Council takes steps towards lowering the voting age
Although not all councilmembers are yet on board with making the change, the Greenbelt City Council took several steps at its May 22 meeting that would be necessary to allow city residents who will be 16 or 17 years old by November 7, 2017 to vote in the next city council election. A change in […]
FY18 Planning Budget Aired, Celia Craze to Retire June 30
On May 1, the Greenbelt City Council reviewed City Manager Nicole Ard’s proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget for the Department of Planning and Community Development. That budget calls for spending $974,000 for the department, a 1.3 percent decrease from Fiscal Year 2017’s budget of $987,200. The department is also budgeted to receive $235,000 for animal […]
ACE Student Awards Presented To Outstanding Local Students
The Greenbelt Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) awards ceremony was a highlight of the May 8 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council. All available seats were filled for this annual event as parents, students, principals and teachers celebrated the selection of outstanding students. ACE committee member Melinda Brady opened the presentation, mentioning that these awards […]
Museum Reopens June 4
Of the many summer community activities dedicated to celebrating Greenbelt’s 80th anniversary, the Grand Reopening of the Greenbelt Museum Historic House on Sunday, June 4 will certainly be one of the most authentic and community-driven events of the season. The free, family-friendly event kicks off at 11 a.m. with the 4th annual Roosevelt Ride: a […]
Milestone Withdraws ERHS Cell Tower Application
Following a contentious public meeting and an exchange of letters between School Board Representative Lupi Grady and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Maxwell of Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS), Milestone Communications has decided to withdraw its application for the proposed cell tower at Eleanor Roosevelt High School. Full text of the letters is available by […]
Earth Squad Kids Become Environmental Stewards
At the beginning of each meeting, Earth Squad members join hands in a circle and, at the count of three, shout “CHEARS!” From there, they are onto the business at hand: maintaining gardens and edifying themselves in the subjects of cultivation and healthy living, as well as making themselves into stewards of their environment and […]
Fourth Graders Create New Animation Projects
for the Visual Arts (GAVA) artist, George Kochell, aka “Mister Geo,” is helping Mrs. Polston’s fourth grade media students at Greenbelt Elementary School complete a new arts integration project called My Graphic Novel Character. Students are drawing characters based on their favorite collections or creating their own original characters that could be featured in a […]
Fifth-graders Plant Trees At Springhill Lake School
The project started as an environmental science unit in Daneille Todd-Jones’ fifth grade, and it will last long after these students are done with high school. On Wednesday, May 3, city officials assisted Springhill Lake Elementary School students in planting 13 pine trees near the school. The trees will grow fast, as much as 24 […]
Greenbelt Station Transportation Woes, Budget and Beer at Council
At its April 24 meeting, the City Council discussed the sudden discontinuation of the Greenbelt Station shuttle to the Metro station, adopted two changes to the city’s building code, held the first public hearing on the budget and introduced an ordinance that would allow the Greenbelt Farmers Market to add beer and hard cider to […]
New Cell Phone Tower Dominates Heated Discussion by City Council
Judging by crowd size, the topic of greatest interest to residents at the April 24 City Council meeting was clearly the proposed construction of a T-Mobile cell phone antenna tower on the grounds of Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS). Council unanimously approved motions to send a letter expressing their concerns to Milestone Communications, which would […]