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update a new truck, which was overdue,”
he said, adding that newer trucks run
between $52,000 and $68,000, and
$20,000 “is a decent down payment.”
As of the end of March, 39 trucks had
been replaced in Virginia and three in
Maryland.
Wommack is spreading the word
among his colleagues, and his
enthusiasm and insights have helped
the program craft better ways to reach
out to short-haul truckers.
Owning his newer truck, he explained,
has cut his fuel costs in half. But it’s the
benefit to the Bay that really appeals to him.
“People think the pollution in the bay
comes from farms, but we get it in the
air, too,” he said. “All of it takes a toll on
the environment and the Bay. Anything to
help the environment — I’m 100 percent
for it.”
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o celebrate Earth Day, the Maryland
Port Administration (MPA) planted
a tree — a money tree, that is.
The “tree” on the wall at the MPA
offices had leaves that represented
pledges of both money and commitment.
Each employee pledged at least a
dollar and promised to do something to
improve the environment; their pledges
were written on the leaves and displayed
on the tree.
The effort raised $200, which was
donated to the Clean Bread and Cheese
Creek organization in Dundalk. Bread
and Cheese Creek was so named,
according to local legend, because
during the War of 1812, soldiers rested
on its banks, eating bread and cheese.
The MPA also participated in Cell
Phones for Soldiers. The program
recycles cell phones and in return
for the donation of a phone provides
2.5 hours of free talk time to soldiers
serving overseas so that they can call
home. The MPA, aided by the Baltimore
Port Alliance, donated 61 phones to the
program.
A Successful
EARTH DAY
