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 […]
Greenbelters in the 50s Waited Long Years for a Polio Vaccine
From the Archives An epidemiological history of infectious diseases in Greenbelt must include a chapter on poliomyelitis, or polio, a life-threatening illness caused by the poliovirus, and the vaccines – two were developed – that eventually virtually eliminated the disease, along with the fear of catching it. As cases of polio began to rise in […]
Mayor Byrd: Council Suffering “Paralysis by Analysis” on Maglev
At Monday night’s city council meeting, council held a half-hour long discussion on project developments related to the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Maglev Project. The only consensus reached appeared to be to continue to oppose the project, to continue to attempt to find outside legal help and to hold a worksession in the near future to discuss […]
Council Takes Steps to Save Thousands on Bond Refinancing
At a worksession on July 27 and a special meeting on August 3, the Greenbelt City Council had an opportunity to meet with First Vice President Jennifer Diercksen and Senior Vice President Joe Mason from Davenport and Company (the city’s financial advisor) and City Bond Counsel Fabian Walters, from Miles and Stockbridge, to review bank […]
Creative Kids Camp, La energía positiva hace el éxito
A medida que se acercaba el verano, quedó claro que la pandemia impediría tener las colonias de verano diurnas y en persona, tipicas de Greenbelt Recreation. Se necesitaba una respuesta creativa, y rápida. Afortunadamente, la creatividad es todo de lo que se trata Creative Kids Camp, y el lema del campamento, “Energía positiva ilimitada”, era […]
City Council Reviews Plans, Funds for Capital Projects
On July 27, a Greenbelt City Council worksession focused on capital projects, many of which have been deferred due to the pandemic. There was also a debate about the refinancing of two bonds with the aid of Davenport & Company, the city’s financial consultant, represented at the meeting by First Vice President Jennifer Diercksen and […]
Creative Kids Camp’s Positive Energy Makes for Fun, Success
As summer neared it became clear that the pandemic would preclude holding Greenbelt Recreation’s traditional in-person day camps. A creative response was needed – and fast. Fortunately, creativity is what Creative Kids Camp is all about, and the camp’s motto, Unlimited Positive Energy, was precisely what was needed to create an enchanting camp experience, delivered […]