Harbor West Collaborative

Collective impact, equitable development, access to the waterfront, cradle to college educational opportunities for Westport, Mt Winans & St Paul

[WJZ | CBS Baltimore @wjz]

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is searching for two talented singers to perform the "Star-Spangled Banner" with them for two Independence Day shows. https://t.co/r7VBTNHCU8

[BaltimoreDPW @BaltimoreDPW]

♻️ Household Hazardous Waste Collection is back! Kick things off with our first collection dates of the year: 📅 June 5 & 6 | 9AM–7PM

Bring your unwanted household hazardous items to be safely disposed of at the Sisson Street RRC!

⬇️Learn more:
https://t.co/jtObopDtrR

[Isaac Yitzy Schleifer @CouncilmanYitzy]

At the @RecNParks budget hearing, Director Moore admitted his agency stopped requiring stump removal when trees are taken down despite prior commitments that every tree removal contract would include stump removal.

The predictable result? Baltimore now has an even larger backlog of dangerous and unsightly tree stumps than when this issue was first raised years ago.

Even more concerning, the agency’s proposed “solution” is to maybe include stump removal in a future FY2028 contract. By then, there’s no telling how much worse this backlog will become.

This is a basic management failure and a clear lack of leadership.

The fix is simple: amend the CURRENT contract to require stump removals now, and find the money within the existing budget to clean up the bloated backlog created on Director Moore’s watch.

Baltimore residents should not have to wait years for the City to address a problem Rec and Parks itself created.

[CleanWaterAction MD @CleanWater_MD]

Right now, the #Baltimore City Council is considering the city's budget for Fiscal Year 2027 - and critical funding for a #compost facility is missing from the Mayor's proposal.

Take action today: email Mayor Scott and the City Council to fund #ZeroWaste! https://t.co/gC76DB2FdJ

[Lisa Hodges @lrhesq]

Never forget

[Lisa Hodges @lrhesq]

Meeting the needs of the most important constituents

[Cory McCray @corymccray]

At the Apprenticeship for America Summit amplifying the apprenticeship message with leaders and workforce partners from across the country.

The apprenticeship conversation is growing because people are realizing this is about pathways to stability.

#ApprenticeshipCheatCode

[The Leadership Conference @civilrightsorg]

On the 105th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, we remember victims who never got justice. The pattern repeats: Black votes gutted, agents killing without accountability, 32 dead in ICE custody in 2025, deadliest in 2 decades.

Accountability isn't partisan. The fight continues.

[Harbor West Collaborative @HarborWestColl]

Westportians please make your voice heard as this portion of the Patapsco Regional Greenway abutts our neighborhood. We have reached out to @BaltoMetroCo about how to get more neighbors involved and have not received a response. @Westport21230 @MayorBMScott

[Baltimore Metropolitan Council @BaltoMetroCo]

At the close of this comment period, the input you have given will help develop the foundation of the alignments design before giving it to Baltimore City to finalize. Learn more about the Cherry Hill segment of the #PatapscoRegionalGreenway at https://t.co/Apu7nDGZr5.

[Lisa Hodges @lrhesq]

Looking forward to one planned for installation on Westport waterfront, into the Middle Branch. @HarborWestColl @Westport21230

[Baltimore Brew @BaltimoreBrew]

Getting out the word: As the country's affordable housing crisis worsens, Baltimore Renters United speaks to tenants about their legal rights and options in rent court. About 25% of tenants evicted in the city become homeless, the group says. https://t.co/ZbaSvAjdYM

[Harbor West Collaborative @HarborWestColl]

@Westport21230 We are so glad that CLIF funds for South Baltimore will be available through an RFP to community based organizations in June because we have a plan to address this, we need the funding!!! @BUILDBaltimore

[Harbor West Collaborative @HarborWestColl]

So this guy has pitched a tent in the rear of a fully boarded, grass cut rear yard of vacant property owned by HC Baltimore LLC. This is him exiting the tent with lit cigarette, devil may care, ready2party with friends this weekend. Next to our occupied property. @Westport21230

[Harbor West Collaborative @HarborWestColl]

@Westport21230 We have reported it through 311, emailed the owner, @bmoredhcd and @BaltimorePolice It is unfair that our tenant who pays rent, lives quietly with her children and grandchild has to live next to this crap.

[Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @JHU_CGVS]

New research: Baltimore's Safe Streets program is associated with a 42% drop in youth homicides and 21% fewer nonfatal youth shootings.

It's the first study to examine community violence intervention programs specifically for youth violence impacts. 🔗https://t.co/l6SSA9HVgL

[Alvin Hathaway, Sr. @DrAlHathaway]

Congressman Mfume live and in color!

[Lisa Hodges @lrhesq]

Chicken over rice now costs the same in Baltimore as in Manhattan, $12. Baltimore wages are not the same as Manhattan wages. AI will tell you it is cheaper to operate a food truck in Baltimore than Manhattan. Something isn’t adding up.

[Captain Trash Wheel @CaptTrashWheel]

Celebrate #BlackBirdersWeek 2026 with science, creativity & fun! 🐦

Enjoy live bird banding, a scavenger hunt, recycled bird crafts & hands-on conservation activities while helping create more welcoming outdoor spaces for all.

Registration required:
https://t.co/50cWXUcuc6

[Harbor West Collaborative @HarborWestColl]

Get that gig!!!

[BaltimoreDPW @BaltimoreDPW]

Ready to get paid while building your future? 💧

The YH2O Program offers eligible young adults a $3,460 stipend over 6 months, paid summer employment through YouthWorks, career coaching, and hands-on training with DPW professionals.

Apply today! ⬇️

https://t.co/XdZhPURghs

[Harbor West Collaborative @HarborWestColl]

We were there (virtually) and disappointed that Clean Corps stated they come to Westport everyday. This is in direct contradiction to our lived experience.

[Baltimore DHCD @bmoredhcd]

Today’s Mayor’s Neighborhood Sub-cabinet Meeting brought City agencies and community partners together to review progress across South & Southwest Baltimore — including housing redevelopment, resiliency projects, public safety coordination, and infrastructure improvements.