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30 Jan 2019

Council Discusses Franklin Park Crime and Recreation

by James Giese

(This is the second article in the series on the City of Greenbelt’s Stakeholder Meeting with Franklin Park Representatives.) On December 19, the Greenbelt City Council sat down with six Franklin Park representatives, Police Chief Richard Bowers and others to … Read More

24 Jan 2019

El ayuntamiento, Franklin Park discuten mejoras.

by James Giese

La sesión del ayuntamiento de la ciudad de Greenbelt del 19 de diciembre, con representantes de Franklin Park y otras partes interesadas, que tuvo lugar en los apartamentos de Greenbelt Station, fue notable por la participación de seis representantes del … Read More

24 Jan 2019

City Council, Franklin Park Discuss Maintenance Issues

by James Giese

This is the first article in a series on the City of Greenbelt’s Stakeholder Meeting with Franklin Park Representatives. The December 19 Greenbelt City Council stakeholder worksession with representatives of Franklin Park at Greenbelt Station apartments was notable for the turnout … Read More

13 Dec 2018

Some Unanswered Questions At WMATA Trail Meeting

by James Giese

It’s about an eighth of a mile between the new housing in the South Core of the Greenbelt Station development in Greenbelt West and the Metro Station, according to Mayor Emmett Jordan. The new Greenbelt Station residents expected to be … Read More

16 Aug 2018

Worksession on Proposed Gas Station Examines Concerns

by James Giese

A once-proposed supersized gas station with car wash has now re-emerged as a classier-looking supersized gas station with fried chicken and an urgent care center. The location is the north side of Greenbelt Road between the Capital Beltway and Capitol … Read More

12 Jul 2018

Greenbelters are mostly in synch with state, county voters

by James Giese

Ben Jealous beat County Executive Rushern Baker by an 11 percent margin statewide, even though Greenbelters voted for Baker to be the Democratic candidate for Maryland governor over Jealous by a 7 percent margin. Baker did even better in the … Read More

19 Apr 2018

Council Considers Six Percent Increase in Public Safety Budget

by James Giese

In a marathon session lasting almost four hours, Greenbelt City Council reviewed City Manager Nicole Ard’s budget for the Fiscal Year 2019 Public Safety section. Present to discuss their budget proposals were representatives of the police department, Greenbelt Volunteer Fire … Read More

8 Feb 2018

Remaining Two Maglev Routes Would Run Through Greenbelt

by James Giese

It’s official. The remaining routes to build a new SCMaglev (super-conducting magnetic levitation) rail line are the two alternates that run through the City of Greenbelt. This is the conclusion of the recently released Federal Railway Administration (FRA)-Maryland Department of … Read More

25 Jan 2018

Boxwood Water Shutdown Solved With New 16- and 20-inch Mains

by James Giese

After years of discussion as to what should be done, it appears a solution has been reached on the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s (WSSC) efforts to provide new water mains to its water standpipe on Ridge Road near Lastner Lane. … Read More

11 Jan 2018

2017 Saw Surge of Information About Proposed Maglev Train

by James Giese

This is the fourth and final of a series of articles providing information about a proposal to build a high-speed railway through Greenbelt that would tunnel under existing homes and Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt East and possibly emerge … Read More