Neighborhood Beautification Day

Dumpster Day - May 6th

Upcoming Community Dumpster Day: Saturday, May 6th. Location: Chestnut Hill & Monterey Rd

PLEASE NOTE: The City of Baltimore is unable to set an arrival time for the dumpsters. All we know is that our community is to expect a dumpster on the dates and at the location listed for a 4 hour time frame OR when the dumpster becomes full.

• Dumping items before a dumpster arrives is not permitted and could result in an illegal dumping fine.

• Dumping items once the dumpster is full is not permitted and could result in an illegal dumping fine.

• Should illegal dumping occur, the Civic Association reserves the decision to cancel future community dumpster dates.

Please remember, the city has citizen drop-off centers where you can take trash and items you are looking to get rid of beyond our scheduled dumpster dates.

The closest citizen drop-off center is the Sisson Street Center located at 2840 Sisson St and is open Monday - Saturday 9am - 5pm. Learn more about the drop-off centers: https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/solid-waste/drop-off.

Tax Sale Season 2023

Special thanks to our Councilwoman Odette Ramos for sharing the following news in her email newsletter. We are grateful for the work she and housing advocates are doing to change tax sale policy at the city and state level.

It's Tax Sale Season - How You Can Avoid It?



Many of you received Final Bill and Legal Notices indicating that taxes and fees have not been paid, and you could have your home on tax sale. As you know this is an issue we have been working on for years. While we work with Mayor Scott to reform our system, we have resources to help you pay, or address any accounting errors. Please see this link here or contact our office directly.

If you need support navigating the tax sale process, please reach out to our Housing Committee and they can link you to a volunteer: housing@ednorgardenslakeside.org

Additional Resources

Tax Sale Help Baltimore is a free online tool that helps Baltimore City homeowners figure out the complicated tax sale process. By answering a few simple questions, you will get resources and information about preventing tax sale.

Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland has also published a resource guide.

Advocate Tax Sale Resource Guide

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Tax Sale in the News

The Baltimore Banner has also recently published a very detailed article on the topic:

Tax sale nightmare: How an unpaid bill can cost Baltimore homeowners thousands, or even their homes

Some 41,000 properties have gone through the city’s tax sale since 2016, a Baltimore Banner investigation found, threatening home ownership and prolonging vacancies in majority-Black neighborhoods.