Taking guns off the streets and bolstering efforts to make Baltimore a cleaner city were just a few of the initiatives outlined by Mayor Sheila Dixon as she announced her priorities for federal aid at City Hall on Tuesday morning.
Joined by members of the city?s congressional delegation, including Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., and Rep. John Sarbanes, D-3rd District, Dixon offered an ambitious wish list that comprised 17 initiatives encompassing extra summer jobs for teenagers and more money to prevent foreclosures.
The mayor said working with the city?s congressional leaders was crucial to supplement Baltimore?s limited resources.
“This kind of leadership is important to the city?s future, particularly at a time when the economy is struggling and public resources are growing scarcer.”
The initiatives, which include requests totaling roughly $25 million in federal aid, would be a priority in the upcoming federal budget process, Mikulski said.
“I know Baltimore, I fight for Baltimore, and I deliver for Baltimore,” Mikulski said. “I?m here today to give the city an update, but I?m also here to listen. I will continue to fight with Team Maryland to keep Baltimore a priority in Congress.”
DIXON?S PRIORITIES
Below is a list of programs for which Mayor Sheila Dixon is seeking additional federal money to fund.
» Baltimore Gun Violence Reduction Initiative
» Baltimore?s Community Policing Program
» Juvenile Screening and Diversion Program
» The Reentry Center at the Northwest One-stop Career Center
» Baltimore City Health Disparities Initiative
» Baltimore?s Healthy Babies
» YouthWorks Program
» UMB BioPark
» BRAC Employment Preparedness Program
» Poppleton Housing Initiative
» Neighborhood Foreclosure Mitigation Program
» Assisted Multifamily Housing Preservation ? Up-front Grant
» Cherry Hill Light Rail Station Access Improvements
Source: Office of Mayor Sheila Dixon
