Council Changes Code and Charter To Codify Process to Fill Vacancies
At the January 13 meeting, the Greenbelt City Council approved changes to the City Code and Charter that lay out how a vacant council seat can be filled. Councilmember Rodney Roberts was the only member to oppose these changes. The new process diverges from the steps council took at the end of 2023, after […]
County’s Snow Response Impacts Greenbelt Children, Schools, Parents
For Greenbelt families with children in public schools, the winter break, already longer than previous years at two weeks, lasted almost three weeks in the end with schools remaining closed until 11 a.m. on Friday, January 10. Though the snow stopped falling Monday, days later the county’s roads were still unplowed in areas and bus […]
Parkway Residents Remain Without Heat; City’s Deadline Approaches
This week, residents of Parkway Gardens and Crescent Pointe apartments, located near Roosevelt Center, are still without heat. Greenbelt’s Director of Planning and Community Development Terri Hruby confirmed that as of Tuesday evening, January 14, the entirety of Parkway Gardens, a total of 42 units, and 12 of Crescent Pointe’s 42 units are relying on […]
The Meetres Head Southwest To the Bailiwick of Guernsey
As snow still sits on Greenbelt, with more frigid weather ahead, a resident shares the summer adventures of Greenbelters, cycling abroad, so we can dream of electric bikes and warmer days. After the ride from Paris, France, on their rented ebikes (see the August 29, 2024 issue), the Meetres kept their bikes and headed southwest […]
County Proposes Temporarily Relocating Beltsville Firefighters
The Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) has asked the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) for permission to place temporary trailers for firefighters and apparatus for two years at Chestnut Hills Park in Beltsville, one mile from the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD) Station 31, during that station’s renovations to address health and […]
Snow Blankets Greenbelt, Causes Closures, Brings Out Shovels, Sleds
Greenbelt experienced its largest snowfall since 2022, with the National Weather Service recording seven inches for the city. The snowstorm was anticipated, with Governor Wes Moore declaring a state of emergency on Sunday due to predictions of eight to 12 inches in some regions of the state. Greenbelt’s Public Works Department readied its snow plows […]
Many Chelsea Wood Condo Owners: Snow, But No Heat
Most Chelsea Wood condominium owners still didn’t have heat as of Tuesday morning, January 7, after temperatures and snow fell over the weekend. There were 12 buildings with heat and 35 without heat, according to a map from Metropolis Condominium Management. At least three pipes were still being repaired and since last week a boiler […]
Parkway Gardens Also without Heat
Residents at Parkway Gardens Apartments on Parkway in Greenbelt Center are also without heat. Residents Marayna Smith and Tyresa Simmons say the problem began several months ago with a broken boiler. Simmons said residents of the rental apartments knew city code enforcement staff had visited but were told no more by the apartments’ property manager, […]
Who Responds to Greenbelt Fire, EMS Calls: Latest Response Data
On January 3, Prince George’s County Fire Chief Tiffany Green wrote to Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan to provide updates on what she referred to as the “staffing reallocation plan.” Since the removal of career firefighters on June 30, the staffing has previously been referred to as a “temporary staffing reallocation” and “summer staffing plan.” Green […]
Report Card Shows Decline In ERHS Performance Scores
The academic performance of students at Eleanor Roosevelt High School continues to fall in the 2023-24 academic year according to the 2024 Maryland School Report Card compiled by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). The Greenbelt magnet school met fewer annual targets, made no improvement in its statewide ranking and had one of its […]