Diane Oberg

EnforcementThe Greenbelt City Council broke from its normal pattern of unanimity at its regular meeting on August 13. The discussion, which focused on local immigration enforcement, cellular reliability and economic goals, was marked by argument and calls for public comment. … Read More

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Though nearly all the votes were unanimous, the room was filled with tension and raised voices at the July 9 regular meeting of the Greenbelt City Council. Mayor Emmett Jordan gaveled down Councilmember Rodney Roberts for comments he made about … Read More

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Most of the June 18 meeting  of the Greenbelt City Council involved  budget housekeeping, but also included a proclamation by Mayor Emmett Jordan. The proclamation designated June as 13th Amendment Awareness Month in Greenbelt. This designation commemorates the ending of … Read More

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The most controversial item on the agenda of the May 14 regular meeting of the Greenbelt City Council was item 13, added by Councilmember Colin Byrd: To “direct the city manager to have the police chief produce and publish a … Read More

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By now, the Greenbelt Recreation Department had planned to have presented council with a draft Recreation and Parks Master Plan for their review. However, the data gathering portion of the work took longer than expected. The department now expects to present … Read More

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The April 4 city council worksession focused on support that the city gives to various organizations providing services to Greenbelters as well as the budget for the Greenbelt Museum. There are two main classes of organizations receiving assistance: regional services … Read More

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At its January 22 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council approved two proposals to improve the broadcasting/streaming of meetings in the council chambers, introduced an amendment to the city charter to correct an error in the original annexation of Greenbelt … Read More

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At the Greenbelt City Council’s last regular meeting of 2017 on December 11, council dealt with two longstanding issues: expressing its concerns with the draft zoning ordinance and reducing the minimum voting age to 16. Zoning Rewrite Council approved, with … Read More

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As part of its periodic stakeholders’ meetings the Greenbelt City Council met with Franklin Park management on November 29 to receive an update on what’s happening within that community. Topics discussed included crime, communications with residents, recycling conditions in the … Read More

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