Byrd Presents Policing Act, Asks for Draft Ordinance
The regular meeting of the Greenbelt City Council on August 10 ran for nearly six hours, with many items on the agenda. The longest of these, which lasted more than an hour, was a presentation by Mayor Colin Byrd of a proposal of his own to potentially be developed into an ordinance titled Greenbelt Fair […]
Meeting Will Address Forest Preserve Trails Stewardship
The Forest Preserve Advisory Board (FPAB) is holding a public Zoom meeting on Saturday, September 12 at 10 a.m. to discuss the Master Trails Plan. To prepare for the meeting, FPAB invites Greenbelt residents to peruse excerpts from Chapter 3.1 of the Forest Preserve Stewardship Guidelines that discuss the existing informal trails. The Master Trails […]
Refinancing of Two Bonds Saves $700,000; GSFC Environmental Plan Raises Concerns
At its August 10 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council gave final approval to a proposed refinancing of two prior bond issues. In addition, it received a briefing on the environmental assessment of the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). Refinancing As reported in Matt Arbach’s story in the August 13 News Review, the current extremely […]
El estado delinea nuevos procedimientos para las elecciones de noviembre
La semana pasada se hicieron oficiales unos cambios dramáticos en la forma en que Maryland votará en las elecciones generales de noviembre para Presidente y legisladores. La Junta Electoral del Estado de Maryland se reunió el miércoles 12 de agosto en una sesión de emergencia y ratificó nuevas fechas para las elecciones generales y una […]
State Board Announces New November Election Procedures
Dramatic changes in how Maryland will vote in the November general election for President and Congress were made official just last week. The Maryland State Board of Elections met Wednesday, August 12 in an emergency session and ratified new dates for the general election and a new strategy for voting, using the emergency powers Governor […]
Arts, Crafts, Exercise, Science: 2020 Kinder Camp Offers it All
This summer the Greenbelt Recreation Kinder Camp Connect program has looked drastically different from the Kinder Camp programs of the past. For instance, this summer the pre-school aged campers have worked entirely from the safety of their own homes. With COVID-19 closing down the Community Center, staff quickly shifted their focus from in-person camps to […]
Council Briefed on Beltway Widening Options, Impacts
Additional details are now available about the impact of the proposed widening of the Capital Beltway (I-495) and I-270. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) have released their Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS) and the Joint Federal/State Application (JPA) for the alteration of any floodplains or […]
Greenbelt Station and Council Work to Resolve Trail, Issues
Residents of Greenbelt Station (GS) were welcomed to a Greenbelt City Council worksession on August 12 to share their recent concerns and challenges. GS representatives included Community Manager Leslie Perez of Community Association Management Professionals (CAMP) and GS Master Association Vice President Rachel Roberts-Jones, along with residents Ting Ma and Brian Drewry. City Director of […]
El Campamento Virtual de Circo 2020 Supera todas las expectativas
Así como todos los campamentos de verano anuales de Greenbelt se movieron a formato virtual, el Circus Camp no fue una excepción. Con la gran cantidad de equipo y espacio necesarios para la experiencia típica de Circus Camp, este puede haber sido uno de los campamentos más difíciles de realizar virtualmente, pero el director Mike […]
Virtual Summer Circus Camp Exceeds Every Expectation
Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. As all the annual Greenbelt summer camps moved online, Circus Camp was no exception. With the large amount of equipment and space needed for the typical Circus Camp experience, this may have been one of the more difficult camps to run virtually, but director […]