BALTIMORE, MD — More than 2,000 citizen volunteers are ready to do some spring cleaning as part of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's Spring Cleanup, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works is pleased to announce.
On April 25, as part of the Mayor’s Spring Cleanup, these volunteers will sweep their gutters, clean alleys, as well as tend to empty lots in their neighborhoods. This is the 16th annual spring cleaning event, and it continues to grow in popularity, with neighborhoods in every part of the City sweeping, raking, planting and painting. 

The Mayor’s Spring Cleanup is April 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Communities can sign up to participate by calling 311. Communities are urged to sign up by April 20.

DPW Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., encouraged Baltimore City residents to come out in force to clean up their neighborhoods. “One of the most important responsibilities for the Department of Public Works is to ensure that the City of Baltimore is a clean and healthy place for all citizens to call home. But DPW can’t do this without citizens partnering with us to keep their neighborhoods clean.”

Residents and property owners have an added incentive to get their communities clean now that the Stormwater Fee is in effect. One way to receive credits to reduce this fee is to participate in organized cleanups such as the Mayor’s Annual Cleanups. Information on how to obtain Stormwater Fee credits will be provided to communities when they call 311 to register for the Spring Cleanup.

For additional information about the Stormwater Fee credit program, please visithttp://www.cleanwaterbaltimore.org/residential_stormwater_fee_and_credits. To learn more about DPW activities please consult your DPW Calendar or go tohttp://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov.