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Mayor Sheila Dixon became the 48th Mayor of Baltimore on January 17, 2007, succeeding Mayor Martin O'Malley. She holds the distinction of being the first woman ever to hold this position.

For two decades in public office, Mayor Dixon has been a champion of neighborhoods and a pioneer for women and minorities. In 1987, she won a seat on the Baltimore City Council representing the 4th Council District, where she served for 12 years. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman elected as City Council President.

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Mayor's Spotlight:

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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Best City Service Single Stream Recycling. Early in 2008, Baltimore City finally began its "single stream" recycling program, in which all recyclables could be placed in one bin and placed curbside for collection on the same day as the trash. The revolution was a long time coming, and required a lot of schedule juggling at the Department of Public Works' solid-waste bureau and some new equipment, but finally the city made it easy to do what's right and necessary. As of January, the city claimed about 30 percent of Baltimore's 210,000 households were recycling--a little better than the state mandate. But we could do better. The city's landfill has only about 11 years of capacity left at current fill rates.

This spring Mayor Dixon, supported by City Council legislation, formed the Baltimore Commission on Sustainability, representing neighborhoods, non-profit groups, institutions, and businesses. This Commission, in conjunction with the newly-created Baltimore Office of Sustainability, is charged with developing and implementing a comprehensive Sustainability Plan for the Baltimore community.

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The Mayor's Red Line Summit will bring Baltimoreans together with local and national experts and community leaders from other cities to discuss ideas and plan for the maximum possible benefit we can achieve with the Red Line.