Co-op Annual Meeting Celebrates Complicated but Successful Year
The Greenbelt Cooperative Supermarket, familiarly and fondly known as the Co-op, held its annual meeting on Saturday, November 6 via Zoom. Nearly 60 members attended to hear about the store’s epic 2021. When all was said and done, Co-op had an excellent year and on the strength of it, Co-op members will receive a dividend […]
Council Wrestles with CARES Rent Grants, Armory Purchase
Two major topics arising in the Greenbelt City Council meeting of October 11 are covered in this article. Remaining topics will be covered in a future article. Rent Support Funds City Manager Nicole Ard reported that, as of October 8, there had been six rental grants made by the city from federal American Rescue Plan […]
P.G. County Behind the Curve In Covid Statistics, Yet Again
Prince George’s County has achieved “high” status in Maryland’s ranking of counties for community transmission of the Covid-19 virus. This dubious distinction is defined as more than 100 new cases per 100K residents over the preceding week or a 10 percent or higher positivity rate. This is borne out in Greenbelt’s 20770 zip code by […]
Fuerte aumento en los casos locales de Covid-19 preocupa a los residentes
Mirando a su alrededor en Greenbelt, está claro que hay menos personas que usan máscaras y que el nivel de comodidad al encontrarse con otras personas ha aumentado desde que una buena parte de la comunidad se ha vacunado. Desafortunadamente, sin embargo, el número de casos nuevos en el código postal 20770 está aumentando notablemente. […]
Sharp Rise in Local Covid-19 Cases Concerns Residents
Looking around in Greenbelt, it is clear that there are fewer people wearing masks and that the comfort level with meeting others has increased since a good fraction of the community has been vaccinated. Unfortunately, however, the number of new cases in the 20770 zip code is noticeably on the rise. The trend began a […]
New Deal Café – Take Four? A Cooperative Point of View
There’s more to the New Deal’s new deal than meets the eye. One can, perhaps, take for granted that two cooperatives cooperating confers the square of the benefit from just one cooperative operating alone. In fact, however, the realities are, if that’s possible, even more intriguing. The new Café venture is not just a feel-good […]
Council FOP Contract Vote Delayed by Process Shortfalls
The Greenbelt City Council meeting of July 12 resounded with complaints about administrative failures relating to the meeting and its content and interfering with the ability to complete crucial agenda items. Resident Lore Rosenthal pointed out errors in meeting links that might be preventing citizens from attending the Zoom meeting and councilmembers griped about late […]
Treasury’s BEP Print Facility Looms Ever Larger at BARC
As the government continues to print more money, the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for building the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) facility has now been published, containing a summary of the comments received during the Draft Environmental Impact Statement public review period and the agency’s proposed changes/responses (see front page article in the […]
El Concejo reflexiona sobre los altos depósitos de seguridad y la reconfiguración de los distritos escolares
El alcalde Colin Byrd había sugerido exigir a los propietarios que permitan a los inquilinos entrantes tener la opción de pagar su depósito de seguridad dentro de los tres primeros meses si el depósito es más del 60 por ciento del alquiler mensual. En la reunión del Concejo Municipal de Greenbelt del 14 de junio, […]
Trails, Environment, Covid Recovery Engage Council
In a cordial and constructive council meeting on Monday, June 14, city recreational facilities arose in a number of contexts. One focal point was the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) trail where the city has now received two invoices from WMATA charging $50K and $107K, respectively, for “required review fees.” A Greek chorus of […]