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13 Dec 2017

Lower Voting Age Decision Scheduled for January 8

by Kathleen Gallagher

The first meeting of Greenbelt’s 42nd City Council had what appeared to be a short agenda, but lasted almost three-and-a half hours. It was newly elected Colin Byrd’s first regular meeting and also featured a visit from his predecessor, Konrad … Read More

1 Nov 2017

Last Forum Asks Candidates Thought-provoking Questions

by Kathleen Gallagher

Once it got revved, the Candidate Forum for a Progressive Greenbelt at the Community Center on October 22 rolled on like a well-oiled machine. With one emcee (resident Lois Rosado), two moderators (June White Dillard, former president of the NAACP … Read More

11 Oct 2017

Senior Mobility Worksession Reveals Needs and Solutions

by Kathleen Gallagher

On October 2 all members of the Greenbelt City Council were in attendance to hear a presentation on a report prepared by the KFH Group, Inc. of Bethesda on the Senior Mobility and Accessibility Needs and Barriers Study. Funded by … Read More

31 Aug 2017

Council Election is Coming: Time to Register to Vote is Now

by Kathleen Gallagher

Participating in the November 7 city council election – by running for office, signing a candidate’s petition or voting – requires being registered with Prince George’s County at a residence address that lies within the boundaries of the City of … Read More

17 Aug 2017

Council Votes Down, For Now, Lowering City’s Voting Age

by Kathleen Gallagher

In July 2015, the city’s Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) sent a report to the city council recommending that the voting age be lowered to 16 for purposes of municipal elections. The committee also conducted a survey of Greenbelt young people … Read More

3 Aug 2017

Campaign Season Starts Aug. 21 Who’s Running? Not Running?

by Kathleen Gallagher

Ready to start talking about the November election? No, no, not THAT November election. The Greenbelt City Council election, which happens every two years. Although pre-election buzz has been more noticeable this year than in 2015, it’s been long on … Read More

26 Jul 2017

Zoning Rewrite, Rights-of-Way, WSSC Occupy Board, Council

by Kathleen Gallagher

On July 17 the Greenbelt City Council held its annual stakeholder meeting with the board of directors of Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI). All councilmembers except Leta Mach were present. Six members of the GHI Board were present: Stefan Brodd, Chuck … Read More

20 Jul 2017

Craze Returns for One Last Council Worksession, July 12

by Kathleen Gallagher

On the one hand, the Greenbelt City Council worksession of July 12 was a down-in-the-weeds discussion of necessary modifications to documents defining the city’s 2005-2006 annexation of property in the South Core of Greenbelt Station. Considering the scale of the … Read More

12 Jul 2017

Council Supports Climate Accord; Votes for RFP to Seek Solar Farm

by Kathleen Gallagher

The Greenbelt City Council meeting of June 19 started off with two rounds of good words and praise for city staff. The first, for the Police Department officer and civilian employee of the year, was reported in last week’s newspaper. … Read More

12 Jul 2017

So Many Election Issues … So Little Time

by Kathleen Gallagher

There was a time when the Greenbelt City Council hammered out pending election-related legislation no later than the end of spring in election years, well before incumbents become candidates and election issues are likely to morph into campaign issues. This … Read More