but…most of the city's 13 neighborhood pools could close. We talk to Kate Brower, an urban planner at Recs and Parks leading the planning effort. Then, in the past decade, Cecil and Frederick County residents voted to switch to a charter form of government. We’ll talk to Delegate Leroy Myers, who’s leading a push to bring charter government to Washington County. And a storytelling event this weekend at the Creative Alliance in Southeast Baltimore will address the benefits and challenges growing diversity can bring to a neighborhood. Tom Hall talks to a storyteller and the organizer.