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1.5 Cent Tax Hike Proposed To Fund FY2020 Budget

  • by Diane Oberg

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 concerned that the economic expansion, now in its 10th year, will at some point end. The city needs to be prepared so that it will not have to take measures, such as a large tax increase.

Ard’s presentation kicked off the annual budget review where council holds a series of worksessions mostly in April and May to discuss the accomplishments, proposed budget and goals for each department and to identify possible changes. At least from the tenor of the presentation, and especially the Wednesday worksession, councilmembers may not have much leeway in adding their pet projects to the final budget.

Read more of this story in the April 4 News Review.

 

A map of Greenbelt shows orange highlighted areas to the north and east of the municipal city limits. Area 1, at the northwest, is labeled WMATA and USDA Land. Area 2, at the northeast, is labeled USDA Land. Area 3, at the east, is labeled USDA and NASA land.

Public Hearing on Proposed Annexation Rescheduled to March 9

The City of Greenbelt has rescheduled a public hearing on proposed annexation resolutions. The new date is March 9, 2026

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County Executive Aisha Braveboy Talks All Things with Residents

Greenbelt’s Mishkan Torah Synagogue hosted Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy for a community discussion on Sunday, February 8, with

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Snowcrete Recovery Challenging; Franklin Park Felt Forgotten

As various communities in the city attempted to deal with the aftermath of the storm, some areas were clear sooner

City Council Considers State Legislation, ATHA and Snow

The Greenbelt City Council met Monday, February 2 for a worksession focused primarily on proposed state legislative bills deemed relevant

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