Category: M-NCPPC

At this week’s Council meeting, the City Council discussed the current FY2018 Park and Planning budget make a list of items to request in the FY 2019 budget.

In 2017 the City thanked the Board for local investments in the airport and trail connectivity. The City requested (for the second year in a row) additional funding for a new bike/pedestrian bridge and trail connection from the Paint Branch Park on the east side of the Northeast Branch to the trail system on the west side of the river.

Additionally, the Council requested funding for a multipurpose community facility and funding for the re-design and renovation of Hollywood Park. The City’s requests for the new trail connection, initial funding for a community facility in north College Park, and funding for Hollywood Park were not included in the M-NCPPC adopted budget.

Since last year’s discussion of the M-NCPPC budget, City Council members have discussed following potential new requests of M-NCPPC: (a) Continued annual funding for additional senior services (b) Replacement equipment for the Berwyn playground (c) Improvements to the Lakeland playground equipment (d) Rubber surfacing for M-NCPPC playgrounds in the City (e) Solar panels on the M-NCPPC community center (f) Removal of the fencing and barbed wire (excluding the metro track area) around Lake Artemesia (g) Permanent fix to the flooding and debris problem at the pedestrian underpass in Lakeland. The Council may wish to discuss additional requests and to prioritize all requests at tomorrow’s meeting.

At this Tuesday’s Council worksession, the City Council will discuss the FY16 Maryland Park and Planning budgets.

Here is the list of projects in College Park area. The Council is expected to send a letter to the M-NCPPC supporting these projects, especially the community center project in north College Park.

531035 Acredale Park 
Renovation of dog park $210,000
Status: Renovation of the restrooms, such as the replacement of a floor tile, and playground replacement were completed several years ago. Also planning to have windows replaced and have the exterior painted by KVN Construction. Dog Park Relocation has a current budget of $85, 000. M-NCCP is seeking to supplement the budget to relocate the dog park away from a perpetually flooded area and to add an area for small/shy dogs. Design is pending.

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530851 Calvert Park 
Park reconstruction $200,000
Status: Playground replacement, restroom renovation are completed. Grading/drainage improvement around picnic shelter is pending with a budget of $98,000. Timeline TBD.

531141 Paint Branch Golf Complex (First Tee)
New youth golf classroom total $1,904,000
Status: Completed in 2013.

531261 Paint Branch Hiker/Biker Trail
Trail connector from College Park Woods to Paint Branch
$464,000
Status: Feasibility study is pending. The budget is $250,000 from previously awarded funds.

511180 Little Paint Branch Stream Valley Park
Trail connector from Paint Branch Trail at Cherry Hill Road in College Park to Little Paint Branch Trail at the Beltsville Community Center
$5,106,000 total funding
Status: The funding has been provided. Trail right-of-way acquisition and permitting is in progress and low bid for construction is under evaluation. Construction start anticipated by Winter 2016, pending completion of acquisitions.

530497 College Park Airport
Airport operations building
FY16 Total $250,000 Total funding: $6.157 million
Completion expected 1st Qtr 2016.

511275 North College Park Area Indoor Recreation Facility
Indoor programmable recreational space in the North College Park area
FY 16 50,000 FY17 $5,000,000
The FY 16 funding is proposed from Pay Go funds and would pay for a study. The FY 17 funding is proposed to come from a bond.

521248 Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail
Trail connector through College Park, Riverdale and Hyattsville to the Anacostia
Tributary Trail
$1,175,000
The new trail segments are in Riverdale Park and Hyattsville. Completion expected in Spring 2015.

531064 Active Wells-Linson
Complex Reconstruction $5,190,000
Re-opening event held April 11, 2015.