The Forest Preserve Proposes To Add a Site, Improve Trails
The Forest Preserve Advisory Board has advanced two proposals to the Greenbelt City Council to enlarge and enhance the city Forest Preserve. On Monday, August 16, the board presented their plan to include Greenbriar Park in the Forest Preserve, an idea with unanimous support from council. On Monday, August 23, the board shared its pilot […]
Council, Staff Explore Uses Of American Rescue Funds
On August 30, the Greenbelt City Council and city staff held their initial discussion on how best to spend the $22,881,666.47 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding that was provided to the city in July. In a memo presented to council, staff laid out the permitted uses and restrictions of the funds, as well […]
City Council Votes to Support Beltway Plaza’s Phase One
At the regular meeting on August 9, the Greenbelt City Council voted 5 to 1 in support of the revised Detailed Site Plan (DSP) for Phase One of the redevelopment of Beltway Plaza. The support of this iteration was contingent upon a set of recommendations and conditions, laid out by city staff, that are the […]
Información sobre elegibilidad para asistencia para alquiler del condado de Prince George
El Programa de Emergencia de Asistencia para Alquiler (ERAP) del condado continúa recibiendo solicitudes de propietarios e inquilinos. El jueves 29 de julio, la subdirectora del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario Tamika Gauvin y la abogada que trabaja para Community Legal Services (CLS) Kayla Williams estuvieron presentes en una reunión virtual, organizada por la […]
PSAC Report to City Council Argues for Some Limited Reform
On July 12, members of the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) met with the Greenbelt City Council to present their May 5 report on Mayor Colin Byrd’s Fair and Just Policing Act. PSAC analyzed the proposed legislation, in comparison to the existing General Orders of the Greenbelt Police Department (GPD) and the recent April 2021 […]
Beltway Plaza Redevelopment Plan Meets Council Concerns
On June 23, the GB Mall Limited Partnership presented the Greenbelt City Council with their Detailed Site Plan (DSP) for Phase One of the redevelopment of Beltway Plaza. Both council and staff had significant concerns regarding the plan and were reluctant to give their full approval, while generally acknowledging that some improvements have been made […]
PSAC Completes Its Report On Mayor’s Police Reform Bill
The Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) has released its report on Mayor Colin Byrd’s Fair and Just Policing Act, a process that began in October 2020 at the Greenbelt City Council’s request. PSAC made recommendations to specific general orders, which direct the Greenbelt Police Department’s (GPD) day-to-day operations, with no recommendation for an ordinance. PSAC […]
Recreation Budget Session Demonstrates Resilience
The pandemic forced Greenbelt Recreation to “reinvent ourselves,” said Recreation Director Greg Varda, as programs quickly transitioned to a primarily on-line approach. With the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, Recreation is starting to slowly offer more in-person programming. Varda and his colleagues, including Assistant Director Anne Oudemans, Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center Supervisor Stephen Parks and […]
New Charging Stations Open For Plug-in Cars in Greenbelt
In response to the rise in numbers of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) in Greenbelt, now at 119, the city has installed six new charging stations at the Municipal Building, Schrom Hills Park and the Springhill Lake Recreation Center (SHLRC). Information for this article was provided by John Lippert, chair of GreenACES and the Greenbelt Green […]
New State Legislation Brings Changes to Local Policing
On April 10, Maryland became the first state to repeal the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights (LEOBOR) as well as to enact new legislation concerning use of force by police and the investigation and discipline process for officers, among other things. This was done by the Democratic-majority state legislature in an overriding of Governor […]