20 February 1992 Greenbelt News Review

What Goes On ,rtmbtlt News lleuiew Monday, Feb. 24, 3-7 p.m., Bl'ood Drive, GHI Board Offlce Hours Room, Ham,i,Jton PL Monday 2- 4 p.m. copy, ads 8 p,m. Oi,ty Council Meebing, 8-10 p.m. copy, ada Munfdipiad Bldg. Tuesday - 8-10 p.m. copy, ads Thursday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m. GH'I lltws Btuitw 15 ParkwaJ Bc,ard ·Meeting, Hamilton Pl. AN INDEPENDENT NEWS'PAPER 474-4131 Volume 55, Number 14 P.O. Box 68, Greenbelt, Maryland 20768-0068 Thursday, February 20, 1992 Absentee Ballot GUI Board Considers Ways Tuesday, ,Feb, 25, is the Cou,ncilHandlesSpeedhumps, deadline for receipt of non emergency absentee ballot ap For Increasing Participation plications by local election Hill, Roofs, Cracked Floor boards for the Presidential by Leslie Robinson Primary Election. by Diane Oberg At the last .two meetings of the board of directors of ·Registered voters qualify for At its February 10 regular meeting, the Greenbelt Oity Greenbelt Homes Inc .. (GHI) the board among other things, absentee voting if they will be Council addressed traffic problems on Northway, issues approved ,the naming of an annua1l se'holarsMp in honor of out of their county on election Charles F. Schwan Jr., permitted a student to sulblease her day; are disabled; are 65 years raised at the October Senior CitJizens Open Forum and unit for two more years, and reviewed a report by the N&E of age or older and their poll changes to the city's capital improvements plans. ing place is inaccessible; are Speed Bumps additional benches to give sen- (Nominations and Elections) Committee. full time college studc?nts resid Since the last regular GHI ballot for the annual election met Mark Davis, president of the iors a place to rest partway up ing on campus; or are confined Woodland Hills Community As- the hill. However, several coun meeting on Jan. 29, the board with either no respons::i or neg- to an institution. sociation, presented the Associ- ci!members recalled . tha~ prev . at.ive response. GHI homeowner Qualified persons may phone, met m special session on Fe:i. 6 Barbara Likowski said that she ation's petition calling for instal- iously proposed engmeermg so write or go to their local elec lation of speed bumps on North- lutions to the problem became. and in regular session on Feb. felt. the Cooperative idea was a tion board to request an appli 13. The special session was ilE:ld pr1:cious one and that the give way between Crescent and Hill- in Mayor Gill W eidenfeld's cation. Phone 952-3270, TTY side Roads. On Several occasions terms, "tremendously difficult and mainly to review a repot't i>y the and take at the annual meeting 1. 627-3352. in the past the association has costly." N&E Committee calling for was important. She reminded the . board -that in the past when brought the speeding problem to . Councilmember Ed~ard ~utena greater member participation. :i,eople were able to have more Democratic Hopefuls the attention of council and has Jokingly suggested mstalhng a A short business meeting pre- than one proxie that people came now decided to request this spe- ski lift, but more seriously pro ceded the discussion of the N&E to the meeting with many pr'lx To Debate at U.M. cific solution. In accordance with posed that citizens, staff and en The five leading presidential its standing rules, council refer- gineers hold a "Senior Citizens Report. l "S· As a result the by-laws were changed to permit only one contenders in the Democratic red the petition to staff for com- Charette" ,to develop solution~. proxie per member. Likowski Party will 'be in debate at the ment. It wilJ be considered for Betty Timer noted that while saic! that a vote by mail might University of Maryland Tawes action at the Feb. 24 regular seniors could avoid the hill by Charles F. Schwan, Jr. result in a similar situation. Au Theater. The debate is being meeting. hiking Southway to Ridge this will be the name of the dit Committee member Craig hosted by the Public Affairs Davis summarized the resuJ.ts of greatly increases the length of a speed survey conducted last the trip. Councilmember Rodney memorial scholarship a Tooley also spoke against t! ·. e School as an "educational event." idea of a mail-in vote. It will be televised on Maryland October by the Greenbelt Police. Roberts suggested an alternate ward in the contest Public Television. The study found most drivers path on the inner walkway and sponsored by the Na Ken Barnes supported the Robert Beckel, host of public going close to the speed limit. the use of the Greenbelt Connec need for a monthly GHI news television's "Off the Record" However Davis pointed out that tion. Timer felt that such an tional Cooperative letter by saying that the cover show on Sunday mornings, is ex during part of the survey week option violated the seniors' net!d Bank. age of the GHI meetings by the pected to moderate the debate. fog was dense enough "to pre- to be independent. e vie was too selective Candidates expected to attend vent anyone but a total idiot The discussion ended with no in coverage. ,Currently the GHI are former Massachusetts Sena from driving over the speed lini- action taken on the problems of Special Session Newsletter is published quarter tor Paul Tsongas, Arkansas it. Even during this period, how- the hill but with council ap In the business part of the ly. Barnes would like to include Governor Bill Clinton, Nebraska ever, '11 percent of the vehicles proving the referral of two issues special session, which lasted less the minutes of board meetings Senator Bob KerreyJ.lowa Sena were clocked at over 30 miles to GHI. than four minutes, the boarJ in the newsletter. tor Tom Harkin and ·rormer Cali per hour." Capital Improvements expedited the process of refinan Regular Session fornia Governor Jerry Brown. Davis also reminded council Council approved changing the cing loans it owes to the Nati<-n The board met in regular ses Scheduled for Sunday, March that the officer conducting the city's capital improvements plans al Cooperative Bank totalling a sion on Feb. 13 to consider a 1 at 5:30 p.m., the debate will be survey described that stretch of in recognition of lower than ex bout '$8.'7 million by approving number of issues including a me held only two days before the Northway as "probably one of pected funds. The changes in fo: a second reading two con morial award and a sublease Maryland primary election. Tick the more dangerous roadways in ciude: evaluation of using exist tracts--an environmental revie'11· extension. ets may be purchased at the the city;' featuring curving and ing space in the Youth Center and an engineering study. The Democratic Party state head hilly terrain, on-street parking, f?r a women's locker/shower In 1990 the board granted quarters. no sidewalks and frequent pedes- room, instead of building !ln ad- rEview and study are required by permission to a member -to sub trian and bicycle traffic' dition; deferring reconstruction the National Cooperat~ve Bank lease a unit for two years while dr.ylight bill specifically for co Senior Citizen Concerns of the Braden Field tennis courts 'before it will refinance GHI's thE: member attended school in loans. GHI is seeking to trade op!, Council received a draft re- until the cause of the cnck::1 can Baltimore. At this meeting the Construction of the Inter Coun sponse to the issues raised at bE: determined; deferring replace two varia!:>le rate loans for a fix boi.rd unanimously ap.pl"ovcd a ty •Connector, proposed in State the Senior Citizens Ad'Visory ment of the gym floor in the ed rate loan at a slightly lower two-year extension in order for r:;;.te of interest. bill PG-401, has been opposed in Committee's open forum on Oc- SpringhilJ Lake Recreation Ce11- The environmental review, at the member to complete a course testimony by GHI and the City tober 5. Betty Timer presented t1::r; proceeding with const:uc of study. In the discussion, beard of Greenbelt, according to Col a cost not to exceed $3,500, will Secretary Betty Deitch made it these issues to council at its tivn of the Public Works storage b::i performed by Carn.Jw, Coni ton. Williams instructed Colton clear that the important test in January 13 regular meeting. The shed and salt storage structure; b£,ar and Associates. Wiencek and to contact State Senator Leo committee addressed several of upgrading the current Puhlic this case was that the member Zavos will conduct the engineer Green to affirm GHl's opposit!on the concerns, noting that space Works facility using funds ~Ul'• plans to return to Greenbelt ing study at a cost not to exceed t'I the construction of the Inter for seniors has been included in rently designated for planning ~ti,000, Homes when studies are compie: County Connector. ed in Baltimore. plans for the new community f()r a new building, and dcfer N&E Report The proposed daylight hill to center, that a "Food and Friend- ring the resurfacing of the r oofs After discussing it at the last make records of all Maryland The N&E Committee submit ship" 'Program operated at Green of the Youth Center and the Pub regular session, the boarJ ma·le cooperatives open to the public Ridge House is open to all sen- lie Works garage.

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