GREENBELT – Elon Musk’s The Boring Company (TBC) wants to build a high-speed “Loop” tunnel that would connect Washington, D.C. to Baltimore and run directly underneath the Baltimore-Washington Parkway…
Greenbelt City Council, residents, speak out against Maglev during special meeting
GREENBELT – In a contentious special meeting on April 25, a representative from the Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR) updated the Greenbelt City Council and Greenbelt residents on the proposed ma…
Developers, Council Stand Off on Beltway Plaza Mall
GREENBELT – Tension clouded the Greenbelt City Council work session on Feb. 5, as representatives from Rodgers Consulting and Quantum Development found themselves on the hot seat as their Master Devel…
Greenbelt awards contract for new Tree Master Plan
GREENBELT – The leaves on Greenbelt’s trees are changing color, and soon the way the city manages them may change as well.…
Greenbelt city council concerned about county budget
GREENBELT – While the city council has been tending to city budget matters, they have still been following the county’s budget issues and some members have taken issue with the tax increases proposed …
Greenbelt contributes to feasibility study for north-county animal shelter
GREENBELT—The Mayor and City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to help fund a feasibility study the county proposed to undertake in order to determine whether it should construct an animal shel…
Greenbelt disagrees on how to use open space funds
GREENBELT— The mayor and city council approved the installation of a new Kalwall roof system over the indoor pool area at the Greenbelt Aquatic and Fitness Center, putting the project $40,000 over bud…
Greenbelt council votes to oppose cell towers
GREENBELT – In a unanimous decision, the mayor and city council have instructed city staff to send a letter to the Prince George’s County administration formally opposing the construction of cell phon…
Greenbelt Council at odds over councilmember’s vote
GREENBELT – The city’s mayor and several council members confronted Councilman Rodney Roberts at a recent meeting after he voted against the constrained long-range plan approved by the region’s Transp…
Greenbelt passes $25.3 million budget
GREENBELT – Property taxes will rise and city police will not get the step increases they lobbied for in the city’s 2015 fiscal budget passed by the mayor and city council last week.…