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14 Jun 2017

Can City Catch the Wind At Half the Current Price?

by James Giese

At the June 12 Greenbelt City Council worksession, Assistant City Manager David Moran reported that there is an opportunity for the city to buy wind-generated electric power at a savings of up to 41 percent or more through Constellation Energy. … Read More

14 Jun 2017

Hour Grows Late as Council Hears Five Planning Projects

by Kathleen Gallagher

Someone in the Department of Planning and Community Development must have drawn the short straw when the agenda was created for the May 22 Greenbelt City Council meeting. It was after 10 p.m. when Assistant Planning Director Terri Hruby and … Read More

14 Jun 2017

Police, FOP Work to Resolve Issues in No Confidence Vote

by Diane Oberg

So, what has happened since the Greenbelt Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) issued a vote of no confidence in Acting Chief Thomas Kemp? What were the motivations behind the vote? Why had there not been advance notice … Read More

8 Jun 2017

Write a Message to Tomorrow To Celebrate Peace Month

by Matt Arbach

What are your hopes for the future? What are you going to do to improve yourself? Your community? The world? These pertinent questions comprise the survey for Message to Tomorrow, a new program created by Chris Cherry, performing arts program … Read More

8 Jun 2017

Mishkan Torah Congregation Rededicates Historic Torah

by Jordan Choper

Many members of Mishkan Torah Synagogue and their neighbors and friends from Greenbelt and elsewhere, congregated at Mishkan Torah on Memorial Day to dedicate the Torah that originated in Vlast, Czechoslovakia about 175 years ago. It survived the Holocaust by … Read More

8 Jun 2017

Greenbelt Climate Change Commitment Continues

In the aftermath of the United States withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the City of Greenbelt would like to outline some of the many steps that it has taken to address climate change and reduce its carbon footprint over … Read More

8 Jun 2017

2018 Budget and Open Space Approved by City Council

by Diane Oberg

The Greenbelt City Council made relatively quick work of its June 5 agenda, passing the Fiscal Year 2018 budget, receiving several petitions and seeing another officer join the city police force. The councilmembers also approved the 2018 Program Open Space … Read More

31 May 2017

Greenbelt Day Fun, Games Will Last All Weekend

Greenbelt Day Weekend celebrates Greenbelt’s 80th anniversary Saturday, June 3 to Sunday, June 4. There are many fun and free activities but highlights include the annual Greenbelt Museum Roosevelt Ride, a vintage-themed bike ride, Artful Afternoon’s performances and arts-inspired workshops … Read More

31 May 2017

Young Singers Will Launch Legacy 80th Celebration

by Chris Cherry

The Greenbelt Legacy 80th Anniversary celebration gets off to a joyful start on Sunday, June 4 at 3 p.m. with a family-friendly concert at the Greenbelt Community Center Artful Afternoon, featuring The Chromatics and the Greenbelt Elementary School (GES) Chorus. … Read More

31 May 2017

Volunteers Prepare to Respond To Animals in Emergencies

by Kathleen Gallagher

Emergency preparedness and response are not just for people anymore – or at least not just for two-footed people. Last October, members of the Greenbelt Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) presented a request at a city council meeting for support … Read More

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