Council Deliberates on Charter Review and Vacancy Process
At its October 14 meeting, Greenbelt City Council considered a resolution authorizing a 15-member task force to review Greenbelt’s charter in accordance with state guidelines. Councilmember Kristen Weaver called for amending the stipulation that four members must come from city businesses to instead require that one of those members come from a cooperative. Resident Bill Orleans […]
Greenbelt Reparations Commission Requests $165K for Work Planned
On October 14, Greenbelt City Council heard from members of the Reparations Commission who presented a request that the city provide the commission with $165,000 to hire two historians specializing in African American and Native American history, a genealogist, a legal assistant and an administrative assistant. As leader of the commission, Lois Rosado identified one […]
ERHS Teams Win Cross Country Championships, Break 30-Yr Record
Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) won the Prince George’s County Cross Country Championships in Fort Washington Park on Wednesday, October 16. The cross country teams headed to Fort Washington with the intent to win yet another county championship. At the end of the day, they achieved this goal with the boys varsity and junior varsity […]
Fire Department Update: Litigation Dismissed; Response Times Increase
On Monday, October 21, Greenbelt was dealt another blow in their battle to see career firefighters return to the city’s station. A circuit court judge granted Prince George’s County (et al.) their request for a dismissal of the complaint filed by Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights and College Park on June 28. The complaint was for a […]
Pumpkin Festivities Continue With Roosevelt Center Carving
The Greenbelt Pumpkin Festival kicked off a second weekend of community carving and a walk in Roosevelt Center on Friday, October 18. The day began for volunteers around 7 a.m. as they moved 300 pumpkins for carving from the parking lot to the center and set up tables with buckets so the pumpkin innards could […]
PGFD Will Not Return Career Staff to Greenbelt Fire Dept.
Twenty-four career firefighters were pulled from Greenbelt station on June 30 as part of what was called a “summer staffing” plan to meet staff shortages exacerbated by scheduled summer vacation leave and unscheduled callouts. After dodging questions about when the reassessment promised for October would take place and what metrics it would use, Prince George’s […]
A Story about Story Hour: Fun at Springhill Lake Rec
Books and songs and activities about mariachi music, plants, shapes, colors and numbers filled the monthly pre-K bilingual story hour at Springhill Lake Recreation Center on Friday, October 11. Children’s voices filled the room with singing, responses to questions (“A star!”) and talking to each other, though attention sometimes wandered, which happens when you’re 2 years […]
Join a Wild and Joyful Rumpus In Roosevelt Center Next Friday
The Greenbelt Recreation Arts Program invites families and kids at heart to attend a joyful celebration of creative transformation. The Wild Rumpus takes place in Roosevelt Center on Friday, October 25 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. This event is free, and registration is not required. Guests are invited to show off their Halloween or cosplay […]
Council Discusses Prioritization Of the Remaining ARPA Funds
On Monday, October 7, the Greenbelt City Council met with staff in a worksession to discuss the status of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) federal funds that have been allocated to the city. Good Problems City Manager Josué Salmerón summarized the situation as the city having “three good problems.” The city has received more […]
Unsatisfied Greenbelt City Council Responds to PGFD
On October 2, in an open letter to Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) Chief Tiffany Green, Greenbelt City Council expressed their concern over fire department and EMS response times, prioritization and communication with Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department. Alan Doubleday attended the recent townhall on September 12, to represent PGFD (see the September 19 […]