WMATA’s Disagreement SetsBack Greenbelt Station Plans

by Sandy Smith

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VOL. 68, No. 22 15 Crescent Rd., Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1887 APRIL 21, 2005

What Goes On

See PROJECTS, page 6

by James Giese

Boxwood Residents RequestDrainage Problem Solution

See COUNCIL, page 6

Planning and Enforcement StaffDeal with Many City Projects

by James Giese

See PLANNING, page 9

Proclamations galore, a masterplan for the Northway Fields, apossible change in recycling andnotice of a national health sur-vey coming to Prince George’sCounty and Greenbelt were dealtwith expeditiously at the April11 meeting of the Greenbelt CityCouncil. Giving council morepause, however, was makingchanges to the draft GreenbeltStation Development Agreementto address objections to theagreement from the WashingtonMetropolitan Area Transit Author-ity (WMATA). Council ad-journed to executive session todiscuss the agreement in moredetail.

AgreementCouncil was presented with a

draft agreement dated April 11,updating the changes of April 7to the March 28 document. Atthis point the problems stemfrom objections to the agreementby WMATA, owner of the NorthCore of the Greenbelt Station.The now 59-provision agreementcovers recreation, transportationand infrastructure, environmentalprotection, urban design and suchkey issues as annexation.

WMATA objected to theagreement, specifically the den-sity limits and the granting of

site plan approval to the city.Council learned that this posi-tion is standard WMATA policy:not ceding approval of site plansto any other government author-ity unless statutorily mandated.

To deal with these objectionsand to keep the project moving,the agreement was modified tocover only the South Core untilsuch time as the North Core ispurchased by the developers.Celia Craze, Greenbelt’s planningand community development di-rector, walked council throughthe changes in the agreement.She said they dealt with the is-sues of WMATA objections.

Craze commented that, as apractical matter, the longer adocument is “out there,” themore objections are raised andchanges suggested. MayorJudith Davis and councilmembersraised concerns that the cov-enants in place for the SouthCore would also cover the NorthCore.

Daniel Colton, representingGreenbelt Metropark, stressed thedevelopers’ desire to move aheadwith the South Core and pur-chase the North Core, whichwould then, he guaranteed, becovered by the covenants speci-fied in the agreement. He said

the “glass was 80 to 90 percentfull and it was time to drink thewater.” Colton characterized ob-taining the North Core as astraight purchase and agreed toprovide the city with a copy ofthe purchase agreement for thecity’s attorney, Robert Manzi, toreview. Colton remarked that theproject had begun back in 1997and said he hoped to start thedevelopment next year. Councilmoved into executive session atthe meeting’s end to review theagreement.

RecyclingCouncil voted to cancel the

purchase of a new recyclingtruck with the Granturk Equip-ment Company when the com-pany could not provide the splitpacker body specified in the ini-tial purchase. The split packerbody allows materials – cans,bottles and plastic – to be col-lected separately.

The timing for this action wasgood, since the city has learnedthat Waste Management, thecompany that runs the county’smaterials recycling facility, isswitching to a single-stream pro-cess in its Elkridge plant and ishoping to do so as well at the

On April 6 Director of Plan-ning and Community Develop-ment Celia Craze came with hertwo assistant directors, TerriHruby for Planning and Jim Ster-ling for Community Develop-ment, to the Greenbelt CityCouncil worksession on the Plan-ning and Community Develop-ment budget. Although bothhave been city employees forsome time, they became assistantdirectors only after the depart-mental reorganization approvedin last year’s budget.

Craze expressed appreciationfor council’s approval of thechange. She claimed that evenwith staff shortages, the depart-ment has been able to movethings faster. A new communityplanner has been hired, Craze an-nounced, and is now at work.

The proposed budget forplanning is $293,500, up$15,000 from the current year.The increase is due mostly to in-creased personnel costs for thethree assigned employees. Au-thorized staff remains the samebut vacancies have kept ex-penses lower in previous years.Expenses will be partially offsetby $30,000 in street permit fees.

The budget for Community

Development, which involvespermit inspection and code en-forcement, is $543,800, up$16,200 over the current yearbudget. Due to vacancies, actualexpenses are expected to be con-siderably less for the currentyear. Most of the expense is forsalaries for the 9.5 employeeswith only $67,200 budgeted forother operating expenses andnothing for new equipment. Thecommunity development opera-tion is totally offset by permitfees and a small county grant.Estimated revenue is $20,000more than expenses but is ex-pected to increase by only $300.

ProjectsThe three members of the de-

partment staff came armed with alengthy Power Point presentation.Fifty-four major planningprojects are assigned to the de-partment, including 26 city capi-tal improvement projects. Twoprojects continue to present thepotential of overwhelming staffand preempting other work –Greenbelt Station and the rede-velopment of Springhill Lakeapartments. To deal with someof the specialized elements ofproject review, it will also benecessary to retain the services

of outside consultants such astransportation, environmental andmarketing specialists.

Other projects of the depart-ment are managing the $25,000 inCommunity Legacy grant fundsto modify GHI homes for seniorsto install first floor bathrooms,developing a master plan for theNorthway ball fields, reviewingzoning variance requests and pro-viding assistance to RooseveltCenter merchants to upgradetheir businesses.

The department is also re-sponsible for reviewing buildingconstruction proposals for theFriends School, the installationof an observatory structure at theend of Northway (awaiting per-mits) and the building of an ad-dition to the Public Works facil-ity. Other concerns are makingimprovements to the GreenbeltLake watershed including theLakewood stream valley, reviewof the county’s Green Infrastruc-ture plan and constructing a pre-fabricated animal control facility(underway).

Additionally the departmentoversees installing shelters at busstops (two a year), pedestrian

Monday, April 258 p.m., Regular City Council Meeting and First Public Hearing on

the FY 2006 BudgetWednesday, April 278 p.m., Council Budget Worksession, Public Safety, Community

CenterThursday, April 287:30 p.m., Public Hearing, Greenbelt Board of Appeals, Community

CenterSaturday, April 309 a.m. to noon, Electronic Recycling, Buddy Attick Park2 to 6 p.m., Celebration of Spring (Cinco de Mayo), SHL Recreation

Center

by James Giese

$1,325,000 Is BudgetedTo Fund Capital Projects

Several residents attended theGreenbelt City Council workses-sion on planning and communitydevelopment and capital projectson April 6 to express support forfunds in the city’s capitalprojects budget for constructionwork to deal with ground waterproblems in Boxwood Village($20,000). They asked for cityhelp to solve a problem affectingresidents on Periwinkle Court,Rosewood Drive and LynbrookCourt.

According to Jay Henson ofRosewood Drive, Sandy Smith ofLynbrook Court and Pat McAn-drew, president of the BoxwoodVillage Association, the problemhas developed in the past twoyears. There is now a significantamount of ground water thatoriginates at the top of the hill onPeriwinkle and flows down Rose-wood and then to Lynbrook,causing problems at a number ofhomes. Problems include: pond-ing water never disappears, walk-

ways are icy in the winter andbackyards are muddy.

Efforts to have PrinceGeorge’s County involved in thematter have failed becausecounty staff has determined thatthe problem is ground water.The county is responsible onlyfor stormwater problems.

Henson noted his unsuccess-ful efforts to correct the problemwith yard drains. City council-members noted the need to tieyard drains into a storm sewer;otherwise, they can cause icingon city sidewalks. (Apparentlythe nearest storm drain is at thebottom of the hill on Rosewoodat Lynbrook and on LastnerLane at Rosewood.)

Councilmembers were sympa-thetic to the residents’ problemand to the need for includingfunds in the budget, although itwas uncertain as to what wouldbe required to solve the problemand at what cost.

Because the Greenbelt CityCouncil had spent so much timein reviewing the Planning andCommunity Development bud-gets and listening to BoxwoodVillage residents complaints ofdrainage problems earlier in theevening of April 6, it quicklyglanced over the $1,325,000 incapital project expenditures pro-posed for fiscal year 2006. Theyear is expected to begin with$539,000 cash-on-hand, of which$200,000 will be a county grantobtained by County Council-member Douglas Peters for con-struction of a skateboard parknow estimated to cost $208,000.

The city’s general fund an-nual contribution (tax proceeds)for capital projects is budgetedat $355,000, down $35,000 fromthe current year. Funds are bud-geted for $1,325,000 in projects.While it is unlikely that allprojects will be accomplished inthe next fiscal year, if they werecompleted as budgeted, the bal-

ance available for capital projectsat the end of the year would be$79,900.

The largest item in the bud-get ($377,000) is for replacementof Community Center windows,a project just now gettingstarted. A state grant will fund$325,000 of the cost. However,the budgeted funds are onlyenough to replace about half thewindows at the Center.

Street resurfacing projects, at$250,000, is the next largestbudgeted expenditure. City staffproposes resurfacing Ridge Roadfrom 5 Court Crescent toSouthway, Greenhill Road andMegan Lane from Mathew Streetto Kara Court.

A restroom facility for BuddyAttick Park at Greenbelt Lakemay finally become a realitynext fiscal year. The $200,000cost is expected to be offset bya $100,000 Maryland Commu-

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Letters

No VVPT, ThanksTo Md. Legislature

The Maryland legislaturefailed to pass meaningful VoterVerified Paper Trail (VVPT) leg-islation this term. HB107, whichthe Greenbelt City Council sup-ported, was not even allowed tocome to a vote in the HouseWays and Means Committee, ofwhich our own Anne Healey isvice chair. (Del. Healey has inthe past withheld her supportfrom legislation that would re-quire a VVPT.)

The legislation that did passis merely a “study bill” that ex-amines, along with a VVPT, vari-ous non-paper options which areuntested and could easily costmore than a VVPT. There is norequirement in the bill to actu-ally have a VVPT in place forthe coming election. It willmerely delay getting a genuineaudit and recount capabilityback into Maryland elections.

Meanwhile Diebold ElectionSystems (the maker ofMaryland’s voting machines) re-cently issued a news release an-nouncing that they have beenable to easily and inexpensivelyupgrade their machines to pro-vide a secure VVPT (seedieboldes.com). This belies allthe arguments raised by theMaryland Board of Elections andby various members of the legis-lature alleging that this would bedifficult or expensive to do.

I thank council again for itsaction in support of a VVPT. Itis most unfortunate that the leg-islature has again failed to takemeaningful action to protect therights of Maryland voters. As aresult our next election willagain have no independent auditor recount capability. This iscompletely unacceptable for anystate that claims to operate demo-cratically.

Ruth Kastner

In Opener, SeniorsBow to Bowie

Greenbelt’s senior softball teamstarted its season on Monday,April 18 in a spirited gameagainst Bowie Bronze. Greenbeltscored first on the Bowie field,fell behind 7-1 but rallied for a10-8 score before losing, 17-8.Pitcher-manager Ray Reed shutout Bowie in several turns at batbut a number of long hits, a fewcostly errors and bang-bang callson the bases helped turn the tideagainst Greenbelt.

The team’s second game in theBaltimore Beltway Senior SoftballLeague, at Dundalk on Wednes-day, April 20 was pegged to endafter this issue’s copy deadline.Two more away games follow be-fore the team opens its home se-ries at Watkins Regional Park onMay 2 and May 4. The seasonof 42 games runs through Sept.26, mostly Mondays and Wednes-days starting at 10 a.m.

Fans are welcome. There is nocharge to root for the home team.For information call Manager RayReed at 301-568-6977 or IrvSalzberg, assistant manager, at301-262-7867.

“Wild Parrots” LandsIn Roosevelt Center

“The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill” alights at Old GreenbeltTheatre Friday, April 22. A documentary with a beating heart,the film focuses on a San Francisco street musician who adoptsand lobbies for a range of cherry-headed and blue-crownedhomeless parrots – both the escaped and those let go.

Director Judy Irving shows Mark Bittner learning the birds’ways and weighing in on their behalf, unto City Hall. As hegrows truly close to this species of conure Bittner wins a fewrounds, loses others and in the process transforms his own life.Compared to animal-centric films like “Winged Migration” and“Micro-cosmos,” “Wild Parrots” is much more down to earthbut still takes to the air with a colorful flock that carries suchnames as Mingus, Picasso and Sophie, the last two devotedlovers. G, 83 minutes.

– Eli Flam

On Screen

by Lady Aster and Miss Lily

Let's Get Gardening!by Anna Lindberg

New Deal and a Swedish Café

Greetings, Greenbeltgardeners. This new col-umn is dedicated to thelove of gardening and ev-erything that might in-clude. We feel so luckyto live in a National Historic Land-mark community that is world-fa-mous for its public green space.We think that same design ethicshould inspire more gardeners.Greenbelt could be a continuousvista of private and public gar-dens that evoke historical andcontemporary styles. A beautifuland ever-changing landscapeshould be the impetus to take awalk, meet your neighbors andpoke around in your own yard.

We say let’s get going – Aprilis rapidly disappearing. No timeto waste, especially with a springthat’s taken this long to get here.

Now is the time to clear awaythe leaf litter and see what is stir-ring. Early spring crocus anddaffodils are already giving wayto the tender shoots of hostas,peonies and the other perennialspushing their way through to thesun.

Look around. Does a plantingbed need reshaping or an areacry out for a top dressing ofmulch or do a few branches needcutting back to let in more light

and air? Don’t wait. Wehave lots to do ifGreenbelt is to claim aspot at the top of the gar-dening charts.

To get started andstay motivated we propose thismonthly column. It will beshort, useful and full of ideasabout plants to try (and ones toavoid), inspiring gardens to visit– there may be one hidden inthe next block – books to pe-ruse and interviews with ourcommunity’s best gardeners fortheir tried and true tips. Thearticle’s writers have been work-ing at this craft for a few years,but as all dedicated gardenersknow, we will always be stu-dents when it comes to shapingnature.

So let’s learn an exotic botani-cal name, contemplate theshades of this spring’s pinks andkeep an eye out for the squirrelthat insists on digging up thenew plant. This will keep usyoung and oh, so alive. Wewant to share the delight, andoccasional frustration ofgardening’s arts and crafts whilewe go about improving our ownlittle patches of the earth. Re-member . . . “One who plants agarden, plants happiness.”

– Old Chinese proverb

Many years ago in the remotetown of Ystad, Sweden, I tried tofind a place where I could gowith my very young children andfeel welcome without spendinghalf my salary for lunch. I founda small place called the PeaceCafé where we could all havepancakes, organic lunches andhear the latest news. Prices wereadjusted to my wallet. Fromtime to time there would be lec-tures for adults, music classes forchildren and occasions to learnsomething about other parts ofthe world.

The Peace Café was a placewhere one would meet familieswith noisy kids, teenagers withdyed hair or dreadlocks, immi-grants and refugees who didn’tknow a word of Swedish, collegeteachers and ordinary peoplefrom the local community whoappreciated the inclusive atmo-sphere and the friendly staff.One of the regulars was Karl, anelderly man who was blind andcould bring his dog into thecafé. Karl had a cup of coffeethere almost every day, while hisdog sat patiently near the door.

To the sorrow of many people

the café ultimately closed. ThePeace Café was a wonderful oa-sis and still has a special placein my heart. The driving forcebehind the café was a womannamed Inger whom we called“The Angel.”

In this country I hadn’t foundany place like the Peace Caféuntil I was introduced to theNew Deal Café in Greenbelt. Itis very similar and gives me thesame sense of community. It hasa devoted staff, a warm andwonderful atmosphere and servesas a melting pot for people ofevery description and generation.The café even has its own Inger:Ellen Siegel.

The New Deal Café is so un-usual that my friends come fromD.C. to enjoy its relaxed moodand congenial menu. They saythey can’t find anything like itin the nation’s capital. Placeslike the New Deal Café are a rar-ity that many of us would notlike to be without.

Anna Lindberg is an assistantprofessor of history at Penn StateUniversity in Altoona. She livedin Greenbelt for some years andnow frequently visits on weekends.

Spring SaleAt Arboretum

On Saturday, April 30 from 9a.m. to 4 p.m., a garden fair andplant sale will be held at theU.S. National Arboretum. Joinarea gardeners for this free earlyseason shopping spree throughthousands of annuals, perennials,trees and shrubs for every gar-den. Sponsored by the Friendsof the National Arboretum, pro-ceeds support the arboretum.Visit http://www.usna.usda.gov orcall 202-245-4523 for informa-tion.

Native Plants FocusOf Arboretum Tour

Learn more about nativeplants and how to grow them atthe U.S. National Arboretum onFriday, April 29 from 10:30 to11:30 a.m. This free tour of theFern Valley Native Plant Collec-tion with curator Joan Feely fo-cuses on local natural history.No registration is required. Visitwww.usna.usda.gov or call 202-245-4523 for information.

Health ScreeningProgram Offered

Washington Adventist Hospi-tal will hold a communityscreening program at the Marga-ret Schweinhaut Senior Center,1000 Forest Glen Road, SilverSpring, on Wednesday, April 27from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Among thehealth screenings available willbe Vertical Auto Profile, Ho-mocysteine, Glucose, HsCRP,Lipids, A1c, Prostate Specific An-tigen and Body Fat. Advanceregistration is required. Call 1-800-542-5096. Fees vary perscreening.

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Community Events Greenbelt BaseballMajor League Schedule

Date Time GamesMon., April 25 6:00 p.m. Orioles vs. IndiansTues., April 26 6:00 p.m. Cardinals vs. AthleticsWed., April 27 6:00 p.m. Orioles vs. TigersThurs., April 28 6:00 p.m. Cardinals vs. LionsFri., April 29 6:00 p.m. Athletics vs. CubsFri., April 29 7:00 p.m.* Indians vs. TigersSat., April 30 10:00 a.m. Lions vs. GiantsSat., April 30 1:00 p.m. Tryouts/Rain Make-up

Major League Standings as of Monday 4/18/05American League W-L National League W-LGiants 3 - 1 Lions 2 - 0Tigers 1 - 1 Cardinals 2 - 1Orioles 1 - 1 Indians 2 - 1Athletics 0 - 3 Cubs 0 - 3

2005 Machine Pitch ScheduleDate Time Visitor vs. HomeMon., April 25 6:00 p.m.** Phillies vs. MetsWed., April 27 6:00 p.m.** Mets vs. MarlinsFri., April 29 6:00 p.m.** Marlins vs. Phillies

All games are played at McDonald Field unless noted. *This game willbe played at Braden #2. **These games will be played at Braden #3.

GHI Community-wide Clean Upand Tree PottingSaturday, April 23

Help spruce up the GHI common areas by removingfallen branches, leaves and picking up litter.

Free paper yard waste bags are available fromGHI on Saturday from 8 to 10:30 a.m.

The city will collect yard waste from court entranceson Monday, April 25. No household trash please.

Volunteers are also needed to pot trees for the new GHI nursery.Seedlings will be raised for planting around GHI.

All supplies provided. Meet at the GHI Admin. Building.

Explore StrategiesFor Retirement

Explorations Unlimited willhost a presentation by MichaelDoherty, vice president of FidelityInvestments Institutional ServicesCompany, on Friday, April 29 atthe Greenbelt Community Center.

Stretching retirement dollars,keeping up with inflation, reduc-ing taxes, preserving an estate forheirs . . . these are issues thatface retired people every day.This seminar can help people takecontrol of finances and deal withmany issues that most seniors en-counter, including withdrawal fromretirement plans, investment diver-sification, health care and budget-ing during retirement.

Doherty has been with FidelityInvestments for 12 years, servingin various roles. For the last fouryears he has been the focus ofsupport for financial planners ofthe Mid-Atlantic region. Dohertyreceived a bachelor of arts in busi-ness management from Northeast-ern University.

Explorations Unlimited is aspeaker series held every Fridayfrom 1 to 3 p.m. at the Commu-nity Center. This presentationwill be held in the Senior Class-room. Everyone is welcome andquestions are encouraged. Call301-397-2208 for information.

Community CenterBlood Drive Apr. 29

The next blood drive inGreenbelt, sponsored by theGreenbelt Recreation Departmentand the American Red Cross,will be held at the GreenbeltCommunity Center on Friday,April 29 from noon to 6 p.m.

The continuing need forblood makes it important thatthere is a large turnout. Thosewho have not been contacted bythe Red Cross should call JanetGoldberg at 301-397-2212 tomake an appointment. As wasthe case in the last blood drive,walk-ins will be accepted at theend of each hour to fill in forthose with appointments who donot appear.

Byrd Will DiscussLife Planning Tips

The caregiver support groupof the Greenbelt Adult Care Cen-ter will host guest speakerJacqueline Byrd on Tuesday,May 3 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.Byrd is an elder law attorneyfrom Byrd & Byrd in Bowie.

Her life planning tips include:living arrangements – make hous-ing choices before someone elsehas to do it; investigation – findinformation and support re-sources available; financial prop-erty – durable general powers ofattorney vs. guardianship; andend of life planning – health carepowers of attorney and advanceddirectives (living will). Other tipsare to prepare now – choose ap-propriate advocates and agents;last will and testament – plan athoughtful disposition of assets;asset preservation/long-term careinsurance – how to pay for long-term care; and needs-based trusts– providing for a disabled lovedone after the caregiver is gone.

The program is open to thepublic. Call Beverly Long atthe center for more informationat 301-507-6590. The center islocated on the lower level at theGreenbelt Community Center.

At the LibraryTuesday, April 26, 10:30 a.m. –

Cuddletime for newborn to 17months with caregiver; limit 15babies.

Wednesday, April 27, 10:30a.m. – Toddlertime for ages 18 to35 months with caregiver; limit15 toddlers.

Thursday, April 28, 10:30 a.m.– Drop-in Storytime for ages 3to 5 years; limit 20 children.

Greenbriar BoardMeeting April 27

On Wednesday, April 27 theGreenbriar Community Associa-tion Board of Directors will meetat 6 p.m. in the Commons Room.

Barix SupportGroup to Meet

The Greenbelt Barix ClinicsSupport Group will hold its firstmeeting at Greenbelt CommunityChurch on Monday, April 25from 8 to 9:30 p.m. The groupprovides support for all BarixClinics patients, those consider-ing the Barix program and sup-portive family members andfriends. This is not a generalweight loss surgery supportgroup.

Following the initial meeting,the group will meet the fourthMonday of each month from 8to 9:30 p.m. at the GreenbeltCommunity Church FellowshipCenter in meeting room A at 1Hillside Road.

For more information call Janat 301-474-8389 or contact BarixClinics at 800-282-0066 or visitthe website at http://www.barixclinic.com.

GHI NotesWednesday, April 27, 7:30

p.m. – Architecture and Environ-ment Committee, Board Room

Green Man FestivalComing to Greenbelt

Greenbelt’s first Green ManFestival begins May 1 and con-tinues on May 14 and 15. TheGreen Man Festival is a celebra-tion of Greenbelt’s commitmentto preserve its acres of forests bychoosing wisely and acting lo-cally to honor this green earth.The festival will feature manyartists, musicians and performersfrom Greenbelt and the surround-ing areas.

“The Nature of Green Man”exhibit, part of the recreationdepartment’s “An Artful After-noon,” opens on May 1 at 1 p.m.in the gallery of the CommunityCenter. A reception will follow,lasting until 5 p.m. In additionto the exhibit, there will be sto-rytellers, a chance to build asmall Green Man and a Maypolewill be constructed. Music willbe provided by the GreenbeltConcert Band.

On May 14 and 15 the festi-val continues at Roosevelt Cen-ter from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Therewill be musicians, dancers andstorytellers throughout the after-noon along with food, crafts andexhibits on eco-friendly garden-ing techniques and products andmore, including a visit fromGreen Man and his friends.

Girl Scouts SponsorParents' Night Out

The girls in Girl Scout Troop2142 will sponsor another Par-ents’ Night Out for moms anddads to enjoy an evening awayfrom the kids.

The kids can be dropped offat Greenbelt Community Churchon Saturday, April 30 at 5 p.m.and picked up at 9 p.m.

This year’s theme is KiddieKarnival where kids ages 3 to 8will check in at the “Ticket Booth”and be whisked into a carnival en-vironment. They will have theopportunity to win prizes at a fish-ing derby, ring toss and laundrybasketball. Other events include aphoto shoot, face painting andbowling. Food will be served inminiature style with a choice ofmini-hot dogs, hamburgers andpizza. What would a carnival bewithout caramel apples (slices)and popcorn? The troop spe-cialty is chocolate banana bites.

For a fee each child receivesfood, prizes and a take-homephoto. The troop will donate allprofits and any additional dona-tions from the event to the 2004Tsunami victims through the GirlScout Council Nations Capital.

Toddlers must be pottytrained. Children need to be pre-registered, contact Karen byphone at 301-982-4544 or emailgreenbeltgs@netscape.net. Thedeadline for pre-registration isMonday, April 25.

Silver Diner HostsSt. Hugh’s Fundraiser

Wednesday, April 27 from 5to 8 p.m. the Silver Diner inGreenbelt is hosting a fundraiserfor St. Hugh’s School. Bringfamily and friends and join fa-miliar faces for a fun meal. Or-der burgers, shakes and fries orsomething more traditional like a“Blue Plate Special.” The host-esses will have surprises for par-ticipants, who should indicatethey are there for the fundraiser.

Miller’s Genesis PlayTo Open April 29

The Greenbelt Arts Center(GAC) announced the seventhplay of its Silver Anniversary sea-son, “The Creation of the Worldand Other Business,” ArthurMiller’s unusual comedy/dramaabout Genesis come to life.

Miller plays his most persua-sive and fascinating theme: apower struggle between God andhis favorite angel Lucifer, wholusts for equality with God inheaven. As the first all-too-hu-man family is caught betweenthese two combatants, Milleruses comedy as well as drama toconvince, persuade and answerthe question: can two Gods reignin heaven?

Director Norma Ozur, ProducerJohn Calhoon and the cast willpresent such heavenly charactersas God, the angels Azrael,Chemuel, Raphael and Luciferand human characters Adam,Eve, Cain and Abel. Miller’s in-terpretation of the story takes ajaundiced view of the natures ofGod, Lucifer and the humans.

The production will run for 10performances from April 19through May 21. Friday and Sat-urday night performances are at 8p.m. There are two Sunday mati-nees, May 1 at 2 p.m. and May 8at 5 p.m. Call 301-441-8770 forticket prices and reservations.GAC is located at 123 Centerway.

Goddard SessionCelebrates Hubble

On April 25 at 6:45 p.m., theGoddard Space Flight Center willcelebrate the Hubble SpaceTelescope’s 15th anniversary.The celebration will include theunveiling of new, spectacular im-ages, science and servicing lec-tures about Hubble and stargaz-ing with the support of theGoddard Astronomy Club. Donot miss this opportunity to ex-plore the universe through theeyes of Hubble scientists. Bringbinoculars and stargaze with theGoddard Astronomy Club. Hopefor clear skies, dress for theweather and enjoy the show.

This “Space Chat” presenta-tion is free but registration isstrongly recommended. To regis-ter, visit http://www.nasa.gov/cen-ters/goddard/spacechat/home/index.html and click on “regis-ter” at the top of the page. Fur-ther information is availablefrom Natalie Simms at 301-286-8955.

GHS Plans ReunionLuncheon for May 7

The Greenbelt High Schoolannual reunion luncheon will beheld on May 7 at 11 a.m. for allGHS students, spouses, friends,guests and faculty at theGreenbelt American Legion Post#136, 6900 Greenbelt Road.Call Pauline Bordas for informa-tion at 301-474-8657.

PGRC OffersTraining Program

The Prince George’s RunningClub (PGRC) will hold trainingprograms for intermediate andbeginning runners. The trainingbegins this Saturday, April 23and will last 16 weeks. Thegoal for beginners is a 5K racePGRC will hold in August of thisyear. The goal for intermediaterunners is to increase distance,targeting a 10K, 10-miler or in-crease in speed.

Training each Saturday will bein the Sweetgum Picnic area ofGreenbelt Park and starts at 8a.m. For more information, callCoach Bob Grumbine at 301-982-2457 or check the website athttp://www.pgrc.org. The pro-grams are free to PGRC mem-bers.

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UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Daniel Hamlin, Pastor

Greenbelt Community Church

Hillside & Crescent RoadsPhone: 301-474-6171 mornings

www.greenbelt.com/gccucc/Sunday Worship

10:15 a.m.

"A church of the open mind, the warm heart,the aspiring soul, and the social vision..."

Paint Branch UnitarianUniversalist Church3215 Powder Mill Road,

Beltsville/Adelphi (301-937-3666)Welcomes you to our open,

nurturing communityApril 24, 10 a.m.

"The Life and Poetry ofAudre Lourde"

by Paint Branch Worship AssociatesReligious Exploration 10 a.m.

Barbara Wells ten Hove,Jaco B. ten Hove,

co-ministers

7010 Glenn Dale Road (Lanham-Severn Road & Glenn Dale Road) 301-262-3285 | rector@stgeo.org | www.stgeo.org

Sundays: 8:00 am Simple, quiet Mass 9:00 am Christian education for all ages 10:00 am Sung Mass with organ and folk

music, ASL interpreted 1:30 pm Signed Mass (last Sunday of each

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ST. HUGH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH135 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770

301-474-4322

Mass Schedule:Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m.Saturday 9:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m.

Daily Mass: 7:15 a.m.Sacrament of Penance: Saturday 3:45-4:45 p.m.

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Sunday 8:00 a.m. Worship Service 8:45 a.m. Fellowship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Bible Study10:30 a.m. Worship

Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Evening Worship

Fax 301-220-0694 • E-mail myholycross@verizon.net

CongregationMishkan Torah

10 Ridge Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770 301-474-4223mishkantorah@hotmail.com – www.mishkantorah.org

An unpretentious, historic, welcoming, liberal, egalitariansynagogue that respects tradition and becomes your

extended family in the twenty-first century.Shabbat services: Friday evening at 8:00 PM, except 1st Friday of the month,i.e. family service at 7:30 PM. Saturday morning services at 9:30 AM.Educational programs for children K–12 and for adults.Combined innovative full family educational program for parents and children.Conversion classes. Concert choir. Social Action program.Opportunity for leadership development.Moderate, flexible dues. High holiday seating for visitors.Sisterhood. Men's Club. Other Social Activities.Interfaith families are welcome.

Historic synagogue dually affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaismand the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

Helping People Connect with His Family through Loving Service

The "Celebration! Congo Choir"from Central Africa willperform twice in D.C.:1) April 26, 7:30PM at

Metropolitan AME Church,1518 M Street, NW

2) April 27, 6PM on theMillennium Stage at

The Kennedy Center(no charge for admission).

Details on the group at:www.celebrationafrica.com

Baha'i Faith

www.us.bahai.org www.us.bahai.org

Greenbelt Baha’i CommunityP.O. Box 245

Greenbelt, MD 20770301-345-2918 301-220-3160

Our sympathy to Mike Fox inPublic Works on the death of hiswife Billie Jo.

Congratulations to MicheleBurton, daughter of Douglas andKeiko Burton of Laurel HillRoad. Burton is one of only 20nationwide members of the USAToday All-USA Community andJunior College Academic FirstTeam. (See story at left on thispage.)

It’s a girl for Shayna Skolnikand Ramon Ramirez Linan ofRidge Road. Sabina GraceRamirez-Skolnik was born onWednesday, March 30, 2005, at11:07 p.m. She weighed 5 lbs.,7 oz. and has a full head of darkhair. Maternal grandparents arelong-time Greenbelters Lola andSteve Skolnik of Ridge Road.Paternal grandparents, CarlosRamirez de la Lastra and IsabelLinan Sabio, live in Seville,Spain. Proud uncles Benjaminand Kevin Skolnik are also long-time Greenbelters.

A warm welcome by Mike,Colby, Isabel and CatherineStorck of 69 Court Ridge Roadto the newest member of theirfamily, baby Joseph Anton, bornApril 12, 2005.

Greenbelter Michele Burton(Laurel Hill Road) is one of 20winners of USA Today’s All-USACommunity and Junior CollegeAcademic First Team. She re-ceived a $2,500 cash award andwas recognized at a ceremony inBoston. Recipients of thesehonors are selected from approxi-mately 1,500 associate’s degreecandidates nominated by theircolleges nationwide. Selection isbased on high academic perfor-mance and significant commu-nity service.

While maintaining better thana 3.0 grade point average atPrince George’s Community Col-lege (PGCC) in Largo majoring inhistory, Burton was also recog-nized for her pioneering efforts tostart a teen performance troupethat promotes abstinence fromdrugs, alcohol and premarital sex.That group, the WashingtonAIDS International Teens (WAIT),was established in February 2002.Burton was a key organizer ofEleanor Roosevelt High School’sfirst abstinence-education club inOctober 2003. She also per-formed at the Labor Day Festi-vals in 2001 and 2002 as an ac-tress and a break dancer.

Burton has toured with theWAIT performance troupe in NewYork, California and North Caro-lina. The WAIT group also per-

formed in Jerusalem and othercities in Israel for 10 days last

Local Woman Wins National Recognition

February at the invitation of themayor of Jerusalem. The Jerusa-

Above, Michele Burton,center, break dances at aPalestinian communitycenter in Jerusalem as aperformer with the Wash-ington AIDS InternationalTeens (WAIT). Back rowfrom left: Wongil Dada-chanji, Triton Marks, DanHutcherson and KenseiTsubata. At left, Burton,center, poses with Israelihigh schoolers who areplanting trees aroundtheir school.

lem city government’s at-riskyouth department sponsored amulti-cultural troupe of Palestinianand Israeli youth that joinedWAIT in a program. Thesegroups will tour the U.S. in Julyperforming in Washington, D.C.,New York and possibly othervenues that may includeGreenbelt.

An avid long-distance runner,last spring Burton organizedPGCC’s first-ever 5K run/walk tobenefit the work of WAIT.

Prior to receiving the All-USAScholarship, Burton was the re-cipient of a full scholarship toPGCC and she received $1,000in scholarships from the CocaCola Foundation and the Pointsof Light Foundation.

Burton stays close toGreenbelt, where she works as aswimming teacher at theAquatic and Fitness Center andas a waitress at the New DealCafé. In addition, she hasserved as vice president of theStudent Governance Board,launched a voter registrationdrive registering more than 400voters and participated in theModel United Nations.

Giving in charity is one of theimportant teachings of Islam,

greatly rewarded by God and anobligation on every individual who

has the means to do so.

"And the likeness of those, who spend theirsubstance, seeking to please God and to

strengthen their souls, is as a garden, high andfertile; heavy rain falls on it, but makes it yield a

double increase in harvest, and if it receives notheavy rain, light moisture sufficeth it. God seeth well whatever ye do. . . O ye who believe, give of the good things which ye have earned,and of the fruits of the earth which we have produced for you . . . ."

– The Holy Qur'an, 2:265 & 267

To find out more about Islam, call 301-982-9463 or e-mail us atsearchislam@mail.com or visit the website www.learnaboutislam.com.

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City Information

OPENINGS ON BOARDS &COMMITTEES

Volunteer to serve on CityCouncil advisory groups.Vacancies exist on the:

Arts Advisory BoardPark and Recreation

Advisory BoardFor more information, please

call 301-474-8000.

April 30 from 2-6pm

Springhill Lake Recreation Center

6101 Cherrywood Lane

CINCO DE MAYO

Springhill Lake Recreation Phone: 301-397-2212

Greenbelt Recreation Department, 25 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770.

Business Phone: 301-397-2200

ANOTHER MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT WORKS MONTH EVENT

Meetings for April25-29

Monday, April 25, 8:00pm,Regular Council Meeting/Public Hearing on the Budget,Municipal Building (live onChannel 71).

Wednesday, April 27, 8:00pm,Budget Work Session, PublicSafety, Community Center.

REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL ANDPUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGETMunicipal Building – Council Room – 8pm

April 25, 2005

COMMUNICATIONSPresentationsIntroduction of New Green Ridge House Services CoordinatorCertificate of Appreciation – National Depression Awareness

CampaignThe Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) ProgramIntroduction of New Community PlannerMaryland Chiefs’ Challenge – ProclamationPublic Hearing on the FY 2006 BudgetPetitions and Requests (Petitions received at the meeting will notbe acted upon by the City Council at this meeting unless Councilwaives its Standing Rules.)*Committee Reports (Items on the Consent Agenda marked by *

will be approved as recommended by staff, subject to removalfrom the Consent Agenda by Council.)

LEGISLATIONOTHER BUSINESS� New Assistance-in-living Programs – Briefing

- AARP Foundation’s Money Management Program- Volunteer Maryland – Application

� 2006-2008 County Cooperation Agreement for CDBGPrograms

� Selection of Audit Services for FY 2005� *Reappointments to Advisory Groups

MEETINGSNOTE: This is a preliminary agenda, subject to change. RegularCouncil meetings are open to the public and all interested citizens areinvited to attend. If special accommodations are required for anydisabled person, please call 301-474-8000 no later than 10am on themeeting day. Deaf individuals are advised to use MD RELAY at 711 ore-mail kgallagher@greenbeltmd.gov to reach the City Clerk.

GREENBELT AQUATIC AND

FITNESS CENTER

Spring Mini-SessionDates: May 9 thru June 3Passholders & Residents register: April 25 & 26Open Registration: April 27 until classes are filledAdult Classes only

ATTENTION: The Greenbelt Aquatic and Fitness Centerwill be entirely closed on May 4, 5, and 6 for variousrepairs. For further information call 301-397-2204.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGGreenbelt Board of Appeals

Notice is hereby given that the Greenbelt Board of Appeals willhold a public hearing on April 28, 2005, at 7:30 pm in theGreenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt on thefollowing variance application:

An application filed by Solomon & Latanya Robbins forconsideration of a request for a variance on premises locatedat 6610 Springcrest Drive, Greenbelt, MD. The applicant isrequesting a variance of 4' from rear yard setbackrequirements for the purpose of constructing a 12' x 24' deck.

For more information call 301-345-5417

GREENBELT MUNICIPAL/PUBLIC ACCESSCHANNEL 71

MUNICIPAL ACCESS: 301-474-8000: Monday, April 25th at8:00pm: City Counci Meeting/Public Hearing on the Budget “live”Tuesday & Thursday, April 26 & 28: 10am & 6pm “Ask theExpert-Veterans’ Benefits,” 7:00pm Greenbelt Museum presents“Livable Modern Furniture,” 8:15pm Replay of City CouncilMeeting.PUBLIC ACCESS (GATE): 301-507-6581:Wednesday & Friday,April 27 & 29: 7pm “Future View,” 7:30pm GAC presents “Flutar,”9pm GAC presents “Mid-Summer Nights Dream.”

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

Saturday, April 30, 2004

9am-12noon at Buddy Attick Park

City residents, businesses and organizations can recycle old and/orunwanted computers and other electronic items.

Accepted Items Include: central processingunits, hard drives, monitors, keyboards,printers and copiers, laptop computers,

computer speakers, scanners, computer mice,software, recording equipment, cameras,telephones, radios, other small electronic

equipment

(NO TELEVISIONS OR LARGESTEREO UNITS)

Also... Trade in your old mercury feverthermometer and receive a new FREE digital thermometer!

For further information, contact the City of Greenbelt Recycling

TENNIS LESSONSThe Recreation Department is offering

group tennis lessons for all skill levels.

Class space is limited.

Pre-Registration is required.

Private lessons are also available by appoint-

ment.

When: Saturdays – Saturday, May 7 through Saturday, June 11

(six classes)

Where: Braden Field Tennis Courts

Fee: Resident $30 Non-Resident $36

Info: Greenbelt Recreation 301-397-2200

Ages Time

6 -9 11:00am – 11:45am

10-13 12:00pm – 12:45pm

14 - 17 1:00pm – 1:45pm

18 - + 2:00pm – 2:45pm

Cummings HostsStatewide Meeting

Congressmember Elijah E.Cummings, who represents Balti-more and Howard County, hascalled a statewide town meetingfor Monday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m.in the “Q” theater at CatonsvilleCommunity College. The subjectwill be fixing the USA Patriot Act.Many Greenbelt groups will bethere, including the Peace andJustice Coalition and the PrinceGeorge’s and Maryland Bill ofRights Defense Committees.

Doug Love, among others, willbe providing rides to Catonsvillethat night. He can be reached atwork at 301-985-6457 or at homeat 301-474-8663 or by email atdlove@mygreenbelt.com.

City NotesCode enforcement staff posted

a rental property in Greenbriar as“Unlawful to Occupy” and threemunicipal infractions were issuedto the property owner for failureto abate overcrowding in theunit.

Public WorksThe horticulture crew trans-

ported trees from the NationalArboretum and from theTREEmendous Maryland Pro-gram to the city. Parks crewsover-seeded and aerated Bradenfootball field and the footballfield at Schrom Hills.

Watershed CleanupDespite rainy weather on Sat-

urday, April 2, seven volunteersremoved 320 pounds of trashand recyclables from theSpringhill Lake Stream.

The cleanup of the NorthwayTributary of Beaver Dam CreekApril 9 had nine volunteers whoremoved 370 pounds of trash,tires and recyclables.

Recreation Dept.Camp sessions two and three

of Operation Branch Out are nowfilled and accepting wait-list en-rollments. Spaces in Camp PineTree I and II are filling upquickly. Anyone interested insigning up their children forcamp this summer should inquireabout spaces as soon as possible.

City Receives AwardFor GAIL Program

The City of Greenbelt is to berecognized for the Greenbelt As-sistance in Living (GAIL) pro-grams by the Maryland Munici-pal League at its spring confer-ence in June. City ManagerMichael P. McLaughlin told theGreenbelt City Council the goodnews at its first budgetworksession on April 4. This isthe fourth time in the past sevenyears that Greenbelt has receivedthe League’s Award for Excel-lence for large municipalities andthe fifth time overall.

The council approved Mc-Laughlin’s request to have Com-munity Resource AdvocateChristal Batey attend the confer-ence to accept the award for thecity. He also noted that Dr.Elizabeth Park, Director ofGreenbelt CARES had preparedthe nomination papers.

Instrumental ConcertAt Catholic Univ.

Instrumental ensembles fromCatholic University will present aconcert at 6 p.m. on Monday,April 26 at the Ward Recital Hallon the university’s Washingtoncampus. The performance is freeand open to the public. Formore information, call 202-319-5416.

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Prince George’s County facility.Following this news the city

has decided to obtain a singlepacker truck for $126,497 fromMid-Atlanta Waste Systems, at aconsiderable savings from theoriginal bid of $150,000. Whenthe new system comes on line,the city can consider expansionof recycling and elimination ofthe separation of materials tomake recycling easier for citi-zens.

Northway FieldThe council unanimously ap-

proved a contract for $22,000with Clinton and Associates toprepare a master plan for theNorthway Fields. Three propos-als were submitted and evalu-ated. Staff reviewed thiscompany’s work on a projectsimilar in scope to that of theNorthway project and the com-pany provided pro bono designwork to the city‘s wetland educa-tion center.

The contract calls for devel-opment of two master plan alter-natives that creatively respond tothe needs and constraints of thesite. Possible components toevaluate for the site include soft-ball and other group sportsfields, viewing areas, play-grounds, picnic areas, star gazingobservatory and parking. A pub-lic meeting will be scheduled togain community input.

Health SurveyThe National Health and Nu-

trition Examination Survey, con-ducted by the Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention(CDC), will be conducted inPrince George’s County begin-ning April 15. Sandra Smith,public affairs officer at CDC’sNational Center for Health Statis-tics, and Dr. Kathryn Porter,medical officer for the survey,gave a presentation about theupcoming survey and its impor-tance in producing health infor-mation for the nation.

The survey is the nation’s

largest and most comprehensivesurvey of the health and nutri-tional status of the population.It collects data through house-hold interviews and standardizedphysical examinations with a sta-tistically-selected sample of thepopulation. The survey travelsto 15 locations each year. Whilein Prince George’s County thesurvey’s mobile examination cen-ters will be located in Greenbelt.(See story in the News Review,April 14.)

ProclamationsThe meeting began with proc-

lamations celebrating a number ofspecial occasions and accomplish-ments. The city issued an ArborDay proclamation and presented itto Charles Jackman, chair of theAdvisory Committee on Trees.The proclamation noted thatGreenbelt is recognized as a TreeCity USA by the National ArborDay Foundation. Arbor Day wascelebrated in conjunction with EarthDay events on April 16.

Also on April 16 theGreenbelt Astronomy Club andthe Goddard Astronomy Club of-fered a program at the HowardB. Owens Science Center tomark International AstronomyDay. Doug Love described theprogram, which he said includeddoor prizes and meteorites. Ac-cording to the city’s proclama-tion, International AstronomyDay was designed to bring thejoy of astronomy to everyone.

Municipal government gets awhole month of attention in thecity’s proclamation naming April2005 as Municipal GovernmentMonth. The proclamation de-scribes municipal government asclosest to the people and, as inGreenbelt, striving to enhance thequality of life for its residents byproviding a full range of servicesand programs.

Beverly Palau, the city’s publicinformation and communicationscoordinator, described many activi-ties taking place throughout the

month. Among them is the “It’sMunicipal Government” competi-tion and championship with theschools on April 22.

National Public Safety Tele-communications Week was April10 to 16 and in its honor the cityissued a proclamation paying trib-ute to the communications special-ists of the City of Greenbelt’s Po-lice Department. Cpl. CarolynBreck and Capt. Thomas Kempwere at the meeting to receive theproclamation. Kemp said it was adifficult job, which the staff had ex-ecuted in an excellent and dedi-cated manner. Council agreed andsent its thanks.

Jill St. John, curator at theGreenbelt museum, also attendedthe council meeting to speakabout the city’s involvement in aHistory Channel program, “FDR:A Presidency Revealed.” A pre-view was shown at the GreenbeltTheatre on April 12.

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nity Parks and Playgrounds grant.When bids previously weresought for this facility, they camein way over budget.

Staff decided to rebid theconstruction along with themuch larger addition to the Pub-lic Works facility, which is to befinanced out of the proceeds of avoter authorized bond issue.Public Works Director Ken Hallsaid the plans are now being re-viewed for building permits, andhe hopes bids can be sought inanother month.

Skateboard ParkThe skateboard park is facing

design challenges, according toPlanning and Community Devel-opment Director Celia Craze, be-cause of the limited space andtopography. When these issuesare resolved and the plans arecomplete, $162,000 is budgetedfor construction of the facility tobe located next to the GreenbeltYouth Center. The project is ex-pected to be completed in thenext fiscal year.

Another budgeted project is$95,000 for stabilizing thestream on the south side of theHillside Road underpass whereerosion has been a problem. Ofthis, $15,000 is to be expendedfor engineering and design work.The city hopes to get a Mary-land Department of Environmentgrant of $55,000 for this project.

The city has entered into newagreements with GHI and othercommunities in which the citywould share in the cost of main-taining their privately-ownedplayground facilities. In turn,the playgrounds would be opento public use. The city will pay75 percent of the cost of upgrad-ing these playgrounds. In theproposed budget, $50,000 is pro-vided for upgrading three to fourof these playgrounds.

Another $25,000 is providedfor a master plan for the“Northway site,” the area at theend of Northway not included in

the newly created forest preserve,which includes the site for anobservatory, an area used by thecity for recycling of yard materi-als and the Northway ball fields.

There is concern by some thatpart of the ball fields have beendesignated forest preserve. In-stead, the city will consider forinclusion in the master planonly the area that is not wooded.Craze told the council that it wasdecided not to have a propertysurvey of the area because of thecost. (At the April 11 meetingthe council awarded a contract toClinton and Associates for$22,000 to do this work.)

Other ProjectsBesides the $20,000 budgeted

for the Boxwood drainage prob-lem, other small projects bud-geted are improvements to thepolice station parking lot($20,000), two new bus shelters($2,000), a $10,000 city contri-bution to the Anacostia TrailsHeritage Area for directionalsignage (if that falls through themoney will be used for gatewayentrance signs) and miscella-neous concrete repairs ($30,000).

Cherrywood Lane landscapingof medians installed this year($8,000), crosswalk replacementbetween the Municipal Buildingand Roosevelt Center ($10,000)and a storage shed at BradenField for athletic equipment andpossibly to include space for adry concession stand ($13,000)are also included in the budget.Other items are construction of a“Wall of Honor” memorial to rec-ognize the accomplishments ofGreenbelt residents ($13,000)and the cleaning of the stonecarved reliefs at the CommunityCenter and Mother and Childsculpture at Roosevelt Center($40,000).

Library Has CouncilMeeting Tapes

Greenbelt citizens now havean additional way to be informedand up-to-date on the doings oftheir local government. Tapes ofthe city council meetings inVCR format are now availablefor check-out at the Greenbeltbranch of the county library.Beverly Palau, communicationsdirector for Greenbelt, beganmaking an extra tape atcouncil’s January 24 meeting thisyear. Administrative procedureswithin the library are now com-pleted so that the tapes are avail-able to be checked out.

Council meetings are broad-cast live on Greenbelt AccessTelevision, Channel 71, as theyoccur and are re-broadcast onthe following Thursday evening.Residents who cannot watch atthese times or who do not haveaccess to cable television cannow view the proceedings bytape in their own homes.

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Based on information released by the Greenbelt Police Department. Dates and times arethose when police were first contacted about incidents.

Police Blotter

The Department is offering a reward of up to $500 forinforma-tion leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspectin any of the unsolved crimes reported in the blotter.Citizens may anonymously report suspected drug activity bycalling the Drug Tip Line at 301-507-6522.

The Fire Department Log is a bi-weekly report of the activi-ties and news from the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Departmentand Rescue Squad, Inc. (GVFD&RS) The report includes recentincidents, news and upcoming events, fire safety and other firedepartment related information.

Fire & Rescue Log

RobberyApril 8, 10 p.m., 7900 block

Mandan Road, a man reportedthat he had just exited his ve-hicle and was walking toward aresidence when he was ap-proached from behind by twomen, one armed with a shotgun,the other with a handgun. Arobbery was announced and afterobtaining the victim’s walletboth left in a nearby dark ma-roon vehicle. The suspects aredescribed as a black male, 5’11"to 6', wearing a dark jacket,pants and ski mask and a blackmale 5’6" to 5’8", wearing darkclothes and a skull cap.

CarjackingApril 14, 10:14 a.m., 7200

block Mandan Road, a womanreported that she was walking toher vehicle when she wasgrabbed from behind by a manwho punched her several timesand took her car keys. He fledthe scene in the victim’s vehicledescribed as a silver 2005Toyota Camry 4-door, Marylandtags 6ACG82. The suspect is de-scribed as a black male, 20 to 24years of age, 5’8", wearing ablack T-shirt, black baggy pantsand a black baseball cap withsome type of head covering un-derneath the hat.

AssaultApril 8, in reference to an as-

sault reported March 18 in the6400 block of Capitol Drive, anarrest warrant has been obtainedcharging a nonresident womanwith first and second degree as-sault.

WeaponApril 12, 10:48 a.m., 6100

block Breezewood Court, a non-resident youth was arrested forconcealed deadly weapon afterpolice responded to a report ofseveral juveniles entering anapartment during school time.As police entered the apartmentbuilding they heard voices insidethe laundry room and detectedthe odor of what they believedto be marijuana. Several juve-niles were located, with one be-ing in possession of an “asp”type baton. The youth was re-leased to the principal at North-western High School pending ac-tion by the juvenile justice sys-tem. The other youths (includ-ing several located in an apart-ment in the same building) werealso students from NorthwesternHigh School and were identifiedand released pending action bythe school board.

DrugsApril 9, 7:27 p.m., 20 block

Crescent Road, a Greenbeltyouth was arrested for possessionof marijuana after police stoppeda suspicious vehicle. Located inthe vehicle was a quantity ofsuspected marijuana. The youthwas released to a parent pendingaction by the juvenile justicesystem.

April 10, 9:57 p.m., BeltwayPlaza Mall, a nonresident manwas arrested and charged withpossession of marijuana, theft andtraffic charges after policestopped a vehicle for a registra-

tion violation. Investigation re-vealed that the tag on the ve-hicle was stolen. Located in thevehicle was a quantity of sus-pected marijuana. The man wasreleased to the department ofcorrections for a hearing before adistrict court commissioner.

April 13, 9:29 a.m.,Breezewood Drive andCherrywood Lane, a nonresidentman was arrested and chargedwith possession of paraphernaliaand driving without a license af-ter he was stopped for a trafficviolation. A computer check re-vealed that the man did nothave a license and he was foundto be in possession of parapher-nalia commonly used to ingest“crack” cocaine. He was releasedon citations pending trial.

DWIApril 7, 12:54 p.m., a nonresi-

dent man was arrested andcharged with driving while im-paired by a controlled dangeroussubstance and driving while im-paired by a controlled dangeroussubstance and/or alcohol after hewas stopped for a traffic viola-tion. The suspect was releasedon citations pending trial.

April 10, 1:45 a.m., GreenwayCenter, a nonresident man wasarrested and charged with drivingwhile impaired, driving underthe influence and failure to re-duce speed to avoid a collisionas a result of the investigation ofa traffic accident. The suspectwas released on citations pend-ing trial.

April 13, 12:43 p.m., Green-way Center, a nonresident manwas arrested and charged withdriving while impaired by a con-trolled dangerous substance, pos-session of marijuana and posses-sion of paraphernalia after he wasstopped for a traffic violation.He was released to the depart-ment of corrections for a hearingbefore a district court commis-sioner.

Fleeing and EludingApril 11, 8:58 a.m., 7400

block Frankfurt Drive, a nonresi-dent man was arrested andcharged with driver fleeing andeluding uniformed police on foot.A nonresident youth was arrestedfor trespass, obstructing and hin-dering, possession of parapherna-lia and false statement. Policeresponded to a report of a suspi-cious occupied vehicle in a park-ing lot. Upon arriving on thescene both suspects bailed out ofthe vehicle and fled the scene onfoot. Both were apprehended af-ter a foot chase. The youth wasfound in possession of parapher-nalia commonly used to smokemarijuana. The man was re-leased on citation pending trial.The youth was released pendingaction by the juvenile justicesystem.

Disorderly IntoxicationApril 7, 8:05 p.m., Breeze-

wood Drive and Edmonston Ter-race, a nonresident man was ar-rested and charged with disor-derly intoxication in a publicplace. A second nonresidentman was arrested and charged

with driving while impaired anddriving under the influence. Thefirst man was observed standingin the roadway speaking to thesecond man who was in his ve-hicle stopped in the roadway.Police noticed that the first manwas holding a beer and urinatingon the road. Both were releasedon citation pending trial.

False IDApril 8, 7:15 p.m., 6000 block

Springhill Drive, a nonresidentman was arrested and chargedwith possession of false identifi-cation and traffic charges afterpolice stopped a vehicle for atraffic violation. Investigationrevealed that the man was inpossession of a fake Social Secu-rity card. He was released to thedepartment of corrections for ahearing before a district courtcommissioner.

VandalismApril 11, 11:20 a.m., Schrom

Hills Park, it was reported thatunknown person(s) spray paintedgraffiti inside a restroom.

BurglariesApril 11, 8:21 a.m., 7700

block Hanover Parkway, it wasreported that unknown person(s)used unknown means to enter theresidence. Money was taken.

April 12, 6:48 a.m., 9100block Edmonston Court, it wasreported that unknown person(s)used unknown means to enter theresidence. DVDs, video gamesand a video game player weretaken.

Vehicle CrimesThree vehicles were stolen: a

1997 Ford Crown Victoria 4-doorfrom the 9100 block SpringhillLane; a green 1999 Land Rover4-door, Maryland tags 362M829from the 9100 block EdmonstonRoad; and a 1996 Honda Accord4-door from the 5800 blockCherrywood Terrace.

Four vehicles were recovered,all by non-Greenbelt police de-partments. One arrest was made.

Thefts from vehicles were re-ported in the following areas:the 7800 block Mandan Road(two incidents) and the 8000block Mandan Road.

Incident ReportFrom April 2 to April 15 the

GVFD&RS responded to a totalof 51 engine and 69 ambulancecalls. Of those calls, 21 werereports of smoke or fire, twowere hazardous material inci-dents, 22 were motor vehicleaccidents and 49 were medicalcalls.

Fatal AccidentOn April 7, just before 11

p.m., Greenbelt and RiverdaleHeights were alerted to a motorvehicle accident on the north-bound side of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near theBeltway. There was a report ofone vehicle over the embank-ment. Upon arrival, crews founda two-car accident and it wasdetermined that the driver inone of the vehicles involved hadnot survived. The other vehiclehad gone over the embankment,causing non-life-threatening inju-ries to the two occupants. Am-bulance 359 transported one ofthe patients. Chief 35-A hadcommand of the scene.

Motorcycle CrashJust before noon on April 9,

Greenbelt was alerted to re-spond to a motorcycle crash inthe northbound lanes of theBaltimore-Washington Parkwaynorth of Greenbelt Road. Ar-riving units found a single mo-torcycle in the woods and oneinjured rider. The patient’s in-juries were non-life-threatening.After extricating the motoristfrom the woods, the patient wastransported to an area hospitalby a paramedic unit.

Volunteers SoughtThe GVFD&RS is looking

for volunteers age 16 and up.Become a firefighter, EMT orwork in an administrative role.All training is provided andthe time commitment is flex-ible. To find out more call thestation at 301-345-7000, visitwww.engine35.com or stop bythe station and ask to speak toan officer.

Questions and commentscan be directed to 301-345-7000or public-info@engine35.com.

THANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS!

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Through your participation and support,so far this year . . .

� We supported the Tsunami Victims with a checkfor over $600 to the Red Cross.

� Over 1,500 pounds of food were donated to localfood banks during our Food Drive.

� $1,000 (and counting) have been raised to sendkids with cancer to Camp Friendship!

(Hurry, Camp Friendship shirts are still availablefor a short time. You can still help!)

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Seeing images of other chil-dren and families sufferingthrough the horrific Indian Oceantsunami, Prince George’s Countypublic school students, parentsand school leaders could not sitidly by. Dozens of publicschool communities have beenengaged in fund-raising drives tocontribute to the worldwide reliefeffort.

As a result, the Board of Edu-cation and Chief Executive Of-ficer Andre J. Hornsby willpresent a check for nearly$44,000 to the American RedCross of Prince George’s Countyto aid and express compassionfor victims of a natural disasterthat occurred thousands of milesaway.

“We look forward to present-ing a check to the American RedCross on behalf of the children,parents and employees in ourschool system,” said Beatrice P.Tignor, board chair. “The chil-dren showed great initiative tostart the fund-raising efforts. En-tire communities have expressedoverwhelming compassion andgenerosity toward families theywill never meet, which is demon-strated by the large donation.”

In early January fund-raisingactivities began. Student govern-ment associations, student coun-cils, parent-teacher associationsand other school-based groupswere engaged in many creativeprojects to contribute to the re-lief effort.

PG Students Aid Tsunami Relief

School BoardCommittee Meets

The Student Support Commit-tee of the Prince George’s CountyBoard of Education will meet inopen session on Wednesday, April27 at 5:30 p.m. (changed from4:30 p.m. on the original boardcalendar) in the Board ExecutiveRoom at the Sasscer Administra-tion Building, 14201 School Lanein Upper Marlboro. The meetingwill be open to the public; how-ever, there will be no public par-ticipation.

For additional information,contact Jackie Gray, executiveassistant, at 301-952-6116.

Hospital SponsorsAlcohol Awareness

The public is invited to join ina program for Alcohol AwarenessMonth and discuss some of thecontroversies regarding this drug.Washington Adventist Hospitalwill sponsor this free program onTuesday, April 26 at 10:30 a.m. atthe Margaret Schweinhaut SeniorCenter, 1000 Forest Glen Road,Silver Spring. For information call301-681-1255.

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PLANNING continued from page 1

safety improvements, traffic calm-ing studies and implementationand developing the Greenbrooktrails. Staff works with the For-est Preserve task force in devel-oping of a forest preservationplan, reviews the draft environ-mental impact statement for theIntercounty Connector and workswith the designer of a skateboardpark next to the Youth Center.

Community DevelopmentSterling told council that the

objective of his section of thedepartment is to monitor newdevelopment construction and toprotect the legacy of existing in-frastructure. He is responsiblefor property maintenance inspec-tion, parking enforcement, ani-mal code enforcement, construc-tion inspection of sediment con-trol facilities and any workwithin the street rights-of-wayand site development inspec-tions. His crew is responsiblefor the inspection of housingcomplaints, about 200 a year,mostly tenant-related.

Sterling noted difficulty inworking with state inspectors ontwo matters – the grading at theA. H. Smith property and at thenew postal facility site. Thestate has taken over sedimentcontrol enforcement at the postalfacility. The city will enforceviolations for tracking mud onthe streets. The city inspectorshave a much better working rela-tionship with the county inspec-tors.

Some other activities of codeenforcement have been: im-proper grading and retaining wallconstruction at Patriots Villageoffice park on the Golden Tri-

angle; reforestation work onHanover Parkway and inSpringhill Lake; and fire lane im-provements at Lakeside Northand various other locations.

Other miscellaneous responsi-bilities include window replace-ment at apartments on Crescentand Parkway; rats, rubbish anddebris in a home in GreenspringsI; improper trash disposal; andunfit properties.

Commercial properties are in-spected once a year. Sterlingcited there was a fire in a store-room at Beltway Plaza that wasput out by just two sprinklers.He emphasized the importance ofgood fire safety codes.

ParkingUnder parking enforcement,

Sterling noted a special effort toenforce regulations against theparking of oversize vehicles oncity streets. He noted the newprocedures for flagging and col-lecting fines for violations. Newprocedures have been set up forvoiding tickets in order to pro-vide more accountability. Theonly regulations for vehicles onprivate property that the city canenforce are handicap parking, firelane and expired tag violations.

The new prefabricated animalshelter has been erected and thecity is waiting for PEPCO to per-form the electrical installation.The city sponsored the third petexpo and again had a PoochPlunge for dogs and their ownersat the end of the outdoor swimseason.

The animal control officer isinvolved in placing unwantedpets, public speaking engage-ments and, with other staff mem-

bers, volunteering time at ananimal rescue facility inDavidsonville. If a stray animalis found that is deemed fit, thecity will seek a new home for it.Volunteers will be helping out atthe new shelter.

An educational booth wasprovided by the department atthe Labor Day Festival.

Problems“We have outgrown our

space,” Craze told council.When the department moved intothe Community Center, it had sixemployees. It now has 11 full-time and one half-time person,with another to be employed.“We can’t find space for all ofour paper,” she said.

Davis noted that Board ofEducation representatives haveindicated they are not interestedin the historic building sectionof Greenbelt Middle School(originally Greenbelt HighSchool) and that if they get theirnew building as part of theSpringhill Lake redevelopment,the city could have the oldbuilding. She thought thatmight be a way to provide thedepartment with more space.

Craze wants to review permitfees. Some projects go on for avery long time. The Villages atGreenbelt Lake involved cityenforcement for a nine-year pe-riod. She believes the cityloses money on sediment con-trol fees.

Parking FinesThe budget proposes increas-

ing parking violation fines from$25 to $40. Sterling character-ized the increase as being a littleon the low side as compared to

other jurisdictions. On the otherhand, he felt that fire lane viola-tion fines were just right andthat handicap parking violationfines were high.

When Davis asked councilhow they felt about increasingthe fine, there seemed to beconcurrence. CouncilmemberKonrad Herling said that it wasOK, but that he could go a littlehigher. Sterling cautionedagainst going too high, aspeople are then more willing togo to court, which costs the cityextra money and usually resultsin the judge awarding a lowerpenalty.

Craze felt that some positionsneeded reclassification so thatoffice workers could do more ofthe administrative work nowdone by professional staff. Thatwould be carried out as part ofa reclassification study and notimpact on next year’s budget.

Training funds are sufficientto provide for only two plannersto attend national conferences,which Craze feels are the singlebest training opportunity forplanners. Both CouncilmembersEdward Putens and Leta Machexpressed support for adequatetraining funds. McLaughlin,however, noted that the budgetprovided more funds than wereprovided this year.

Craze also raised the genericquestion of “Grants: are theyworth the effort?” She noted astate grant of $2,200 for theGreenbrook trails which wouldentail the city doing extensivepaperwork.

Widow/ers GroupThe next Patuxent Widowed

Persons Service 6-week supportgroup session will be begin onMay 19 in the Community Cen-ter. The meetings take place ev-ery Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.More details will be forthcomingin the News Review.

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The church is located at ,6513 Queens Chapel Road inUniversity Park. Call 301-927-0477 for more information.

Women: On GettingHouse in Order

A Women’s Resource Fair andWorkshop entitled “Women: Get-ting Our House in Order” will beheld Saturday, April 23 from 9a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the HarrietHunter Building, 6420 AllentownRoad, Camp Springs.

This free event is a first forPrince George’s County Depart-ment of Family Services.

The workshop is designed toeducate women on estate and fi-nancial planning, home purchas-ing, managing money wisely andsaving for the future.

For information call 301-265-8403. Seating is limited.

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Greenbelt Arts Center

by Matt Johnson

Devotees Make Streams Trash Cleanup a Success

Strange discovery and successwere the themes of this year’s an-nual Potomac Watershed Cleanupin Greenbelt, which was extendedto two Saturdays due to rain.

Greenbelt’s Potomac WatershedCleanup is part of a larger effortto remove trash from the shore-line of the Potomac River and itstributaries. This spring 3,500volunteers purged 162 tons oftrash from 166 sites.

At the Northway Tributary ofBeaver Dam Creek, nearly a mileinto the woods of Northway Park,fish were discovered in a streamby a diverse group of volunteerstaking time out of their day toclean up other people’s trash.

“What really got me todaywas them fish,” said WilliamSmith, of the Public Works De-partment. He and Cindy Murraywere there on behalf of the Cityof Greenbelt, supplying the trash-collecting hooks, bags and direc-tions to the site. Trees weremarked with spray paint to leadvolunteers through the woods.

The Northway crew includedMarjorie Gray of Crescent Road,Matt and Valerie Elliot of MandanRoad, Paul Downs from the Com-mittee to Save the Greenbelt, Su-san Barnett from the Beaver DamCreek Watershed Group, Miae Kimalso from the Beaver Dam CreekWatershed Group and NealBarnett, chairman of the GreenbeltRecycling and Environment Advi-sory Committee.

The Elliots brought along theirdog Heidi, an adventurous blackLabrador retriever.

Among other objects, the crewfound a plastic milk crate, a soft-ball, two tires, a bin from a re-frigerator and a log from a logcabin, long gone.

Gray said that last year, whilecleaning up the watershed inSpringhill Lake, her crew foundtoys, balls and Frisbees. “Therewas even a shopping cart,” sheadded.

Downs has participated in thecleanup nearly every year sincehe started almost 20 years ago.His committee has turned the areaaround Northway Park into a for-est preserve with the help of thecommunity.

He remarked that in his timehe’s discovered countless waterbottles carelessly discarded inMother Nature. He theorized thatmost of the trash comes from theBaltimore-Washington Parkway.

“When I was growing up theyhad commercials [which in-creased] public consciousness onlittering,” Downs said, giving theexample of a popular PSA featur-ing a Native American standingbeside a littered highway with atear in his eye.

“To me the serious violatorhere is the bottling company forrefusing to [give compensation]for returning the bottles,” he said.“With the middle class shrinkingand people becoming poor you’dget a lot of people out therepicking up bottles.”

Downs and the rest of thegroup scoured the stream fromboth banks, even wading into themuddy water when they had to inorder to ferret out trash half-bur-ied in the streambed.

“I feel like [the environment]was created beautiful and humanbeings messed it up, so I feel likeit’s our responsibility to try to getit back the way it was, as closeas we can,” Gray said. “Peoplejust litter, wherever they go they

just leave their stuff, their trash.”Nonetheless, Gray enjoys

cleaning up the environment,calling the effort “fun.”

The Northway cleanup tookplace on April 9 from 9 a.m. tonoon while the Springhill Lakecleanup took place as scheduled,on April 2, during the samehours. Locations for the cleanupare decided on a yearly basisbut the stream behind SpringhillLake Recreation Center has beena popular site in the last fewyears.

SHL StreamSeven people turned up on

April 2, including two Universityof Maryland students. SamOrgel, a freshman business major,said he and his friend StephenRoss, also a business major,showed up because of a “classassignment slash desire to betterour community.”

Brian Gibbons, a 52-year-oldcitizen of Springhill Lake, wasthere to clean up “all this debrisand actually recyclable materials

that get caught up in the streamsand the roads and the wetlands.”

“I have to walk by it every-day when I go to the Metro,” hesaid. Gibbons was well-deco-rated with rain gear, right downto a brimmed hat and galoshes.He wheeled his collected trasharound in a shopping cart. Theshopping cart also came out ofthe stream.

“Other people driving throughhere seem to use their car win-dow as a disposal,” he said.

When Gibbons gets a week-day off of work, he usually com-bines a bike ride with a cleanupof bike trails between the recre-ation center and BladensburgPark.

“I filled about 100 [trashbags] last summer,” he said.“Between writing letters and get-ting involved in the community,this is something I can do thattends to be worthwhile – the un-fortunate part is that there’s al-ways more.”

Gibbons’ reward is that he’ll

“be able to walk by a place, andit’ll be a lot cleaner.” He alsohopes to draw the attention ofgovernment funding agencies toenvironmental issues with hisparticipation in organized clean-ups.

The remaining four, Robertand Margaret Cahalan, RobOerter and David Gleason, repre-sented Mother Jones Tutoring.

“We wanted to make the arealook better, give the kids achance to have some fun,” saidOerter. “Unfortunately, none ofthe kids came along.”

The Springhill Lake crew hadtheir work interrupted by a sud-den deluge of rain around 11a.m. Nevertheless, they were ableto collect 230 pounds of trashand 105 pounds of recyclables.The Northway crew collected320 pounds of trash and 42pounds of recyclables.

Jeanette Tate-Mims, of thePublic Works Department, saidshe cleans up trash everyday.

“When I ride down the streetand there’s no trash, it’s a goodfeeling because I know that I’mresponsible.”

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Volunteers at Beaver Dam Creek included (on left bank) Valerie Elliot, (on right bank from back tofront) Susan Barnett, Matt Elliot with dog Heidi, Marjorie Gray and Paul Downs.

University of Maryland students (left to right) Sam Orgel andStephen Ross help with the cleanup at Springhill Lake.

Cleaning the streambed at Beaver Dam Creek are Marjorie Gray(standing) and Susan Barnett (stooping).

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