It’s Not Too Early! Sign Up Today For the Mayor’s 2016 Fall Cleanup

Tuesday Sep 6th, 2016

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Baltimore City residents are invited to welcome the arrival of fall by sweeping their neighborhoods free of trash, litter, and soon-to-be falling leaves. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s Fall Cleanup provides a perfect opportunity for neighbors to come together to sweep their communities clean.

Baltimore City communities are invited to start signing up now for Mayor’s Fall Cleanup, which is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Communities can call 311 to register for the Mayor’s Fall Cleanup. Registered communities can receive bags for trash and yard waste disposal.

“The Mayor’s Fall Cleanup encourages neighbors to join forces to create positive change in their communities. Neighborhoods are can start to organize now to ensure that there are plenty of volunteers to come out and clean up,” said Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E.

When communities call 311 to register for the Fall Cleanup, please be sure to ask how property owners can earn credits to reduce their Stormwater Fee.
 

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