DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETS ON ZONING MATTERS; RECEIVES BRIEFING ON COUNCIL INITIATIVES 

On Monday, April 23, the County Council sat as the District Council to consider zoning matters, and received two briefings on Council initiatives.  President and CEO of Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP), Carol Thompson Cole, and two VPP Partners, briefed the Council on the VPP Ready for Work initiative.  Senator Gloria G. Lawlah, former Secretary, Maryland Department of Aging, and Dr. Christopher Keeyes, President, Clinical Pharmacy Associates, briefed the Council on the Telepharmacy Initiative.  

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COUNCIL OPPOSES TRANSFER OF BW PARKWAY AWAY FROM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

The Council passed  CR-024-2018, a resolution concerning the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, to declare its opposition to the transfer of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway away from the National Park Service.

APRIL 25, 2018 - COUNTY COUNCIL CHAIR DANNIELLE GLAROS ISSUES STATEMENT ON FULL FUNDING OF METRO

Governor Larry Hogan today signed into law HB0372, the Maryland Metro/Transit Funding Act, fully supporting Maryland’s share of dedicated funding for Metro, including $167 million in FY 2019.

The Prince George’s County Council celebrates this vital investment in our region’s transportation system, which promises a better quality of life for our residents, and economic prosperity for Prince George’s County, our region and the state of Maryland. We commend the leadership and partnership of the Prince George’s County Delegation in this achievement, and appreciate the opportunity to collaborate in the best interests of our residents.

We congratulate our Council colleagues and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) board members, Immediate Past Chair, Derrick L. Davis (D-District 6), and Council Member Todd Turner (D-District 4), Chair of Rules and General Assembly, both of whom worked tirelessly to articulate Metro’s critical importance to Prince George’s County, build consensus in the region and the state around restoring confidence in the Metro system, and commit to long-term dedicated funding.  

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RULES AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE REVIEW 2018 MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION

On Tuesday, April 24, the Rules and General Assembly Committee briefed the County Council on the status of legislation considered in the 2018 Maryland General Assembly Session.

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COUNCIL HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED M-NCPPC BUDGETS

The Council conducted a public hearing on the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) Proposed Fiscal year 2018-2019 Operating and Capital Budgets and the M-NCPPC Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2019-2024. The next FY 19 Budget Public Hearings are scheduled for May 1 and May 7.

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• TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT April 23
• PUBLIC SAFETY AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT  April 24
• HEALTH, EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES  April 25
• TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT April 26
• PUBLIC SAFETY FISCAL MANAGEMENT April 26

Council Members and Residents Participate in Community “Clean-Up, Green-Up Events”       

The Spring 2018 Prince George's County " Clean Up Green Up" Community-wide event promotes green neighborhoods by bringing together members of the community to clean common areas, removing weeds and debris; and providing mulch for flowerbeds and trees.

Prince George’s County Council Member Deni Taveras will join residents of the Prince George’s County Takoma Park Community for a District 2 “Clean Up Green Up!” event on Saturday, April 28, 2018, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., beginning on the corner of Red Top Road and Fairview Avenue in Takoma Park, Maryland.   This event will also feature a street renaming ceremony for Sawa’s Hope Circle. Formerly known as Greenbriar Avenue, Sawa's Hope Circle was renamed in honor of District 2 resident Sawa Kamara and her advocacy for safer, cleaner neighborhoods in the community. 

Council Vice-Chair Todd M. Turner joins residents of the Greenspring Community for a “District 4 Clean Up Green Up!” event on Saturday, April 28, 2018, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon, beginning on the corner of Greenspring Lane and Greenbelt Road in Lanham, Maryland. 

 District 7 Council Member Karen Toles will join residents and the DuPont Village community for the Clean-Up Green-Up Neighborhood Walk event on Saturday, April 28, 2018, starting at 9:00 a.m. at the Edgar Allen Poe School parking lot on Shadyside Avenue. 

WATCH “COUNCIL CONNECTION – TOGETHER STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES” ON PRINCE GEORGE’S COMMUNITY TELEVISION WITH HOST, COUNCIL CHAIR DANNIELLE GLAROS!

“COUNCIL CONNECTION-TOGETHER STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES,” is currently airing on Prince George’s Community Television, an award–winning, nonprofit cable access facility serving as the media hub of information in Prince George’s County since 1989.  The program is a production of the Prince George’s County Council, hosted by Council Chair Dannielle Glaros.  The current edition focuses on youth training and employment programs in Prince George’s County, with guests Walter Simmons, Executive Director, Prince George’s Local Workforce Development Board, and Prince George’s County EDC, Workforce Services Division, and Stephanye Maxwell, Director, Office of Human Resources Management.  For programming information, visit www.pgctv.org  or click HERE to watch!

Council Proclamation to Accokeek Resident and Boxing Champion Jarrett Hurd Featured in The Washington Post

A Council Proclamation recently presented by Council Chair Dannielle Glaros and Council Member Mel Franklin to “Swift” Jarrett Hurd, a Gwynn Park High School graduate, recognizing him as the WBA/IBF/IBO 154-pound World Boxing Champion, was featured in the article, ‘If Seat Pleasant has Kevin Durant, then Accokeek has Jarrett Hurd,’ published in the April 23, 2018 edition of The Washington Post.

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