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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY TAX SALE LISTING INSIDE The Pri nce Ge orge’s Pos t A C OMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR PRINCE GEORGE ’S COUNTY Since 1932 Vol. 83, No. 19 May 7 — May 13, 2015 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents Council Approves Legislation Banning the Use of Coal Tar Products in PG County Council Bill 6-2015, Legislation Aimed at Improving Public Health and Restoring Waterways. United States Geological Survey By PRESS OFFICER studies have identified coal tar PG County Cooncil based sealcoat as a major source The Prince George’s County of polycyclic aromatic hydro - Council, during Council session carbon (PAH) contamination. on Tuesday, April 21, unani - Several PAHs are suspected hu - mously approved Council Bill man carcinogens and toxic to 6-2015, legislation prohibiting aquatic life. the sale and use of coal tar pave - Council Members Mary ment products in Prince Lehman (D) – District 1 and Deni George’s County. Taveras (D) – District 2, pro - Coal tar pavement products posed CB-6-2015 to directly ad - are applied to asphalt and con - dress the dangerously high levels crete to seal and protect parking of PAHs in coal tar products, lots, driveways, recreational known to have harmful effects trails, airport runways and play - on humans and aquatic life. grounds from sunlight, water, CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE PHOTO BY JAMES LEVIN debris, chemical spills and leaks. See COAL TAR Page A 7 Jason Lambertson, 42, stands in front of three anaerobic digesters designed to capture methane gas produced by burning poultry waste from his farm in Pocomoke City, Maryland. PG County Executive Baker Conducting Conversations Not Just Chicken Poop: Farmer Leads Regarding PGCPS Investment Plan By PRESS OFFICER creases in the residential prop - EBy KfATfEoLYNr NtEW tMoAN CoFarnms fvor tehe rTytson PFoodo Cou. lupt tro Pyenn sWylvaniaa, tsheyt uese tkonow tEhat’sn wheat rhe gwany ts to PG County Government erty tax, personal property tax, Capital News Service And as the sulfuric aroma of it up there -- where’s it end do — and for the long term and telecommunications tax. their waste rises out of up? Right back down here in for our families, we want to Upper Marlboro, MD - All of these conversations the chicken house, Lambert - the Bay.” make sure that the agricultural Prince George’s County Exec - will be streamed live at POCOMOKE CITY, son said he is determined In Pocomoke City, Lam - community stays viable, and utive Rushern L. Baker, III is https://livestream.com/ac - Maryland -- On an overcast to make the birds’ manure bertson’s farm is expected to that’s why this even makes currently conducting a series counts/5817366/events/39686 Friday morning, Jason Lam - usable on his fields despite show how anaerobic digesters more sense for us,” he said. of conversations and meetings 18 and posted online on bertson goes through one new state regulations that can provide a renewable alter - Located in Worcester throughout the County regard - www.princegeorgescoun - door, then another, and peers limit the practice. native energy source on the County -- ranked second in the ing his proposed Prince tymd.gov following the event. across a long, warm, dusky “There’s no cost in the ma - Eastern Shore and solve the state and 13th in the country George’s County FY 2016 County Executive Baker con - room at the 80,000 teenagers nure itself to us, but it’s a Chesapeake Bay’s agricultural in 2012 for its poultry live - Budget that includes an addi - ducted his first conversation whose poop the state expects huge liability if we can’t use nutrient pollution problem stock production -- Millen - tional $133 million dollar in - with residents this past Tues - him to clean up. it on the fields,” Lambertson from its very source -- nium Farms’ 2014 waste-to- vestment plan in the Prince Granted, the teenagers are said. “There’s some trans - chicken waste. George’s County Public young chickens, owned and portation programs, but the “For me, and my son (who) Schools (PGCPS) through in - See INVESTMENT Page A 5 cared for on Millennium problem is they transport it is going to farm — I already See ENERGY Page A 3 M-NCPPC and Prince Council Approves Legislation Prohibiting George’s Suite Magazine Bty hPREeSS OUFFIsCEeR of Sbutrdyensr commfuonitiaes mand de -Food Service Products Special Tribute Edition PG County Council ters economic development,” said Council Member Lehman. Honoring Wayne K. Curry The Prince George’s “By passing this legislation, By PRESS OFFICER County Council, during Coun - the Council sends a message MNCPPC cil session on Tuesday, April that protecting our environ - UPPER MARLBORO, MD. 28, approved Council Bill 5- ment and natural resources is — Photos, images, interviews and 2015, legislation prohibiting a legislative priority. The qual - other content from material pro - the sale and use of certain ity of our living environment duced by The Maryland-National polystyrene products, com - directly impacts the quality of Capital Park and Planning Com - monly known as Styrofoam, in life for our residents.” mission (M-NCPPC) is featured Prince George’s County. “On Saturday, April 25, prominently in Prince George’s Under the legislation, thousands of Prince Georgians Suite magazines’ special Spring Council Bill 5-2015 would demonstrated their commitment 2015 tribute edition honoring the prohibit the sale of certain ex - to our environment by volun - late Wayne K. Curry, Prince PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS BY THOMAS YUAN panded polystyrene food serv - teering for ‘Clean Up Green George’s County’s first African ice products and loose fill Up,’ Earth Day and Christmas Siu mei with rice in a foam takeout container. American County Executive. packaging. The foam form of in April,” said Council Member This commemorative issue PHOTO COURTESY PG COUNTY expanded polystyrene is com - Glaros. “This legislation will main competitive with larger lumbia in an expanded poly - features more than 50 pages of GOVERNMENT images, interviews and com - monly used to make disposable further those efforts by signifi - chain operations.” styrene ban, and greater protec - Wayne K. Curry plates, hot and cold beverage cantly decreasing the use of Sty - The Environmental Protec - tion of the Anacostia Watershed. mentary centered on the life, cups, bowls and other items. rofoam in our County and keep - tion Agency estimates that less leadership and influence of the and Planning Commission and Council Members Mary ing it out of our streams where than one percent of all poly - Council Bill 5-2015 is former County Executive. Past the Prince George’s County Lehman (D) – District 1, Deni it causes great harm.” styrene produced in the United also supported by colleagues, family and friends Planning Board. “The Commis - Taveras (D) – District 2 and “The County Council is se - States is recycled. Polystyrene environmental groups: also share their personal reflec - Dannielle Glaros (D) – District rious about promoting environ - is not commonly recycled be - “Requiring more healthy tions on the daring leader. sion had the opportunity to 3, proposed CB-5-2015 in re - mentally sustainable business cause of food contamination and environmentally-friendly “We are very happy to part - honor Mr. Curry last year with sponse to the adverse environ - practices,” said Council Mem - concerns and its high volume to alternatives to plastic foam ner with Prince George’s Suite two exhibits and a video pres - mental impact of polystyrene in ber Taveras. “From start to fin - weight ratio, which complicates products that cause tremen - magazine and provide them with entation during our Black His - Prince George’s County com - ish, we have listened to our transportation of the material. dous problems for our com - many of the images and videos tory Month Celebration. To now munities and on waterways. small businesses and taken their With the adoption of Council that honor such a phenomenal see that work displayed beauti - “Trash pollution in our concerns to heart. Eliminating Bill 5-2015, Prince George’s leader, “ said Elizabeth M. neighborhoods and rivers Styrofoam packaging actually County joins Montgomery Hewlett, Chairman of The drives down property values, helps our small businesses re - County and the District of Co - See STYROFOAM Page A 3 Maryland-National Capital Park See TRIBUTE Page A 5 INSIDE SINE DIE: Legislators Wrap up Thank God for Peanut Butter and in Federal Investments in Physical The latest installment in the “Fast Dear EarthTalk: and the Furious” car-oriented soap 2015 Maryland General Jelly—PB and J—Day and Human Infrastucture of NIH What are the prospects for reach - Motor vehicle-related incidents The bill modifies the budget to opera franchise, starts with newly in - Assembly ing an international agreement to rein Motor vehicle-related incidents are consistently the leading cause of allow the Appropriations Commit - troduced British villain Deckard in carbon emissions significantly at are consistently the leading cause of work-related fatalities in the United tee to provide NIH with increasing Shaw vowing to kill the entire Fast the upcoming Paris climate talks at work-related fatalities in the United States. According to the Bureau of La - resources over the six year period & Furious gang for almost killing the end of the 2015? States. According to the Bureau of La - bor Statistics, 36 percent of occupa - from FY 2016-2021, up to a total his brother in the previous movie. bor Statistics, 36 percent of occupa - tional fatalities are associated with of $45 billion in the final year of Shaw then travels to L.A. to fight — Jason Cervantes, tional fatalities are associated with motor vehicles. the Budget Control Act. with government agent Hobbs. Los Angeles, CA motor vehicles. Commentary , Page A4 Business , Page A5 Out on the Town , Page A6 Features , Page A7 Community , Page A3 Mikulski Calls For Major Increase Movie Review: “Furious Seven” Earth Talk A2 — May 7 — May 13, 2015 — The Prince George’s Post Towns and N EIGHBORS In and Around Morningside-Skyline by Mary McHale 301 735 3451 Neighborhood Events How the Suitland Civic Giveaway.