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11 Dec 2019

Violent Crime Continues To Decline in Franklin Park

by Cathie Meetre

In a city council worksession on December 4 at the Franklin Park Leasing Center, Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers noted that there has been a lower crime rate in the complex and his department believes that the continuing close collaboration … Read More

6 Nov 2019

The Farmers Market Displays Bright Bounties of Autumn

by Cathie Meetre

“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun.” Or so wrote John Keats in 1819 of a rural English autumn – as it turned out, almost his last. He died from tuberculosis little more than a … Read More

24 Oct 2019

Beltway Plaza Development MOU Vote Splits Council

by Cathie Meetre

In a spirited debate during the Greenbelt City Council meeting of Tuesday, October 15, Councilmember Rodney Roberts characterized the proposed Beltway Plaza redevelopment as “a gross example of over-development.” A motion to approve an already agreed upon memorandum of understanding … Read More

9 Oct 2019

Rezoning Briefing Continues Concerns, Calms Some Fears

by Cathie Meetre

This is part one of a two-part series about a recent worksession at which the Greenbelt City Council was briefed on the proposed Prince George’s County zoning changes which will likely be voted on in November, 2020. Rezoning and the … Read More

5 Jun 2019

Two Alternative Transportation Modes Take Heat from Council

by Cathie Meetre

On Tuesday, May 28, Economic Development Coordinator Charisse Liggins described the status of the Hyperloop system at the regular meeting of the Greenbelt City Council. The proposed system comprises vehicles running underground from Washington to Baltimore. The project will be … Read More

9 May 2019

Farmers Market Reopens Sunday Bringing Bounty Back to Greenbelt

by Cathie Meetre

A n e w G r e e n b e l t Farmers Market season is coming up, and while the weather for opening day, Sunday, May 12, is not forecast (at the time of writing) to be great, … Read More

3 Apr 2019

Co-op Rays on the Roof Wins $350k State Bond Bill

by Cathie Meetre

It’s official! In a fast-paced campaign kicked off just last December, made public mid-January and judged by the legislature in late March, the Greenbelt Cooperative Supermarket and Pharmacy Rays on the Roof campaign won an Independent Bond Bill from the … Read More

28 Mar 2019

Math + Sunlight = Savings: Solar Roof Powers Forward

by Cathie Meetre

Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket and Pharmacy’s Rays on the Roof campaign to install a solar roof on the iconic store has hit its stride, topping its initial goal of $400,000. The pledges (which still have to turn into money in the … Read More

14 Mar 2019

Co-op Gives State Pep Talk On Solar Roof: Wait Begins

by Cathie Meetre

The day, March 9, had finally arrived. Representatives of the Co-op were about to ask the Maryland State Legislature for help in funding solar panels to be installed on the Co-op’s roof. Ushered into the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee … Read More

14 Feb 2019

Modified Co-op Lease Aligns With Bond Bill Requirements

by Cathie Meetre

In early December, as the Coop board was deciding to apply to the Maryland State Legislature for funding for the solar roof, a critical read of the store’s lease indicated it did not meet all the bond bill requirements. Negotiations … Read More