DISTRICT COUNCIL CONVENES ON
ZONING MATTERS
On Monday, May 7, the County
Council sat as the District Council to consider certain zoning applications.
The District Council voted to remand the Ernest Maier Concrete Batching Plant application
to the Zoning Hearing Examiner because the record before the Examiner lacked
certain evidence to issue a final decision. By law, Council Members may only
consider evidence in the record to issue a final decision. A person of record
may not communicate to a Council Member during the pendency of a zoning
application. Any such communication is deemed outside of the record and it will
not be considered in making a final decision on a zoning application.
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FULL HOUSE FOR COUNCIL’S FINAL EVENING FY 2019
BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING
The County Council held the final
evening public FY 2019 Budget hearing on Monday evening, and a standing-room
only crowd filled the Council Hearing Room.
Nearly a hundred residents, including a host of young people, provided testimony.
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COUNTY COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION
After hearing public testimony on the budget on Monday evening, the Council convened Tuesday morning to discuss legislative matters.
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COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSIONS THIS WEEK
On
Tuesday, the Council’s Health, Education, and Human Services Committee held a
budget work session on the Health Department, Department of Social Services,
and Department of Family Services proposed budgets.
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The
Committee of the Whole held a budget work session on the Board of Education’s
Operating and Capital Improvement Program proposed budgets, as well as the proposed
Prince George’s County Capital Improvement Program Budget.
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PRINCE GEORGE’S AND MONTGOMERY
COUNTY COUNCILS ADOPT FY 2019 BI-COUNTY BUDGETS
Prince George’s and Montgomery
County lawmakers, convening their annual Bi-County Budget meeting on Thursday,
May 10, 2018, adopted the budgets for the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission (WSSC); the bi-county portion of the Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC); and the Washington Suburban Transit
Commission (WSTC). Prince George’s
County Council Chair Danielle Glaros and Vice Chair Todd Turner also presented a
proclamation to WSSC General Manager Carla A. Reid, recognizing the 100th
Anniversary of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
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REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN OFFICERS
Prince George’s County Council
Members each took time this week to remember and honor the lives of law
enforcement personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifice to our residents
during several ceremonies honoring our heroes. Chair Glaros offered remarks during
the Maryland Police Chief’s Association Annual Blue Mass saying, in part, “My respect
and appreciation for the men and women who choose to devote their lives and
careers to public safety runs deep – a sentiment shared among countless Prince
Georgians.”
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
The County Council presented
legislation on April 24th, by request of the Planning Board, to officially
begin the legislative process for the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite. Several Committee of the Whole work sessions
have been scheduled, and these meetings will accept public comment. The first work session takes place on Monday,
May 14th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, First Floor, County
Administration Building, in Upper Marlboro.
Residents are encouraged to provide feedback. For more information, including details about
how to sign-up to speak, please visit the Council's Zoning Ordinance Rewrite
Portal.
LINK: Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Portal
RESIDENTS
PARTICIPATE IN GLENN DALE HOSPITAL HISTORIC DISTRICT PUBLIC MEETING REVIEW OF
GLENN DALE HOSPITAL SITE FEASIBILITY STUDY RESULTS AND COMMUNITY
DISCUSSION
There was a packed house Tuesday evening as
community members came to hear a review of the Glenn Dale Hospital Site
Feasibility Study results and engage in a community discussion. The Glenn Dale Hospital Historic District,
located in Glenn Dale, Maryland, is a 207-acre property with 25 structures and
woodlands owned by the Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission
(M-NCPPC). Council Chair Dannielle Glaros,
Vice Chair Todd Turner and Council Member Andrea C. Harrison, joined with the
Department of Parks & Recreation, and the Redevelopment Authority, to host
the public meeting. Vice Chair Turner says, “The Glenn Dale Historic District
is a valuable community asset and residents are excited and have not shied away
from participating in the potential redevelopment of this area. This public
meeting is a continued opportunity to ensure that the views of residents are
appropriately reflected in the future redevelopment strategies.”
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COUNCIL JOINS CELEBRATION OF
PRINCE GEORGE’S BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY
Congratulations to the Prince George’s Business Roundtable,
a non-profit, non-partisan business alliance of Chief Executives, which
celebrated its 15th Anniversary during a luncheon on May 10th. Chair Glaros provided remarks during the
event, attended by Prince George’s County Council Members and many other
officials.
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