The City, on behalf of itself and the University of Maryland, issued a Request for Proposals for the furniture that will be required for use at the new City Hall/University Office Building. Eight bids were received, Price Modern was chosen as the preferred bidder. The bids did not include pricing for ancillary furniture, such as […]
In 1969, an urban renewal project was initiated for the area through a $5.7 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Older dilapidated houses on the outskirts of Lakeland were torn down and much of the land was purchased by the city of College Park. Unfortunately, many of Lakeland’s African American community […]
At last week’s Council meeting, the City Council discussed the final draft of the 2021 – 2025 Strategic Plan and the path forward as we transition to execution. The plan was developed using inputs from community and stakeholder focus groups, as well as community and staff surveys to identify the wants and needs expressed. The […]
The proposed student housing project “The Hub” at 4210-4220 Knox Road has requested the City to make a recommendation to the Prince George’s County Council that The Hub student housing project be exempted from the imposition of the school facilities surcharge. The County imposes a school facilities surcharge on new residential development. Housing for the […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought so many changes and challenges to the lives of our neighbors. That said, I wish you and your families for a prosperous new year in 2021. In North College Park, we hope to see some of the ongoing projects getting completed in the new year. After many years of delays, […]
Our current City Manager, Scott Somers has resigned effective tomorrow, Wednesday, 12/23/20. Staff published an RFP (Request for Proposal) for executive search services and received eight proposals. Staff and the Mayor and City Council reviewed the proposals and selected four finalists. After interviewing and discussing the four finalists, Baker Tilly US, LLP of Tysons, Virginia […]
At tomorrow’s City Council meeting, Councilmember Llatetra Brown Esters will swear-in as the new District 2 Councilmember. For the past two years, Ms. Esters has represented District 2 on the College Park Advisory Planning Commission (APC). She has also served as an Election Judge in Precinct 21001 at Paint Branch Elementary School. Over the last […]
At tomorrow’s meeting, the Council will get an update from staff about the City Operations Sustainability Plan. The City developed this plan back on October 28, 2015. The purpose of the plan is to reduce the environmental impact of City operations, create a healthier work environment, improve the community’s quality of life, and position College […]
The GreenPlay consultant has made some edits to City’s report in the latest version. The latest version reflects edits suggested at the last Council meeting to pages 59 and 69 of the report. Language suggesting that the City does not need a community center has been removed from the “Findings Section” on page 59 and […]
At last night’s meeting, the City Council amended Article III, “Mayor and Council”, §C3-1, “Membership; Election; Term of Office”, to delete the requirement that a candidate for City elected office to be a registered voter for at least one year prior to the election and to substitute the requirement that a candidate shall have been […]
As part of the construction of the new City Hall, the City Hall architect, Design Collective, is recommending that the City Seal be updated with cleaner lines. During project discussions on this issue, it was noted that the chapel on the City Seal has a cross, but the non-denominational chapel at the University of Maryland […]
Back in November 2019. The City Council decided to set consistent membership terms and appoint or reappoint all members to advisory boards at one time and appoint or reappoint all members to advisory boards at one time. The City solicited applications for board vacancies and the Mayor and Council twice extended the application period to […]
The City Council will meet tomorrow, at a special worksession to discuss “5-year objective planning”. This Strategic Plan Worksession will focus on learning a methodology called Objectives and Key Results that is shown to help organizations stay focused and aligned on their strategic plans and creating the high-level Objectives and Key Results for the five-year […]
The Council will discuss the Charter resolution 20-CR-02, to amend Article III, “Mayor and Council”, §C3-1, “Membership; Election; Term of Office”, to delete the requirement that a candidate for City elected office to be a registered voter for at least one year prior to the election and to substitute the requirement that a candidate shall […]
The City contracted with the College Park’s new newspaper “College Park Here and Now” for an initial five-month term for four pages of advertising space in each edition to place City announcements, Council actions, and information about upcoming City activities. As a community newspaper, the total advertising space cannot exceed 50 percent of the newspaper […]
Dr. Fazlul Kabir is a five-term City Council Member of the City of College Park District 1.