COUNTY COUNCIL RECONVENES FOLLOWING AUGUST RECESS
The
County Council reconvened Tuesday, following its August recess, to consider several
legislative items and to meet as the Committee of the Whole. Two organizations addressed the Council at
the start of Tuesday’s session. Requests to address the Council are welcome and
encouraged. To do so, please contact the Clerk of the Council at 301-952-3600. Also
note the Council’s full agenda in September, as Legislative Year 2018 nears a
close. Please monitor the Council calendar for
updated committee dates and posted agendas.
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 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REVIEWS ZONING ORDINANCE
REWRITE LEGISLATION
The
Council, meeting Monday as the Committee of the Whole, reviewed amendments to CB-014-2018 and CB-015-2018, legislation included
in a trio of bills concerning the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite. The committee also heard public comment on
this legislation. These bills will also be on the Committee of the Whole agenda
on Tuesday, September 11. Public comment on proposed amendments to CB-013-2018, the third
bill included in the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite legislative package, will be received
in Committee of the Whole on September 18. Visit the Council’s Zoning
Ordinance Rewrite portal to learn more.
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PLANNING ZONING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CONSIDERS LEGISLATION AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENT
The
Council’s Planning, Zoning and Economic Development committee (PZED) met Wednesday
to review several legislative proposals focusing on zoning. PZED also voted to
recommend the appointment of Dr. Jacqueline L. Brown to the Enterprise Road
Corridor – Development Review District Commission.
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HEALTH EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE SUPPORTS ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE
The
Health, Education and Human Services Committee met Wednesday to consider CR-035-2018, establishing
a Complete Count Committee for the 2020 Census.
HEHS also voted to support CR-50-2018, a resolution to establish a County Office of the
Poet Laureate.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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2018 MACO SUMMER CONFERENCE
Prince George’s
County Council Members were among the nearly 1300 county and state elected
officials, government officials, and other participants attending the 2018
Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Summer Conference in Ocean City. This year’s conference, focusing on water and
what it means to Marylanders and county governments, saw the highest number of
registrants since 2006. A steady stream
of visitors stopped by the Prince George’s County exhibit booth, and Council
Member Mel Franklin thanked everyone for making the Large County Coalition
Breakfast during MACo, a big success with a strong turnout.
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