City Council Considers Compost, Forest Preserve Board Reports
At its March 13 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council recognized six outstanding educators (see the March 23 issue), introduced the proposed award of a compost recycling contract for first reading and accepted three Forest Preserve Advisory Board reports covering Northway trailhead erosion. Two proposed funds and recommendations to use funds from the Ecology and […]
Charter Amendment Hearing Garners Assorted Opinions
Even with a 15-minute grace period for folks stuck in traffic or unaccustomed to quick council meetings, the first public hearing on the charter amendment to allow council to waive the residency requirement for city managers was over in just 47 minutes. There will be a second hearing on Saturday, April 1 at 10 a.m. […]
City Receives Composting Grant, Looks at Proposal for Car Wash
At its February 13 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council received multiple presentations, including one on a federal compost and food waste grant received by the city and a recirculating car wash pilot program. Council accepted a donation to CARES and several committee reports and presented one proclamation. School Board Representative Jonathan Briggs’s presentation was […]
A Look Back at 2022
The News Review presents highlights from last year’s news stories. The reviews were prepared by Anna Bedford-Dillow, Deb Daniel, Jon Gardner, Amy Hansen, Cathie Meetre, Diane Oberg, Lois Rosado, Melissa Sites and Gloria Walters-Flowers. Covid Infections Increase, Impacts Decline Covid-19 in the U.S. was about 22 months old as 2022 began. Remarkably, by then, vaccines […]
Remaining Reform Proposals Reviewed by Council, Chief
On Monday, December 19, Police Chief Richard Bowers briefed the Greenbelt City Council on the department’s proposed actions to address the remaining nine issues not addressed by the January 2022 police reform resolution 2096-2. Council appeared to be content with the chief’s proposed approaches and Mayor Emmett Jordan, with apparent consensus from his colleagues, did […]
Council Hears Maglev Developments, Protects Green Ridge House Funding
On Monday, November 21, the Greenbelt City Council heard updates on what has been happening (or not) with the proposed maglev train. The city had previously submitted comments on the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Washington to Baltimore portion of the project. Then in late August 2021, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), which […]
City Council Gets Update On Buses, Bikes and Water
Buses, bikes and stormwater were some of the main topics of discussion at the May 18 worksession of the Greenbelt City Council with representatives from Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation. TheBus Efron Epanty, chief of Transit Planning and Innovations in the Office of Transportation, reported that the system is still working […]
Residents, Council Focus On ARPA Funding Choices
At an unusual Tuesday worksession on May 10, the Greenbelt City Council and residents started to narrow in on how to allocate Greenbelt’s portion of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The city has received $11.44 million with another $11.44 million to come. The worksession featured a presentation by Michelle Ferguson, vice president of […]
Council Adds to Rental Aid: Approves CARES Program
After a broad-ranging discussion at its March 14 meeting, the Greenbelt City Council unanimously approved allocating another $200,000 of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for rental assistance and approved the concept of the plan put forward by Greenbelt CARES to help residents move past the need for such assistance. Council also made several […]
City Is Working to Develop Racial Equity Action Plan
At the January 24 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council, City Human Resources Director Dawane Martinez briefed council on the city’s participation in Advancing Racial Equity in the DMV Region, a project that is part of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE). GARE is a national network of governments working to achieve racial […]