City Council Adopts Budget After Procedural Standoff
In the wee hours of Tuesday, June 8, the Greenbelt City Council finally passed the budget for Fiscal Year 2022, which starts July 1. Council came very close to not passing a budget, which the city charter requires to be approved no later than June 10, until Councilmember Rodney Roberts relented on a procedural issue […]
Greenbelt Library Is Now Open under Phase 3 Plan
The Greenbelt Library is officially open under Phase 3 guidelines as of Monday, June 14. Librarian Rebecca Oxley has felt the absence of the usual activity that happened at the Library pre-pandemic. “I missed interacting face to face with the community and getting a sense of what the community needs,” she said. Oxley reflected on […]
Labor Day Committee Works Toward Festive Fun This Fall
The Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Committee is hard at work planning a weekend of events for the 2021 Labor Day Festival. Whether online or in-person, the following events will take place: Outstanding Citizen, Craft Fair, Information Day and Photo Show. Greenbelt Elementary School’s PTA will also host their annual book sale in designated yards and […]
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 […]
En la biblioteca
El 14 de junio, la biblioteca de Greenbelt y otras sucursales pasarán a la reapertura de la Fase 3 y estarán abiertas al público para búsquedas completas con uso de computadoras y servicio en la acera con cita previa. Las salas de estudio están abiertas, pero las salas de reuniones permanecerán cerradas. Las citas para […]
Final EIS Released for Proposed BEP Plant to Be Built on BARC
The Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) facility at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) was released on June 4. The EIS, prepared by the U.S Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Baltimore District in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of […]
Co-op to Provide Food, Drink For the New Deal Café, Soon
The New Deal Café and the Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket and Pharmacy are delighted to announce a new stage of cooperation in historic Roosevelt Center. The two cooperatives have an agreement in principle (pending final approval by their boards) that will have the supermarket running the Café’s food and beverage operation, with the Café’s staff and […]
Bike-Sharing to Bring Five Stations to Greenbelt Soon
The Prince George’s County Capital Bikeshare program is planning to build five new bike stations in Greenbelt. This project was funded by a grant received by Prince George’s County. Molly Porter, a community planner with the city Department of Planning and Community Development, reported that the new stations will be at Crescent Road near the […]
A Walk with Greenbelt Biota
When Jamie Jorgensen invited me to join Greenbelt Biota on a walk into the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center to see some “sexy heifers” my response was understandably immediate: “sign me up.” Unfortunately, that outing happened at a time I had other plans, but Greenbelt Biota were quick to accommodate me. We met for a walk […]
Cambios en los límites de las escuelas Afectará a los estudiantes de Greenbelt
El 27 de mayo, las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Prince George (PGCPS) publicaron el informe provisional de la Iniciativa Integral de Límites Escolares del distrito. El informe presenta los hallazgos de la primera fase de análisis de datos y participación de la comunidad, incluidos tres borradores de planes y mapas que describen los límites […]