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4 Feb 2016

Forebay Dredging – Beavers Readjust to Riparian Renewal

by Diane Oberg

At its meeting next Monday, February 8, the Greenbelt City Council is expected to authorize signing the documents needed to obtain permits to dredge the lake forebays to improve water quality. Council will get a chance later to specifically authorize … Read More

14 Jan 2016

Cable Casting Options for the City

by Diane Oberg

City residents could see higher quality broadcasts of city meetings and more meetings could be broadcast if council approves moving forward with a proposal discussed at its January 4 worksession. The proposal will be considered for action at a future … Read More

7 Jan 2016

City Sends Letter to GSA on FBI HQ

by Diane Oberg

At a January 4 special meeting the Greenbelt City Council approved sending a letter to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) supporting the building of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters on what is now the parking lot of … Read More

17 Dec 2015

Coming soon to a parking lot near you? FBI EIS challenges

by Diane Oberg

At its December 14 meeting, the Greenbelt City Council received a briefing on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Headquarters Consolidation project. Council directed staff to draft a response to the statement … Read More

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