City Council Previews North Core Infrastructure Detailed Site Plan
Q: What’s about 80 pages long on 11” x 17” paper and still needs a magnifying glass to read most of it? A: The North Core Infrastructure Detailed Site Plan (DSP) for the Greenbelt Station “town center” and Metro garage. The North Core DSP was the topic of a January 30 worksession, in which city […]
Council Discusses Crime, Police Staffing, Legislation
The recent attempted and actual break-ins at Roosevelt Center along with concerns about other crime issues and police understaffing were discussed at the February 13 meeting of the City Council. In addition, two resolutions were introduced and council took positions on several pieces of state legislation. Read the story in the February 23 News Review […]
Greenbelters’ Radio Show Addresses Sight and Vision
Greenbelters Reverend “Radio” Ray Raysor and his wife, Rene Sewell-Raysor know that getting older is accompanied by an increased risk of developing a disability. This can be a daunting and frightening prospect and one can often feel isolated and without support. Information on services, equipment and advice from those in the know is very often […]
Thieves Drive into Mini Mart Smash Front, Steal ATM
Thieves stole the automatic teller machine (ATM) from the Mini Mart in Roosevelt Center at 3:59 a.m. on Thursday, February 9. Pictures from surveillance cameras revealed that “a vehicle described as a white Ford Econoline van backed into the store. Three men then exited the vehicle, entered the store and removed an automatic teller machine,” […]
Round Two: Pepco’s Increase Of Theater’s Electric Bills
Round two of the effort to resolve the problem created by Pepco’s increase of electric bills for the Greenbelt theater by more than five-fold and back-dating the increase for one year took place at the Greenbelt City Council worksession held February 7. Little progress was made in resolving the issue. The Pepco representative, Tammy Watkins, […]
County Tax Grinch Denies Credit For Police, Public Works Vehicles
New City Manager Nicole Ard had her first City Manager Update meeting with the city council on February 6. The major business items of this meeting, including the midyear financial picture and forecasts for Fiscal Year 2018, are covered in a separate article. Surprisingly, one of the most remarkable pieces of financial news does not […]
Council Votes to Oppose Lakeside North Proposal
Once the item reached their agenda on February 13, the Greenbelt City Council needed no convincing to agree to oppose the Southern Management Company’s concept plan for a 25-story high rise apartment on the Lakeside North tract as presented at an April 4, 2016 worksession. Council unanimously approved two motions related to the project. The […]
Dying Willow Oak Felled Near Library: Greenbelters Mourn
The willow oak in front of the Library was dying and there was nothing the city consultants could do about it. On February 7, the tree was cut down by city contractors. It was necessary, said Horticultural Supervisor Brian Townsend, to protect the pedestrians who walk under and around the tree. At least four people […]
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Straus Film at Museum
The Greenbelt Museum is creating a short film (approximately 10 minutes) to accompany the current exhibition, The Knowing Hands That Carve This Stone: The New Deal Art of Lenore Thomas Straus. As part of the film, the Museum is seeking input from the community. What are the first five words that come to mind when […]