Fiscal Issues Lead City to Pilot SAYT Program: Part One
Part One of this report covers the need to address city waste collection budget deficits, how the SAYT pilot and WasteZero were chosen to help address the deficit, WasteZero and city revenue sharing, and other options to reduce waste collection costs and expand revenue. Part Two, to be published next week, will cover more on […]
What to Know About the City’s Save As You Throw Program
This article addresses Greenbelters’ practical questions about the Save As You Throw (SAYT, “say it”) trash program, for which a yearlong pilot begins January 1, 2026, for residents who use the city trash service. Watch greenbeltmd.gov/sayt and check page 5 of the News Review for updates. Why? City Council adopted the mandatory pilot to incentivize […]
City Seeks Community Input For Flood Resiliency Planning
The City of Greenbelt has engaged water engineering firm LimnoTech to develop flood mitigation strategies and a Community Flood Resiliency Plan to adapt to storms that drop large volumes of rain in a short time, overwhelm stormwater infrastructure and cause flooding and erosion. Greenbelt Environmental Coordinator Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll asked Greenbelt residents to help identify areas […]
Greenbelt Museum to Expand In Space, Hours and Offerings
The Greenbelt Museum will expand to colocate all visitor programs and museum operations by creating a new Education and Visitor Center at the museum, with work expected to begin within the next 18 months. Museum staff hope to open the facility by Greenbelt’s 90th anniversary in 2027. Museum Director Megan Searing Young spoke about the […]
Upcoming Changes to MetroBus And TheBus Names and Routes
There will be changes to MetroBus and TheBus routes that serve Greenbelt when the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) launches its new bus network on Sunday, June 29. Many but not all Greenbelt riders will be able to use the same bus stops but route names will change and the new routes do not […]
Hundreds Attend Hands Off! America Rally in Greenbelt
Over 300 Greenbelt and Maryland residents attended Greenbelt’s Hands Off! National Day of Action rally on Saturday, April 5 to protest Trump administration actions they say are violating the U.S. Constitution, attacking democracy and civil rights, gutting federal services, damaging the economy, threatening Americans’ lives and livelihoods, and endangering global security. Many said it was […]
Valentine Vignette: Marc and Diane Siegel
We heard Marc and Diane’s story first from Marc. He remembered living in a Springhill Lake apartment while attending the University of Maryland and meeting Diane Douglas, who lived in an apartment downstairs from his and worked at Beltway Plaza. They dated a while before breaking up. “Then my dad, who liked her, brought her […]
County Proposes Temporarily Relocating Beltsville Firefighters
The Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) has asked the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) for permission to place temporary trailers for firefighters and apparatus for two years at Chestnut Hills Park in Beltsville, one mile from the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD) Station 31, during that station’s renovations to address health and […]
Many Chelsea Wood Condo Owners: Snow, But No Heat
Most Chelsea Wood condominium owners still didn’t have heat as of Tuesday morning, January 7, after temperatures and snow fell over the weekend. There were 12 buildings with heat and 35 without heat, according to a map from Metropolis Condominium Management. At least three pipes were still being repaired and since last week a boiler […]
Nearby Chelsea Wood Condo Residents Are Without Heat
Many Chelsea Wood condominium residents at 8403-8495 Greenbelt Road are without heat this holiday season. Pleas to the management company (RGN Management Services of Largo) and the condo’s board of directors and approaches to county and state administrations and elected officials have produced little change. The residents’ plight highlights the complexities condominium owners face when […]