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, senior external affairs specialist, was unable to explain why Pepco was justified in revising the billing rate for the Old Greenbelt Theatre when its operation has been the same for nearly 80 years. Nor did the Friends of the Greenbelt Theatre (FOGT) or council come up with a way to pay the $19,000 debt Pepco claims it is owed.
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