BALTIMORE — COMMUNITY BEGINS HERE is the theme of this year’s National Public Works Week, and the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) is genuinely a part of the Baltimore Community. From providing Solid Waste services, to delivering excellent drinking water, Public Works touches the lives of 1.8 million people in the Baltimore region every day.
 
As part of National Public Works Week, Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., today announced that the agency will once again be hosting two important events, celebrating our commitment to our Community.  

The first will occur at 11 a.m. May 22 at the War Memorial Building. It is the annual Baltimore City Public Works Employee of the Year Ceremony, recognizing the contributions of DPW workers to the City of Baltimore and to the metropolitan region. Director Chow and DPW employees will be joined by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and American Public Works Association President Larry Stevens, P.E. for this occasion.
 
The second event will take place on May 23. DPW’s popular Big Truck Day will offer a free, fun-filled Saturday for kids of all ages. A wide-array of DPW, Transportation, General Services, Fire, and Police vehicles will be on display for all to see. Bring your earplugs, because children will be at the steering wheels honking the horns and cranking up the sirens. Food trucks will be on site, and various activities to entertain the kids will be taking place throughout the day. This free event will take place in the parking lot of the Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
 
Since 1960, the American Public Works Association (APWA) has sponsored National Public Works Week. Across North America, more than 28,000 members in the US and Canada use this week to energize and educate the public on the importance of the contribution of public works to their daily lives: planning, building, managing and operating the heart of our local communities and building the quality of life.
 
To learn more about National Public Works Week please visit:http://www.apwa.net/discover/national-public-works-week