Diane Oberg

At its June 8 regular meeting the Greenbelt City Council adopted the budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 (FY21) on a 6-0 vote with Councilmember Edward Putens absent due to work obligations.  The budget is essentially what City … Read More

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From Councilmember Rodney Roberts’ emphasis on the word justice in leading the pledge of allegiance, through the unanimous approval of a proclamation declaring that black lives matter in Greenbelt, and elsewhere to acknowledging the need for more discussion of what … Read More

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Despite some frustration with online meetings, disagreement on the issues and an occasional undeleted expletive, the Greenbelt City Council, at its final budget worksession on May 18, informally agreed upon how to address the $3.7 million hole in the proposed … Read More

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Greenbelt spends more on public safety than any other budget category. It accounts for more than a third of the expenditures in the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget proposed by City Manager Nicole Ard. Under her proposal, the city would … Read More

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Facing a level of uncertainty higher than experienced in decades, on Tuesday, April 14, the Greenbelt City Council began its review of City Manager Nicole Ard’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021, which starts July 1. Business closures and other … Read More

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The Greenbelt City Council went on record opposing the proposal to move the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC). The vote at the October 28 council meeting was 6-1 with Councilmember Leta Mach … Read More

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El jefe de la policía de Greenbelt, Robert Bowers, estuvo muy ocupado en la reunión del 8 de abril del Concejo Municipal de Greenbelt presentando al oficial de policía más nuevo de Greenbelt y proporcionando información sobre varios programas en … Read More

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Greenbelt Police Chief Robert Bowers was busy at the April 8 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council. He introduced Greenbelt’s newest police officer and, along with one of his officers, provided information on several programs in which his department is … Read More

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At the March 25 regular Greenbelt City Council meeting and the first budget worksession two days later, City Manager Nicole Ard and City Treasurer Jeffrey Williams gave council a dose of reality. The issues they raised have been mentioned in … Read More

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On Wednesday, January 9, the Greenbelt City Council received a briefing on the current fiscal year (2019) budget and shared their ideas as to what each councilmember hoped would be included in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget. City Treasurer Jeff … Read More

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