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6 Dec 2024

Consultant Presents Draft Traffic Calming Study to City Council

by Matthew Arbach

Consultant Greenman-Pederson, Inc. (GPI) presented the Greenbelt City Council with the current draft of a traffic calming study of Greenbelt Center at the worksession on November 20. Two of GPI’s representatives, Angie Strevig and Alan Wang, shared the draft. Also … Read More

30 Oct 2024

Buddy Attick Park Master Plan Draft is Reviewed by Council

by Matthew Arbach

The latest draft of the Buddy Attick Park Master Plan was presented for council review at the worksession on October 16. It was developed by consultant Mahan Rykiel Associates and represented by two of its landscape designers, Scott Scarphone and … Read More

2 Oct 2024

Greenbelt City Council Meets With School Board Member

by Matthew Arbach

District 2 Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Board of Education member Jonathan Briggs met with the Greenbelt City Council in a September 25 worksession to give a summary of the current operations, concerns and policies for Greenbelt schools in … Read More

15 Aug 2024

Council Considers Non-Citizen Voting in Greenbelt Elections

by Matthew Arbach

On August 7, Greenbelt City Council convened a worksession with the city’s Board of Elections (BOE) on the possibility of introducing amendments to the City Charter and City Code that would allow non-citizens to vote in municipal elections. In 2023, … Read More

5 Oct 2022

Greenbelt Park: A History

by Matthew Arbach

Greenbelt Park provides an urban oasis, a 1,100-acre green space that local residents, along with visitors and guests from the nation’s 50 states and many foreign countries have enjoyed. Situated 13 miles from Washington, D.C., and bisected by the Baltimore-Washington … Read More

28 Sep 2022

Recovering from the Pandemic, Beltway Plaza Looks to the Future

by Matthew Arbach

Beltway Plaza continues to make a recovery from the pandemic, while facing its ongoing challenges. At the Greenbelt City Council worksession on September 7, Mayor Emmett Jordan said that Beltway Plaza, which began phased construction 57 years ago, is the … Read More

22 Sep 2022

Major Repairs to City Pool May Require ARPA Readjustments

by Matthew Arbach

At the September 14 worksession, the Greenbelt City Council continued in its efforts to prioritize how the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds will finally be spent. An urgent new addition to the list was the needed infrastructure repairs to … Read More

22 Sep 2022

New Police Crisis Intervention Team Off to Successful Start

by Matthew Arbach

The Greenbelt Police Department (GPD) has begun implementing its new Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) with counselor Rachel Tobin. According to Tobin, “CIT will assist with welfare checks, domestic abuse, geriatric and juvenile issues with behavioral health concerns, victim support, critical … Read More

14 Sep 2022

Council Prepares for New Small Cell Infrastructure

by Matthew Arbach

The growing demand for increasing the coverage, data capacity and durability of wireless infrastructure is of high interest to the city, considering that cellphones are now many residents’ main, if not sole, avenue for communication. This fact was brought to … Read More

24 Aug 2022

Council Ponders Its Work Plan, Tends to Administrative Issues

by Matthew Arbach

The Greenbelt City Council addressed administrative issues at its August 10 meeting. Mayor Emmett Jordan initiated a debate on the possibility of moving the scheduling of future worksessions from the end of regular (often long) meetings to a worksession, feeling … Read More