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 Herling.
City Voting Age
What was arguably one of the most significant items on the agenda perhaps received the least discussion, though it will come up again on future agendas. The next step in a story that has dragged on for a long time in Greenbelt was taken unanimously by council, as they voted to direct staff to place on the agenda of the next meeting the charter amendment needed to lower the voting age in city council elections to 16. The majority of the city council was unwilling to take action on this matter directly and instead placed it on the ballot of the November election as an advisory question, where the voters supported it 1,215 to 1,070. For more on this story, click here.