Rezoning Briefing Continues Concerns, Calms Some Fears
This is part one of a two-part series about a recent worksession at which the Greenbelt City Council was briefed on the proposed Prince George’s County zoning changes which will likely be voted on in November, 2020. Rezoning and the county’s master plan have long been a source of concern for Greenbelt. In particular, zoning […]
Two Alternative Transportation Modes Take Heat from Council
On Tuesday, May 28, Economic Development Coordinator Charisse Liggins described the status of the Hyperloop system at the regular meeting of the Greenbelt City Council. The proposed system comprises vehicles running underground from Washington to Baltimore. The project will be carried out by Boring Company, a tunneling company founded by Elon Musk. Boring has not […]
Farmers Market Reopens Sunday Bringing Bounty Back to Greenbelt
A n e w G r e e n b e l t Farmers Market season is coming up, and while the weather for opening day, Sunday, May 12, is not forecast (at the time of writing) to be great, what’s a mere spring shower to a populace clamoring for products straight from the farm? […]
Co-op Rays on the Roof Wins $350k State Bond Bill
It’s official! In a fast-paced campaign kicked off just last December, made public mid-January and judged by the legislature in late March, the Greenbelt Cooperative Supermarket and Pharmacy Rays on the Roof campaign won an Independent Bond Bill from the state legislature. With help from the Prince George’s County delegation, Delegate Tawanna Gaines and Senator […]
Math + Sunlight = Savings: Solar Roof Powers Forward
Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket and Pharmacy’s Rays on the Roof campaign to install a solar roof on the iconic store has hit its stride, topping its initial goal of $400,000. The pledges (which still have to turn into money in the bank – expect news on this soon) are approximately 19 percent in donations and the […]
Co-op Gives State Pep Talk On Solar Roof: Wait Begins
The day, March 9, had finally arrived. Representatives of the Co-op were about to ask the Maryland State Legislature for help in funding solar panels to be installed on the Co-op’s roof. Ushered into the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and Appropriations Committee meeting room by a state trooper, Barbara Ford, president of the Greenbelt […]
Modified Co-op Lease Aligns With Bond Bill Requirements
In early December, as the Coop board was deciding to apply to the Maryland State Legislature for funding for the solar roof, a critical read of the store’s lease indicated it did not meet all the bond bill requirements. Negotiations were immediately initiated with the landlord to align the lease to the bond bill. Agreement […]
Co-op Launches Solar Roof Drive for Bond Bill Bucks
The Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket and Pharmacy is preparing a significant initiative, called Rays on The Roof, using the opportunity of a needed new roof to add a solar voltaic array to generate free, renewable energy. Faced with the inescapable necessity of a new roof, it is making lemonade out of its lemons (fruits and vegetables […]
Bridge to Go Sunnyside Up With Road Improvements
Road work is underway on Sunnyside Road to prevent flooding and ease congestion. Sunnyside Road is one of a limited number of east-west crossings over the north-south railway line that divides Beltsville from Greenbelt. As a result, it – like Powder Mill Road – carries significant traffic. It also acts as a southern alternative to […]
El Supermercado Greenbelt Co-op Necesita un Techo Nuevo, Quiere un Sistema de Energía Solar.
El techo plano y cubierto con membrana del supermercado Greenbelt Co-op es muy antiguo: ha pasado su fin de vida. El agua corriente frecuentemente se filtra hacia la tienda y las oficinas. Pero no hay mal que por bien no venga: la necesidad urgente de un nuevo techo se ha convertido en el catalizador de un nuevo sistema de energía solar. La […]