CHEVERLY – Cheverly Mayor Mike Callahan showed up at the clerk of the county council’s office with a box stuffed with nearly 500 letters on Nov. 21. They were letters detailing residents’ opposition t…
Bladensburg residents support Peace Cross
BLADENSBURG – Residents of Bladensburg and surrounding towns are adamant: they want the Peace Cross World War I memorial to remain where it is.…
Bi-county agency appeals Peace Cross decision
BLADENSBURG – The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) hopes the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider its ruling on the Peace Cross.…
County zoning rewrite ready for review
LANDOVER – After years of preparation, Prince George’s County’s revised draft of the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations is ready for review.…
M-NCPPC looks to even out its structural deficit
UPPER MARLBORO – The Prince George’s County section of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) has run a structural deficit for at least the last six years, but through se…
Prince George’s, Montgomery councils pass bi-county agency budgets
LAUREL – Bi-county cooperation continued in 2017, with Prince George’s and Montgomery counties coming together to approve the budgets for several bi-county agencies last week.…
Planning board approves initial phases of West Hyattsville development
UPPER MARLBORO – Sounds of construction will soon blend with sounds of the rail line as developers begin to make headway on the Riverfront at West Hyattsville Metro complex.…
Environment, transportation top priorities in Hyattsville
HYATTSVILLE – Although Hyattsville’s first work session of the year focused on councilmember’s desires for next year’s budget, the meeting ended up being more of a lecture on council proceeding.…
Planning Board seeks input on annual budget
RIVERDALE – The last few years have been fiscally tight for the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC).…
County planning board okays The Blue development
UPPER MARLBORO – Although the Hyattsville City Council did not think The Blue development, slated for an abandoned lot on Route 1, was anything to write home about, the Prince George’s County Planning…