At the conclusion of the council worksession on Wednesday, January 23, commenting on the ongoing discussion of the redevelopment of Greenbelt Road, Delegate Alonzo Washington asserted, “We don’t need to wait 20 years. Let’s wake up and get this done!” Representatives from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) were there to present the findings from their Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) report. The report was sponsored by the cities of Greenbelt, College Park and Berwyn Heights, along with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. The information was gathered at a stakeholder workshop convened last June and was focused on how best to proceed and in what direction this redevelopment should take.
Mayor Emmett Jordan commented that the “plan is here and is both thoughtful and helpful.” The ULI presenters were Merrill St. Leger Demain, Lisa Rother, Josh Olsen and Kosi Yearwood. Contributing to the discussion were Patrick Wojahn and Scott Somers, mayor and city manager of College Park, and Stephen Isler and Maria Broadbent, mayor and town manager of Berwyn Heights. “Kap” Kapistan from Quantum Companies was there on behalf of Beltway Plaza.
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