General Services / Press Releases

Posted: March 19, 2012

Baltimore, MD. (March 19, 2012) 5 City Agencies to display big trucks on the parking lot of the Baltimore Museum of Industry! Who: The Departments of Public Works, General Services, Transportation, Fire, Police in conjunction with the Baltimore Museum of Industry (BMI). DGS oversees the city’s fleet of over 5,700 vehicle...

Posted: October 26, 2011

Baltimore, MD. (October 26, 2011) Chargers have been installed in 9 city-owned garages. Installation encourages use of electric cars by motorists. Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was joined by Department of General Services (DGS) Director Theodore “Ted” Atwood, Parking Authority of Baltimore City (PABC) Executi...

Posted: October 11, 2011

Baltimore, MD. (October 11, 2011) Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was joined by Department of General Services Director Ted Atwood and city employees to announce the start of the City Employee Energy Challenge. The challenge is a pilot project that engages three City agencies in competition to lower their energy use. The Depar...

Posted: August 30, 2011

Baltimore, MD. (August 30, 2011) Mayor to announce grant recipients Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will be joined by Senator Ben Cardin, City Department of General Services Director Ted Atwood, President/CEO of Park Heights Renaissance Julius Colon, local officials, area residents and neighborhood energy captains to announce the e...

Posted: June 21, 2011

Baltimore, MD. (June 21, 2011) The Department of General Services and the Office of Sustainability remind Baltimore City non-profit organizations that the deadlines are drawing closer for the Community Energy Savers Grants. The last deadline to apply is June 30, 2011 for Type 2 grants. These are for energy efficiency upgrades an...