It’s the season for giving! It is time to give to those in need! This holiday season, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) is partnering with the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Community Development, and General Services to help residents during these unprecedented times.

Today, Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark issued the following statement regarding the death of a DPW employee due to COVID-19:  “I am saddened to announce the death of a long-time DPW employee due to COVID-19. Mr. Charles Johnson, a Plant Operations Supervisor at the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant, tested positive for COVID-19 at the beginning of November, and spent the last two weeks hospitalized in an intensive care unit.

Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young joined the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) and its partners, the Chesapeake Water Environment Association (CWEA) and Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED), to virtually celebrate the 6th Class of participants of the YH₂0 Career Mentoring Program. Seventeen young adults have successfully completed six months of training to prepare for entry-level jobs in DPW, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. DPW’s YH₂0 Career Mentoring Program began in 2015.  Since that time, 96 young men and women have completed the Program.  The 17 young people completing the 2020 Class and recognized at this virtual event were: 

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark reminds citizens that Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, is a City holiday.  DPW offices, yards and Community Collection Centers will be CLOSED.   Trash collections scheduled for Wednesday, will be collected on the make-up day, Saturday, November 14.