Uncertain Future Affects City 2021 Budget Deliberations
Facing a level of uncertainty higher than experienced in decades, on Tuesday, April 14, the Greenbelt City Council began its review of City Manager Nicole Ard’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021, which starts July 1. Business closures and other impacts from the coronavirus will significantly reduce city revenues. Ard stated that in reacting to […]
Council Opposes Engraving And Printing Move to BARC
The Greenbelt City Council went on record opposing the proposal to move the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC). The vote at the October 28 council meeting was 6-1 with Councilmember Leta Mach opposed. She wanted to meet first with the agencies before taking a position and was […]
El concejo considera el tema de las armas, asistencia a las víctimas, el sendero hasta el metro
El jefe de la policía de Greenbelt, Robert Bowers, estuvo muy ocupado en la reunión del 8 de abril del Concejo Municipal de Greenbelt presentando al oficial de policía más nuevo de Greenbelt y proporcionando información sobre varios programas en los que participa su departamento junto con uno de sus oficiales. Además, el consejo introdujo […]
Council Considers Weapons, Victim Assistance, Metro Trail
Greenbelt Police Chief Robert Bowers was busy at the April 8 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council. He introduced Greenbelt’s newest police officer and, along with one of his officers, provided information on several programs in which his department is participating. In addition, council introduced a resolution authorizing replacement of all the department’s weapons and […]
1.5 Cent Tax Hike Proposed To Fund FY2020 Budget
At the March 25 regular Greenbelt City Council meeting and the first budget worksession two days later, City Manager Nicole Ard and City Treasurer Jeffrey Williams gave council a dose of reality. The issues they raised have been mentioned in past budgets but never so directly. While the city’s financial situation is good, Williams is […]
Council Is Briefed on City’s Budgets for This Year, Next
On Wednesday, January 9, the Greenbelt City Council received a briefing on the current fiscal year (2019) budget and shared their ideas as to what each councilmember hoped would be included in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget. City Treasurer Jeff Williams told council that he expects the current year budget to show a small surplus […]
Theater HVAC; Bikeshare Discussed by City Council
It was, Mayor Emmett Jordan noted, a cold and snowy night as he opened the January 14 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council. Council’s discussion of the replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system and roof at the theater in Roosevelt Center, however, provided plenty of heat. Council also took action on […]
Stream Restoration Planned Near University Square Aptartments
If all goes according to plan, come June contractors for the Prince George’s County Department of the Environment (DOE) will begin an outfall and stream restoration project northwest of the basketball court at University Square apartments. The Greenbelt City Council received a briefing from Adeel Malik, senior engineer at the DOE, on Monday, December 3. […]
Bowers Informa al Concejo de la Ciudad sobre la Contratación de Personal, Crimen, Drogas
Aunque sigue habiendo puestos vacantes en la fuerza policial, el jefe de policía Richard Bowers está armando estrategias para contratar nuevos oficiales de policía. Y aunque el crimen violento ha disminuido, el hurto de artículos de adentro de autos que no están cerrados con llave ha aumentado. Estos y otros temas se discutieron cuando el […]
Bowers Briefs City Council On Staffing, Crime, Drugs
Para leer este articulo en español, haga clic aqui. Though vacancies remain on the police force, Police Chief Richard Bowers is putting together strategies for hiring new police officers. And though violent crime is down, opportunistic theft of items out of unlocked cars is up. These and other issues were discussed when council met, on […]