Faced with a citizen rebellion over the clear-cutting of a park, potentially heavy fines for dumping tainted water into the Jones Falls and closure of a polluted reservoir – the Baltimore Department of Public Works has clammed up, refusing to answer questions, while offering tepid apologies at small forums.
Last week, for example, as DPW Director Rudy Chow was in Boston attending a clean water conference, the agency’s chief of construction explained her approach to nearly $1 billion worth of water and sewer projects now underway:
“We do the best we can and we try to make the best choices we can, and then adjust as we go along,” said Lauren Swiecicki, speaking to a handful of people at the Ashburton Filtration Plant.
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