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Mayor Dixon Joins Sinai Hospital to Unveil TreeBaltimore Action Plan

TreeBaltimore public/private partnership produces 60 new trees

Baltimore, MD (Dec. 4, 2008) – Today, Mayor Sheila Dixon joined Senator Catherine E. Pugh, Councilwoman Sharon Middleton, members of the community, and Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks to unveil the new TreeBaltimore Action Plan and to celebrate the newly formed private/public partnership with Sinai Hospital. To commemorate this award-winning effort, a ceremonial tree was planted on the grounds of Sinai Hospital.

“We are continuing to make significant progress with the TreeBaltimore program,” said Mayor Dixon. “This progress represents a terrific start to a transformative change in how Baltimore will look over the next 20 to 30 years.”

“Sinai Hospital is fully committed to being an industry leader in developing eco-friendly practices,” said Neil Meltzer, president and chief operating officer. “We are excited to partner with Baltimore City to help promote the greening of the City.”

As the first institution to partner with the TreeBaltimore program, Sinai Hospital has agreed to match the city's 30 street trees along Cylburn and Lanier avenues with planting 30 additional trees on the hospital’s property. In addition to tree planting, Sinai Hospital also has agreed to do the initial maintenance of the trees planted by Baltimore City...

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City Mandated to Establish Green Building Standards

In August 2007, Council Bill 07-0602 mandated the City establish Green Building Standards for commercial and multi-family residential buildings over 10,000 square feet being either newly constructed or extensively modified...

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BACVA Increased Convention Sales Bookings by 70,000 Room Nights for Fiscal Year 2008

Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association (BACVA) announced today that BACVA closed out fiscal year 2008 with its strongest sales performance in years with 451,608 future room nights booked...

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Beautifying Baltimore City

	Community Greens - Alley Gating and Greening: Greening Toolkit, Action Plan and Investment Information available at www.cleanergreenerbaltimore.org. Get More Information
	Official website for Mayor Sheila Dixon’s Initiative for a Cleaner Greener Baltimore. Visit Cleaner Greener Baltimore
	Visit the Department of Public Works' recycling website today! Baltimore City Recycling
	TreeBaltimore is a part of the Mayor’s Greener Baltimore initiative that seeks to double Baltimore’s tree canopy from 20 percent to 40 percent within 30 years. Learn More