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19 Dec 2024

Employee Concerns Arise at Grocery Store Board Meeting

by Erica Johns

The member comment portion of the Greenbelt Co-op’s December 11 board meeting raised concerns about employee working conditions, which also had been raised by several employees at the August board meeting. Board Vice Chair Steven Bernheisel led the meeting. Concerns … Read More

19 Dec 2024

City Council Publicly Rebukes Councilmember Rodney Roberts

by Michael Zeliff

On December 9, Greenbelt City Council addressed “unbecoming conduct of a councilmember” following a staff complaint of allegedly abusive language directed at city staff by Councilmember Rodney Roberts. Councilmember Kristen Weaver had placed the item on the agenda, an item … Read More

19 Dec 2024

City Perseveres with Legal Fight Over Withdrawal of Firefighters

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

At the December 9 Greenbelt City Council meeting, City Manager Josué Salmerón spoke about the city’s renewed legal efforts to challenge the removal of career firefighters from the Greenbelt Fire Department in June. Salmerón also shared the news that the … Read More

19 Dec 2024

GHI Members Meet to Discuss Pipe Replacement, Budget, Handbook

by Maurice Crawford

On Thursday, December 12, the Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI) Board of Directors held a town hall meeting to inform members about revisions to the member handbook, the 2025 budget and the next steps in the Pipe Replacement Project. Pipe Replacement … Read More

11 Dec 2024

Condition of Armory Outlined; Recommendations to Come

by Daniel M. Thies

On Wednesday, December 4, Greenbelt City Council held a worksession with a representative of the AMAR Group LLC firm to discuss the Preliminary Armory Feasibility Assessment. Discussion of the Armory’s condition began with an overview of the location’s history. While … Read More

11 Dec 2024

PGFD Update: Greenbelt Gains EMS Duty Officer, Ambulance

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

More fire department staffing changes are coming on December 29, said the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department in a memo released Friday, December 6. Of the four stations that lost career staff as part of the summer staffing plan (Greenbelt, … Read More

11 Dec 2024

New Deal Café: What’s New And Coming; Much to Cheer

by Joan Estenson

There was much cheering and applause at the New Deal Cafe’s quarterly business meeting on November 25. Those in attendance were pleased with the changes. While the Café has been in transition since Kenny Hilliard took over as manager on … Read More

11 Dec 2024

What Is the JEDI Action Team? A Look at Its Origins and Work

by Erica Johns

The memorandum requesting action on City Councilmember Rodney Roberts’ August 2024 remarks about the Public Works Department was written by the JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) Action Team, which consists of city staff. The team was created in response … Read More

6 Dec 2024

Teen Charged in Skip Day Shooting Acquitted; Second Teen Awaits Trial

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

One of the teenagers charged with shooting five other teens at a “Senior Skip Day” event at Schrom Hills Park in April has been acquitted. The second awaits trial this month. The Senior Skip Day event on April 19 drew … Read More

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

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