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[16] The Port of Baltimore ■ ISSUE 5 / 2022
   Community Corner
Pitching In at the Port of Baltimore — If you’re involved in community events, we’d love to highlight you! Email tina.irgang@todaymediacustom.com
 Bird’s eye view of Masonville Cove. Additional access to the waterfront for the communities surrounding Masonville Cove will soon become a reality with the Masonville Cove Connector.
Masonville Cove Connector Kick-off
The Masonville Cove Connector, a shared-use path, will connect local communities
to the beautiful Masonville Cove. A Memorandum of Agreement for the Connector was signed in July 2022 by project partners including the Maryland Port Administration (MPA), Federal Highway Administration Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
Walkers, joggers and bicyclists will benefit from the Connector, and the project will help fulfill the MPA’s commitment to South Baltimore communities to restore safe and equitable access to the waterfront as part of the construction of the Masonville Dredged Material Containment Facility. Thirty percent of the design is expected to be completed by summer of 2023. 
Hiring & Career Expo
Draws Job Seekers,
Businesses
Professionals, recent graduates and students connected with employers October 24 at the Baltimore Port Alliance Hiring & Career Expo, held at the Community College of Baltimore County’s Dundalk Campus. Participating organizations included Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Ports America Chesapeake and the Maryland Environmental Service. 
Volunteer for a Shoreline Cleanup at MASONVILLE COVE!
Captain Trash Wheel has been removing trash and debris from the Patapsco River at Masonville Cove for more than four years, but even after collecting more than 29 tons of garbage, there’s more to be done. And you can help!
The Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership, which includes the Maryland Port Administration, organizes periodic cleanups along the shoreline. At a cleanup in June, volunteers collected more than 40 pounds of trash alone. In all, more than 600 pounds of trash have been collected during cleanups, which began about 13 years ago.
FIND DATES FOR UPCOMING CLEANUPS AT www.masonvillecove.org.
                                           MASONVILLE COVE PARTNERSHIP
 FOR MORE INFORMATION, EMAIL MPA PROJECT MANAGER JOE ROSS AT jross@marylandports.com.
   
















































































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