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City will Ask M-NCPPC to Fund NCP Community Center, Pedestrian Bridge, and More..

At tonight’s meeting, the City Council will consider approving a letter to Park and Planning Commission asking to fund several projects in College Park. The requests include: (a)   The Council requests that M-NCPPC include capital funding for a Community Center in north College Park in anticipation of the completion of the feasibility study this fall. (b)   To fund a pedestrian […]

Tuesday October 25th, 2022 in North College Park Community Center | Comments Off on City will Ask M-NCPPC to Fund NCP Community Center, Pedestrian Bridge, and More..

Please Ask MNCPPC to Fund Design and Construction of the North College Park Community Center

  Thank you all who attended last night’s Public Hearing on M-NCPPC’s FY24 budget. In case you didn’t get a chance to attend last night’s forum, you still have opportunities to send your comments in writing. Here are a few talking points you may want to use when you ask to fund the designs and […]

Wednesday October 19th, 2022 in North College Park Community Center | Comments Off on Please Ask MNCPPC to Fund Design and Construction of the North College Park Community Center

District 1 Council Bulletin: Time to Give Your Input About North College Park Community Center

For many years, our community has been asking to build a community center in north College Park. Thanks to many of your advocacy, the MNCPPC finally agreed to fund a feasibility study for the proposed center. The project team engaged the residents, looked into a few sites in north College Park, and shortlisted two locations […]

Sunday October 16th, 2022 in North College Park Community Center | Comments Off on District 1 Council Bulletin: Time to Give Your Input About North College Park Community Center

Planned North College Park Community Center: Learn More and Provide Input

In collaboration with the M-NCPPC Department of Parks and Recreation Prince George’s County, I invite you to learn about the future of recreation in North College Park and give your input on various sites and conceptual designs for the planned North College Park Community Center. There are two opportunities to participate: Stop by the M-NCPPC Tent at College Park […]

Saturday October 1st, 2022 in Development, North College Park Community Center | Comments Off on Planned North College Park Community Center: Learn More and Provide Input

Two Sites Selected For the North College Park Community Center.

Breaking: Two sites have been selected among half a dozen or so potential sites for the north College Park Community Center. They are (a) the Hollywood Shopping Plaza (where MoM’s/Proteus/Pizza Roma are located) and (b) the Hollywood Community Park, near the Metro. The M-NCPPC project team has started taking input about the sites. These pictures […]

Saturday August 13th, 2022 in North College Park Community Center | Comments Off on Two Sites Selected For the North College Park Community Center.

North College Park Community Center Study Kicks Off with Community Forum

Thank you to all who attended last week’s community meeting to gather input about the proposed north College Park Community Center. We had a very good turnout with several elected officials. The community discussed 9 potential sites and the amenities they want to see in the center. The M-NCPPC will be hosting one more community […]

Monday May 16th, 2022 in Announcements, Development, North College Park Community Center | Comments Off on North College Park Community Center Study Kicks Off with Community Forum

Council to Send Letter with Possible Support of Funding for the North College Park Community Center

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) has recently released an RFP to engage an engineering / architectural firm to conduct a feasibility study to: (a) identify the location, (b) explore design opportunities, and (c) estimate the cost to construct a 12,000 sq. ft. community center in north College Park. The City and residents […]

Friday March 4th, 2022 in Announcements, Development, North College Park Community Center | Comments Off on Council to Send Letter with Possible Support of Funding for the North College Park Community Center

North College Park Community Center Site Selection will Start this Spring

We’ve got some very good news about the much-anticipated North College Park Community Center. The final process for selecting a suitable site for the proposed community center will start this Spring. We’ve been told that the M-NCPPC has been already considering 6 sites for the center in north College Park.  These sites are all north […]

Saturday January 15th, 2022 in Development, North College Park Community Center | 3 Comments »

The Latest Recreation Report May Dash Hopes of a Community Center in North College Park

[Update 10/27/2020: GreenPlay, LLC has made some edits to the recreation report removing the “no need for a new community center language. The City Council plans to adopt the report at tonight’s meeting] Tomorrow, the College Park City Council is expected to vote on a report that may kill the hope of many north College […]

Monday October 12th, 2020 in North College Park Community Center | Comments Off on The Latest Recreation Report May Dash Hopes of a Community Center in North College Park

City to Ask Continue Funding for North College Park Community Center Feasibility Study

This year’s (FY2020) M-NCPPC budget has allocated $250,000 towards the feasibility study to build a community center in north College Park. The Cty Council will ask the M-NCPPC to continue funding the study in the next year’s budget. The Prince George’s County Planning Board of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) annually schedules […]

Tuesday October 8th, 2019 in North College Park Community Center | Comments Off on City to Ask Continue Funding for North College Park Community Center Feasibility Study

County to Study a Recreational Facility in North College Park

Recently we learned that the M-NCPPC has added a CIP budget item of $250,000 in its current budget (FY20) to do a feasibility study for the “North College Park Area Indoor Rec Facility” . Please see the screenshot of the budget item below. Thanks to the advocacy of many north College Park residents, and in […]

Saturday September 14th, 2019 in North College Park Community Center | Comments Off on County to Study a Recreational Facility in North College Park

North College Park Community Center Survey Responses

Thank you all who responded to the recent city-wide survey about the idea of establishing a community center in north College Park. You can see the results attached in this post, or here online: https://goo.gl/eMDG4y. The survey asks important questions, such as (1) support/opposition for the center (2) What kind of programs residents want to […]

Friday September 28th, 2018 in North College Park Community Center | Comments Off on North College Park Community Center Survey Responses

North College Park Community Center Survey

Dear neighbors, Over the past years, many residents have approached us with the idea of creating a full-time community space where residents of various ages could come, and enjoy programs of their choice. For many residents, the existing programs being run at the nearby community centers lack adequate programming. For other residents, especially for those […]

Monday August 27th, 2018 in North College Park Community Center | Comments Off on North College Park Community Center Survey