It has been my honor to serve you in 2008. We have and are still experiencing extremely tough times on a local, national and global level. However, we still have much to celebrate in 2008. Despite the challenges of the current economy, Baltimore City is still on the rise.
We are proving we have great kids and great schools. The number of public high schools that made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), the federal student achievement standard required under No Child Left Behind, nearly doubled since last year. High school enrollment has increased for the first time in five years. Overall enrollment has increased for the first time in four decades!
We have also made great strides in our vision for a cleaner, greener, healthier, and safer Baltimore. Our City is safer. In 2008, Baltimore recorded the lowest number of homicides in two decades. These results are due to our three-pronged public safety strategy: targeted enforcement, community engagement and strong partnerships. Through utilizing this strategy, the Police Department has been able to target our most violent offenders and most historically violent areas of the City. With your help, we have been able to get illegal guns and the bad guys that use them off our streets...
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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Don’t Let Your TV Go Dark! The national conversion to digital television is only months away. By February 17, 2009, the transition of full power television stations throughout the United States to digital operation will be complete. |
Mayor Sheila Dixon
City Hall, Room 250
100 N. Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Phone (410) 396-3835
Fax (410) 576-9425