By Navya Pandit
The property, located at 9315 Davidson St., will cost the city $230,000 and give University of Maryland students a space to gain experiential learning opportunities in environmental studies, wildlife biology, ecology and other STEM fields. Continue reading College Park City Council plans to convert vacant lot into urban forest
By Elizabeth Faragi
The Feb. 10 presentation included members of the committee reiterating October report recommendations. Two priorities are to rebuild the community and address individual harms to community members, according to Maxine Gross, chair of the committee. Continue reading Restorative justice committee gives insight into repairing Lakeland community
By Elise Shuey
The College Park City Council discussed the benefits of a proposed $10,000 salary increase for council members at a meeting on Sept. 16. Continue reading College Park City Council weighs the benefits of a $10,000 salary raise
By Ashna Balroop On March 11, voters in College Park’s District 3 will head to the polls in a special election to vote for their new city council representative. One of the options on the ballot will include Gannon Sprinkle, a University of Maryland student. If elected, Sprinkle, a junior government and politics major with a double minor in economics and public policy, will make … Continue reading UMD student aims to be the first undergraduate on city council
College Park City Council voted unanimously to confirm Natasha Hampton as the new city manager in a virtual work session on May 4. Hampton, who will officially begin her work as city manager on June 1, has over 23 years of municipal government experience and is the author of “High Heel Leadership: The Art of Being a Woman in Power,” a book about women empowerment … Continue reading College Park’s new city manager will be the first woman and first person of color in the position
by: Jordyn Taylor After 13 years of planning, Hollywood Gateway Park opened to the public. The two-story pavilion is located on the southeast corner of Baltimore Avenue and Edgewood Road. According to Floura Teeter Landscape Architects, the new park is intended to educate the public about how climate and weather affect people’s lives . Made up of two levels, the park has a green roof, … Continue reading Long-awaited Hollywood Gateway Park opens
By Luke Gentile The College Park City Council voted unanimously Oct. 9 to establish a 10-member Complete Count Committee for the 2020 Census to encourage greater Census participation in residents. City Council Community Development Planner Kacy Rohn said the formation of the committee is in response to the lackluster registration numbers recorded in the 2010 Census by certain “at-risk” groups. She said “at risk” means … Continue reading City Council creates Census committee to increase registration numbers of residents, students in College Park
By Hugh Garbrick The College Park City Council has submitted an application for grant money to finish the gravel path on Princeton Avenue where it meets Fraternity Row, replacing it with a sidewalk, a City Council official said. As it stands, Princeton Avenue is unfinished. As it nears Fraternity Row, the paved road turns to gravel. If College Park receives funding, the road will be … Continue reading City Council hoping for grant money to finish path between Frat Row and Princeton Ave.
By Lindsey Collins Sulakkhana De Saram dreads her hourlong morning commute through Prince George’s County for more than one reason. “I leave my house every day at 7:10 a.m. to get to school at 8:20,” said De Saram, a University of Maryland commuter student. “The traffic is pretty bad the whole way through. I get stuck on literally all the red lights.” From the … Continue reading City council toughens stance on traffic concerns in College Park
By Lindsey Collins The College Park City Council unanimously approved a motion to send letters supporting stricter firearms laws for domestic violence convicts to the Maryland state government during a Feb. 27 meeting. College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn brought up a possible “loophole” in firearms laws that pertains to those convicted of domestic violence crimes during a meeting last Tuesday at the College Park City … Continue reading College Park City Council votes to send letters supporting stricter gun laws around domestic violence
