It’s Time for a Neighborhood Cleanup! Call 311 to Register for the Mayor’s April 23 Spring Cleanup

Thursday Mar 3rd, 2016

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Winter is almost over! Get ready to tackle some spring cleaning in Baltimore neighborhoods by signing up for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s Spring Cleanup. This year’s Spring Cleanup will be Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Communities can begin signing up now to participate in the Spring Cleanup. To participate, groups should organize now and provide their cleanup location(s) and anticipated numbers of participants when calling 311 to register.

This is the 17th annual spring cleaning event, and it continues to grow in popularity, with neighborhoods in every part of the City sweeping, raking, planting and painting. 

Residents and property owners have an added incentive to get their communities clean. Property owners may receive credits to reduce their Stormwater fee by participating in organized cleanups. Information on how to obtain Stormwater Fee credits will be provided to communities when they call 311 to register for Spring Cleanup.

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