For the past three years, the County Council, in
partnership with the Planning Department, the business community, and our
citizens, has been conducting a Comprehensive Rewrite of the County’s
50-year-old Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations. When completed, the Zoning Rewrite will
transform the outdated code into a more modern and user-friendly ordinance.
This year, the Council is holding focused briefings on major topics. Watch
Tuesday’s briefing HERE.
Next week the Council will review the latest round of comments submitted by
residents. The Council encourages all residents to engage in this important
process. Visit: http://zoningpgc.pgplanning.com
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AWARDEES BRIEF COUNCIL
In FY 2017, the County Council launched its Domestic Violence Grants Initiative to increase support for nonprofit organizations working to address domestic violence in the County. This week the Council's Health, Education, and Human Services Committee (HEHS), heard from organizations funded in the first round of grants.
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FOOD DESERT LOCATIONS
The Council's Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee (PZED) reviewed the locations of food deserts in the County and discussed opportunities to encourage more food stores to open. Due to technical difficulties, only audio is available for this meeting.
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 FIRE DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT
In
addition to considering proposed legislation, the Council's Public Safety and Fiscal Management Committee (PSFM), heard from
career and volunteer firefighters about recruitment plans.
The Council provided
additional funding for the organizations to recruit County residents to serve
as both volunteer and career firefighters. Anyone age 16 and older is eligible
to volunteer for our local fire companies and earn community service hours.
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 COMMON OWNERSHIP COMMUNITIES
In
2015 the Council passed legislation and created a Common Ownership Communities
(COC) Task Force. The
Task Force briefed the Transportation, Housing and Environment committee members (THE) this week.
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County Council Vice Chair Todd
Turner serves as the County representative to the Maryland Association of
Counties (MACO). He recently joined
County officials from across the state to testify in favor of Senate Bill 151,
which would restore the distribution of State Highway User Funds (HUR) to
counties over a four-year period. State HUR funds to Prince George’s County
decreased from $29.8M in 2008 to $2.9M in 2018, placing immense pressure on the
County’s Capital Improvement Program and dramatically limits available funding for
local road and sidewalk improvements. (READ MORE)
COUNCIL FY 2019 BUDGET TOWN HALL MEETING
Every year, the County Council hosts several Town Hall meetings.
Please join us for the Council FY 2019 Budget Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday,
February 20, 2018, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
The Town Hall will be held in the Council Hearing Room, First Floor,
County Administration Building, 14741 Gov. Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro,
MD. 20772. The Town Hall will feature presentations on the Council’s FY 2019 Budget review process and other budget-related items. This event will be live streamed. Visit:https://pgcccouncil.us/LIVE
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