Special City Council Session Devoted to Phase 2 Reopening
In anticipation of the June 15 modified Phase Two reopening in Prince George’s County, the Greenbelt City Council held another special meeting on June 14 to discuss how the city would respond. Council was joined by representatives of the Recreation and Public Works Departments, as well as from the Roosevelt Center Merchants Association. This was […]
Council Discusses Reopening Of Restaurants and Recreation
In light of the Phase 1 state reopening and the recent Prince George’s County ordinance, City Manager Nicole Ard convened a special meeting of the Greenbelt City Council on June 3 to discuss what these responses to the pandemic mean for the city. Mayor Colin Byrd said it would be useful “to flesh some things […]
Outstanding City Educators Lauded with ACE Awards
The Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) awarded six outstanding Greenbelt public school educators during their 25th ceremony on May 28. It was a virtual event this year, available on YouTube largely due to the efforts of Public Information and Communications Coordinator Beverly Palau. As explained by ACE Chair Melinda Brady, awardees were nominated by each […]
City and Museum Work Out How to Manage Future Roles
At a May 20 worksession with the Greenbelt City Council, the Friends of the Greenbelt Museum (FOGM) shared the details of their upcoming budget, proposed operation changes and renovation plans for a new visitor/education center at 10-A Crescent Road. Even though the pandemic response is the overriding concern at the moment, all involved see the […]
Council Evaluates Budget for Museum, CARES and GAIL
The ramifications of COVID-19 on the Fiscal Year 2021 budgets of the Greenbelt Museum, Greenbelt CARES and Greenbelt Assistance In Living (GAIL) were the main topics at the Greenbelt City Council budget worksession on April 20. The uncertainties and challenges posed by the pandemic made budget decisions more difficult for council this year. The meeting […]
Recreation, CARES and GAIL Develop Long-term Strategies
City departments, like Recreation, Greenbelt CARES and GAIL, are now in the process of bringing their programs to the community in a way that works with the serious, precautionary steps being taken in response to the coronavirus pandemic, especially social distancing. Concerning recreational programs, Public Information and Communications Coordinator Beverly Palau said, “we are not […]
Council: Cell Towers Debated, First Coronavirus Steps Taken
The March 11 Greenbelt City Council meeting was a wide-ranging discussion on the issues of deploying small cell facilities throughout the city, the creation of a memorial wall honoring historic doers for Greenbelt and the quickly changing coronavirus pandemic. The meeting began with the virus and how the city could best adapt to these uncertain […]
Hanover Parkway Bikeway Feasibility Study Discussed
On March 2, Sabra & Associates (SA), represented by transportation planner and project manager Bryon White, shared with the Greenbelt City Council the findings of their feasibility study concerning a bikeway along Hanover Parkway. They presented options A and B to council. The area studied was the Hanover Parkway corridor between Mandan Road and Good […]
Musical A-Mazes Audience With Music, Myth, Comedy
Theseus and the Monster in the Maze is a musical “about defending democracy,” said writer, composer and director Chris Cherry, told through the vehicle of a play within a play. Combining the Greek myth of Theseus and a grim not-too-distant future, Cherry and his company presented a spirited performance of epic adventure and song on […]
Council Reviews Revised Plan For Beltway Plaza Development
The Greenbelt City Council had another opportunity on February 3 to meet with representatives from the proposed Beltway Plaza redevelopment team to discuss their revised Preliminary Plan of Subdivision (PPS). The representatives included Quantum General Counsel “Kap” Kapastin, Michael Lenhart of Lenhart Traffic Consulting (LTC) and Alex Villegas and Matt Leakan from Rodgers Consulting (RC). […]