Daylight Hour is a national social media campaign aimed at reducing energy use, improving work environments, and saving money by encouraging offices to turn off nonessential lighting from noon to 1:00 p.m. (local time) on the Friday closest to summer solstice. This year, the City is participating in the effort to reduce energy consumption. If […]
The City’s Committee for a Better Environment is looking for volunteers on Saturday, 6/22 to help on the Trolley Trail Permaculture Garden located at the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and Tecumseh Street. The work will involve general maintenance, mostly weeding from 10:00am to 12:00pm.
At this week’s meeting, the Council ]recognizes College Park neighborhood schools for their sustainability practices with the goal of energizing schools to become and maintain their status as green schools through the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education’s (MAEOE) Green School program. City’s Education Advisory Committee in collaboration with the College Park City-University Partnership […]
WANT TO PLANT A TREE? Now is a great time to plan for the future by planting trees. Trees provide many benefits such as reduction of cooling and heating costs, interception of rain water, increasing property values and improving air quality. The City offers a few ways to help. REQUESTS FOR STREET TREES. • The […]
The WMATA has recently announced that they have removed the property on Albion Road and Baltimore Avenue from the market. Earlier, the community, College Park City Council, the County Council members, and the 21st Delegation expressed serious concerns about the process surrounding the surplus of the property. The groups asked the WMATA Board to pull […]
The MDOT has recently published a map showing the areas in College Park neighborhoods that will most likely be impacted by their proposed I-495 / I-270 expansion plan. In all of the alternatives, I found the following issues should concern us all. Loss of residential properties / property value: 18 homes on Niagara Rd and […]
The City of College Park celebrated Arbor Day last week at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Old Town. With the help of residents and the College Park Nursery School, the City planted an American Linden tree and performed poems and a song to celebrate the occasion. The City also received its 2018 Tree City USA […]
College Park will be celebrating Arbor Day on Friday, April 26th (National Arbor Day) at 9:30 am at St Andrews Episcopal Church, located at 4512 College Ave. The City will receive the Tree City USA award for the 30th consecutive year. All are welcome to attend. Spring is a great time to plant trees. If you would like […]
At next week’s meeting, the Council will consider awarding a contract in the amount of $86,057.00 to Apple Ford for the purchase of one 2019 E450 Ford XL Hybrid 21 Passenger Bus package to replace the 2003 vehicle as planned. The new bus will replace the old bus (Bus #122), which currently has 114,699 miles traveled, […]
Learn how to keep your household clean, green and healthy! Did you know that some cleaning products can be as bad for your health as smoking? Join us for a workshop highlighting best practices for greening your cleaning routine. Participants will learn easy and affordable ways to maintain healthy households. Light refreshments will be served. […]
The urban forest in College Park is under threat due to new construction and individual tree removal, the city’s tree canopy has been steadily declining since 2009 – a report has concluded. At tomorrow’s Council meeting, the City Council will hear a presentation about the City-wide Tree Canopy Assessment. The City secured a consultant SavATree […]
Starting next Monday, instead of throwing food scraps into the trash, collect and bring them to a food waste recycling location nearby. Here are a few locations the City will accept your food waste. The Department of Public Works at 9217 51st Avenue Hollywood & Downtown Farmers Markets (Markets start on May 4th) Hollywood Shopping […]
Starting tomorrow, March 23 and 24, the MoM’s store in north College will host local environmental groups, staffing tables with information, activities, and examples of the consequences of using pesticides and fertilizers to grow the perfect lawn. At the event, the store will offer alternatives that have less impact on the environment. I spoke the […]
A big THANK YOU to everyone who came to our Community Cleanup event this past Saturday morning. We covered a few busy streets in the Hollywood neighborhood. We also took care of a bunch of plots in our Hollywood Community Garden. The streets and the garden looks a lot cleaner now!
When: Weds., Sept. 12, 6:30 to 8:30 pm Location: College Park City Hall (4500 Knox Rd., College Park), Council Chambers, 2nd floor. Two presentations: One from Neighborhood Sun–how to join hundreds of others to get solar power without a sunny roof–and the second by MaryIand Solar United Neighbors (MD SUN) about low-cost solar for homeowners […]
Dr. Fazlul Kabir is a four-term City Council Member of the City of College Park District 1.