Old Greenbelt Theater Reports Successful First 11 Months of Operation
After 11 months of operation, the Old Greenbelt Theatre is operating at a small profit and is not dependent upon city funding for operating expenses, although the city provides some transition funds for other expenses. Executive Director Caitlin McGrath sat down with the Greenbelt City Council and City Manager Michael McLaughlin on April 13 for […]
Proposed City General Budget Up by 1.3 Percent
The General Government budget accounts for the city’s expenses not specific to any department such as city council, the city manager’s office, finance and administration, etc. The Greenbelt City Council reviewed this budget at a March 30 worksession. Overview City Manager Michael McLaughlin’s proposed Fiscal Year 2017 budget calls for spending $2.9 million on General […]
Council Budget Cycle Kicks Off
The city’s annual budget review kicked off on Tuesday, March 29 with City Manager Michael McLaughlin’s presentation of his proposed budget. The first of eight worksessions to drill down into the details of each department’s budget followed the next night. McLaughlin’s proposal calls for no change in the city’s property tax rate, implementation of some […]
Forebay Dredging – Beavers Readjust to Riparian Renewal
At its meeting next Monday, February 8, the Greenbelt City Council is expected to authorize signing the documents needed to obtain permits to dredge the lake forebays to improve water quality. Council will get a chance later to specifically authorize the work after referring the plans to relevant city advisory boards. Council was briefed on […]
Cable Casting Options for the City
City residents could see higher quality broadcasts of city meetings and more meetings could be broadcast if council approves moving forward with a proposal discussed at its January 4 worksession. The proposal will be considered for action at a future council meeting. The city hired Design and Integration, of Baltimore, to develop a proposal to […]
City Sends Letter to GSA on FBI HQ
At a January 4 special meeting the Greenbelt City Council approved sending a letter to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) supporting the building of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters on what is now the parking lot of the Greenbelt Metro station. The letter, a response to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), […]
Coming soon to a parking lot near you? FBI EIS challenges
At its December 14 meeting, the Greenbelt City Council received a briefing on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Headquarters Consolidation project. Council directed staff to draft a response to the statement focusing on the Greenbelt site. Council plans to review the draft letter at a special […]