The Hollywood Elementary School parents recently asked to prohibit right turns to southbound Rhode Island Ave on red lights from eastbound Edgewood Road to help improve the safety of their children crossing Rhode Island avenue. Drivers were often seen driving over this crosswalk even when the children could be seen on it. The new sign […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Symbolized by the color purple, the month advocates for the elimination of relationship violence. City Hall, the Department of Public Works, and the Youth and Family Services buildings will be lit up in purple lights to raise awareness. Many people suffer psychological, emotional, and economic stress in abusive relationships […]
The first full fiscal year of the City’s 2021 – 2025 Strategic Plan will end on June 30. For the current fiscal year, City staff developed One-Year Objectives and Key Results for six of the 10 Five-Year Objectives. Council agreed that it was important to prioritize certain objectives and staff resources required to achieve those […]
Good news. Starting next week, the College Park City Council will start meeting In-person at the 2nd Floor Council Chambers, City Hall, 7401 Baltimore Avenue. Residents can also conveniently join the meeting via Zoom using the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92398574069 In the meantime, the number of COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have decreased sharply recently in […]
At next week’s City Council worksession, the Board of Election Supervisors will meet with the Mayor and Council to debrief the 2021 Election Debrief. Overall, from 2013 to 2021, the cost per ballot has gone up from $4.97 to $39.83, but the voter turnout (% voting) has marginally increased from 9.1% to 10.35%. Even with […]
At next week’s Council meeting, the City Council will discuss ways to expand the reach of the City’s homeownership program and further incentivize homeownership in the City In 2005, the City Council established a homeownership grant program, known as the New Neighbors Program, to provide $5,000 in closing costs to buyers purchasing a single-family home […]
Last night, I took the oath of office to serve the residents of College Park for my 6th council term. As the oath reads – “I will, to the best of my skills and judgment, diligently and faithfully without partiality or prejudice, execute the office”. These are heavy words and put a lot of weight […]
At this week’s meeting, the City Council discussed a proposal to form a restorative justice commission to study what happened in College Park’s Lakeland community back in 1960′ as part of the “Urban Renewal” project and find possible restorative justice to address those issues. Back on February 9, 2021, the City Council approved creating the […]
At tomorrow’s Council meeting, the Council will continue its discussion whether to meet online and/or in a hybrid format (attending in person and online), and for the public to attend in the same manner. Major changes from the current practices can be summarized as follows: (a) For Mayor and Council meetings: Elected officials can participate […]
At last night’s meeting, the City Council voted on an Ordinance, authorizing the acquisition, ownership, jurisdiction, control and maintenance of Rhode Island Avenue from Paducah Road to Greenbelt Road from Prince George’s County. Thank you all for your important input on the proposal. There are many benefits of the City’s ownership of this segment of […]
City Election Sunday, November 7, 2021 | 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Although the City election is still several weeks away, you should decide soon how you plan to vote. You have two options: by Absentee Ballot, or in person at the Poll. The City will not offer Early Voting this year. By this time, you should have received applications for absentee ballots. […]
At tonight’s City Council meeting, the City announced the appointment of Kenneth “Kenny” Young as its new City Manager. Mr. Young’s tenure starts with the City begins on September 27, 2021 and they will be also implementing the ndis assistive tech to simplify the tasks. Mr. Young brings to the City more than 25 years […]
In north College Park, the City has invested in two major projects along Rhode Island Avenue, namely the Hollywood Streetscape Project and Rhode Island Avenue Buffered Bike Lane Project. These two projects prompted a discussion with Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation about the transfer of the road from the County to […]
After many months of work on “Zoning Rewrite”, the County has proposed a streamlined zoning map for the entire county. For a few areas of north College Park, especially in the Hollywood Commercial district and the areas along Route 1, some of the proposed changes are concerning. For those living near the Edgewood and Rhode […]
The enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and specifically the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (LFRF), has provided the City with significant funding to be used to help the City, its local businesses, families, and individuals recover from the major negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The City’s total ARPA funding is […]
Dr. Fazlul Kabir is a six-term City Council Member of the City of College Park District 1.