DPW changes take effect today

TRIGGERING EVEN MORE CHANGESIN MARYLAND STARTING TODAY.WMAR━2 NEWS' ERIN MACPHERSONIS LIVE OUTSIDE ━ ━WHEADQUARTERS IN DOWNTOWNBALTIMORE.

ERIN WHAT'SCHANGING NOW FOR RESIDENTS INTHE CITY AND BALTIMORE COUNTY?THERE ARE A HANDFUL OFSUSPENDED SERVICES STARTINGTODAY━ ALLOWING THE CITYRESOURCES TO ONLY FOCUS ON THEESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS ANDEMERGENCIES.

THERE WILL STILLBE CURBSIDE COLLECTIONS, CONDOCOLLECTIONS, AND DISPOSALSERVICES AT THE QUARANTINEROAD LANDFILL AND TNORTHWEST TRANSFER FACILITYTHERE WILL NO LONGER BEOPERATIONS AT THE CITIZEN DROPOFF CENTER OR CORNER CANCOLLECTIONS.

THE OTHERSUSPENDED SERVICES ARE STREETAND ALLEY CLEAN UP, PROPERTYMANAGEMENT AND SPECIALSERVICES LIKE GRAFFITIREMOVAL, BULK TRASH PICK UP ORRAT CONTROL.

AND ANYCONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING ORMAINTENANCE PROJECTS NOTCONSIDERED ESSENTIAL ARESUSPENDED AT THIS TIME.

DPWALSO ANNOUNCED HOW ALLRECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT THELIBERTY━ PRETTY BOY AND LOCHRAVEN RESERVOIRS WILL BESUSPENDED.

THAT'S EVERYTHINGFROM HIKING TO BIKING TOBOATING.

08:1━21 Jos━ Itgonna be a little upsettingfor us but if that is what hasto be done for the safety ofeverybody I guess thatwe are gonna have to doSTARTING TODAY━ DPW HAS ASMALLER STAFF MANAGING UTILITYMAINTENANCE AND METEROPERATIONS.

OTHER EMPLOYEESWILL BE TELEWORKING.

SO THEWATER BILLING CUSTOMER CALLCENTER AND THE CUSTOMER WALKIN CENTER HERE AT THE CITYMUNICIPAL BUILDING ARE CLOSED.IF YOU DO HAVE AN EMERGENCY━WITH WATER MAINTENANCE OFANOTHER ISSUE━ YOU CAN STILLREACH OUT FOR ASSISTANCE.

ALLTHESE CHANGES AND SUSPENDEDSERVICES ARE IN PLACE UNTILFURTHER NOTICE.

LIVE INBALTIMORE━ ERIN MACPHERSONWMAR 2 NEWS.EMERGEN