Diane Oberg

Buses, bikes and stormwater were some of the main topics of discussion at the May 18 worksession of the Greenbelt City Council with representatives from Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation. TheBus Efron Epanty, chief of Transit … Read More

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At an unusual Tuesday worksession on May 10, the Greenbelt City Council and residents started to narrow in on how to allocate Greenbelt’s portion of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The city has received $11.44 million with another … Read More

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After a broad-ranging discussion at its March 14 meeting, the Greenbelt City Council unanimously approved allocating another $200,000 of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for rental assistance and approved the concept of the plan put forward by Greenbelt … Read More

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At the January 24 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council, City Human Resources Director Dawane Martinez briefed council on the city’s participation in Advancing Racial Equity in the DMV Region, a project that is part of the Government Alliance on … Read More

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At the January 24 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council, Recreation Director Greg Varda and Museum Director Megan Searing Young briefed council on their proposal to “merge” the Greenbelt Museum with the Recreation Department.  In addition, council received an update … Read More

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At its January 24 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council received the consultant’s implementation plan for a program to gather resident input regarding how to spend the money the city received under the federal American Rescue Plan. In addition, council … Read More

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At a relatively short meeting on November 22, the Greenbelt City Council approved comments on the state’s draft Consolidated Transportation Plan (CTP), cleared the way for awarding a contract for the reconstruction of Buddy Attick Park’s parking lot at the … Read More

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In the final public event for city council candidates, hosted by Greenbelt Homes, Inc., on Tuesday, October 19, nine of the 10 candidates were present: incumbents Colin Byrd, Emmett Jordan, Judith Davis, Rodney Roberts and Silke Pope and challengers Brandon … Read More

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The Greenbelt City Council continued to offer entertainment for insomniacs as its September 27 meeting again stretched to almost 1 a.m.  During that meeting, council approved an election services contract, introduced an ordinance related to evictions, approved the purchase of … Read More

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In another marathon session lasting until nearly 1 a.m., the Greenbelt City Council at its September 13 regular meeting approved a staff recommendation for a one-time food truck event, adopted a set of financial policies aimed to strengthen its potential … Read More

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