Festival of Lights Becomes Virtual this December 2020
The 2020 Festival of Lights is underway now, in spite of the pandemic, using a virtual and socially distant approach. This includes the traditional Art and Craft Fair, as well as several other citywide events. The Juried Art and Craft Fair is being held online through December 20. Shoppers can participate by using greenbeltmd.gov/craft. For […]
City and Developer Discuss Details of Beltway Plaza Redevelopment
The proposed redevelopment of Beltway Plaza has entered into the Detailed Site Plan (DSP) stage. This stage is focused on the project’s Phase One, which concerns the northern portion of the site, currently the rear parking lot that borders Breezewood Drive. Representatives of the redevelopment team met with the Greenbelt City Council on Monday, November […]
La biblioteca de Greenbelt sigue adelante con servicios virtuales
El Sistema de Bibliotecas Conmemorativas del Condado de Prince George (PGCMLS), frente al cierre debido a la pandemia, ha respondido con una variedad de ofertas innovadoras, que incluyen programación virtual y servicio de atención en la acera. Lejos de ser limitantes, estas opciones virtuales han aumentado el alcance de la comunidad de una manera dramática, […]
Greenbelt Library Is Moving Ahead with Virtual Services
The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS), faced with a pandemic shutdown, has responded with an array of innovative offerings, including virtual programming and curbside service. Far from being limiting, these virtual choices have instead increased community outreach in a dramatic way, with many potentially continuing when the libraries are able to fully reopen. […]
Greenbelt Road Raises Many Issues to Resolve with SHA
On November 4, the Greenbelt City Council shared concerns about Greenbelt Road (Route 193), and its connections with adjoining roadways in Greenbelt, with representatives of the State Highway Administration (SHA) in a worksession. Some of these concerns are long-standing, while others are derived from proposed redevelopment along this corridor. The SHA representatives were Strategic Communications […]
Return to Zoom by Council Includes Several Conditions
Optimizing transparency and public participation was the focus of the Greenbelt City Council worksession on October 14. The context of the discussion was whether council meetings should continue using Webinar or return to Zoom. Council had made the change to the webinar format after a meeting was Zoom-bombed on June 3 (Zoom bombing is a […]
Safer Passage for Pedestrians And Bikes Concerns Cities
On October 21, the Greenbelt City Council met with representatives of Berwyn Heights, College Park and Beltway Plaza to discuss strategies on how best to move forward with plans to make Greenbelt Road safer for pedestrians and bikers. Plans for this go back as far as a Neighborhood Conservation Program report from 2003, with a […]
State Comptroller Franchot Updates Council on Economy
On September 30, a special council meeting was convened with Comptroller of Maryland Peter Franchot, Deputy Comptroller Sharone Bonardi and Acting Director of the Bureau of Revenue Estimates (BRE) David Farkas to discuss the findings of a September 29 revenue projection for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022 and what Greenbelters, the state and nation as […]
City’s Dog Park Reopened With New Rules and Fees
As of Saturday, September 26 at 7 a.m., the city’s Dog Park, located on Hanover Drive off Hanover Parkway, has reopened. This was the result of a vote by the Greenbelt City Council at their Wednesday, September 23 worksession, where they decided on a new set of rules, permit requirements and a new fee structure […]
City, County Council Discuss COVID, Maglev, Economy, Housing
Prince George’s County Council Chair Todd Turner and Councilmembers Mel Franklin and Calvin Hawkins met with the Greenbelt City Council on August 28, to inform the council about the county’s efforts in this difficult time and air issues that are of concern to Greenbelt. Councilmember Judith Davis began by commemorating the 100th anniversary of the […]