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Byrd Presents Policing Act, Asks for Draft Ordinance by Kathleen Gallagher

The regular meeting of the Greenbelt Municipal Access Greenbelt City Council on August (greenbeltmd.gov/government/city- 10 ran for nearly six hours, with administration/public-information- many items on the agenda. The communications/greenbelt- longest of these, which lasted municipal-access) and selecting more than an hour, was a presen- the August 10 meeting. tation by Mayor Colin Byrd of a Background proposal of his own to potentially Byrd first presented the his- be developed into an ordinance tory and need for evaluating and titled Greenbelt Fair and Just reforming policing in Green- Policing Act of 2020. belt and then made suggestions No draft document was pre- for policy. He started with an sented, and the motion Byrd account of the origin of slave would eventually make was for patrols, which started in South council to direct the city solici- Carolina and had such duties as tor to convert the content he was pursuing and returning escaped presenting into a draft ordinance, slaves and maintaining discipline which could then be reviewed among enslaved populations. After and considered for action. It was the Civil War, local sheriffs took made clear that no vote was be- on this work, and from that, early ing taken on the proposal itself police departments eventually PHOTO BY ROBIN OLSON ROBIN BY PHOTO that night, since only a frame- evolved. Byrd said that African On Tuesday, August 25, Greenbelters joined thousands of people taking action across America work had been presented. Americans, other minorities and with one clear message, "Save the Post Office." The Greenbelt Post Office protesters include Residents who wish to immigrants were the populations Bonnie Schrack, far right, organizer of Greenbelt's day of action to save the post office, and view the presentation or with whom the police were most Vi Ward-Diamond-Senio, staff, American Postal Union, center, standing by the Post Office sign. the slides can find them on the city website by going to See BYRD, page 9 Refinancing of Two Bonds Saves $700,000; Meeting Will Address Forest GSFC Environmental Plan Raises Concerns Preserve Trails Stewardship by Diane Oberg by Bryan Bruns

At its August 10 regular meet- nity to obtain lower rates on two The two best offers came from ing, the Greenbelt City Council city bonds: the 2011 bonds used Freedom Bank and JP Morgan gave final approval to a proposed to cover the shortfall in the 2001 Chase. Freedom Bank had the refinancing of two prior bond bond fund ($1.8 million) and the lowest rate for refinancing the issues. In addition, it received 2013 bonds ($2.3 million) cover- 2011 bonds. For the 2013 bonds, a briefing on the environmental ing the city’s unfunded liability Chase had a slightly lower rate assessment of the Goddard Space to the state retirement system. (1.313 percent vs. Freedom’s 1.4 Flight Center (GSFC). The maturity date of the new percent) but did not offer a uni- Refinancing bonds will be identical to the form savings option. As reported in Matt Arbach’s existing maturities, according to Council had two decisions to story in the August 13 News Re- Senior Vice President Joe Mason make. First, which bank(s) to view, the current extremely low of Davenport and Company, the award the refinancing and second, interest rates provide an opportu- city’s financial advisor. whether to take all the savings up front or to spread the savings over the period covered by the loans (uniform savings). Council accepted the staff recommenda- tion that the city should select the

uniform savings option. BRUNS BRYAN BY PHOTO On successive unanimous One well-trodden trail in the Forest Preserve leads through a stand See COUNCIL, page 8 of tall trees. The Forest Preserve Advisory tect the health of the Preserve, Board (FPAB) is holding a pub- provide a variety of experiences What Goes On lic Zoom meeting on Saturday, to hikers and allow the city to September 12 at 10 a.m. to dis- discourage unofficial trails or Monday, August 31 cuss the Master Trails Plan. To maintenance activities. Designat- 8 p.m. Council Worksession: prepare for the meeting, FPAB ing a trail to be an official trail Development Proposal at 7010 invites Greenbelt residents to pe- does not mean it will be marked Greenbelt Road (former Nurs- ruse excerpts from Chapter 3.1 of by physical blazes. FPAB and ing and Rehabilitation Center) the Forest Preserve Stewardship city staff will map the official Tuesday, September 1 Guidelines that discuss the exist- trails in each parcel and describe 7 p.m.. Arts Advisory Board ing informal trails. the type and intensity of trail Meeting The Master Trails Plan would maintenance that should occur to Wednesday, September 2 create a designated trail sys- preserve ecological health in each 8 p.m. Council Worksession: tem in the Preserve and describe area. Trail maintenance activities Royal Farms Detailed Site the type and intensity of trail that are approved in the Master Plan maintenance that should occur to Trails Plan may be carried out All meetings are virtual. maintain ecological health in each by trained city staff, trained vol- PHOTO BY MELINDA BRADY MELINDA BY PHOTO See the meetings calendar at area. The Stewardship Guidelines unteers working independently or A family plays together in the outdoor pool during the new greenbeltmd.gov for agendas stipulate that in all instances the groups of volunteers under direct family/recreational swim times at the Aquatic & Fitness Center. and information on public par- city will maintain the trails to the expert supervision. Slots are available from 3:35 to 4:45 p.m. Mondays to Fridays ticipation in these meetings. minimum extent possible. The Master Trails Plan will and 1:15 to 2 p.m., 3 to 3:45 p.m. and 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. on Sat- Trails will be officially des- include an inventory of existing urdays. Registration through Greenbelt RecLink is required. ignated and maintained to pro- See PRESERVE, page 6 Page 2 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, August 27, 2020

Editorial Correction In the article The Greenbelt Apologies for Baltimore Slur Forest Preserve: How to Man- We agree with the readers who wrote to us pointing out that last age the Trails? published in week’s cartoon included a slap at a fellow Maryland city. Political the August 20 News Review, cartoons are intended to stir people up and to do so they need to the name of the Greenbelt sub- unerringly hit a single well-defined target. In appreciating the mag- division Belle Point was mis- lev aspect of the cartoon, we saw only what we wanted to see, but spelled. then failed to take a second look. Though centered as we are on Greenbelt, the staff of this news- paper are fans of Baltimore. We appreciate its vivid culture; its ex- cellence in art, music, science and medicine; its aptly named sports Election 2020 teams; and the tenacity of its neighborhoods. We are also aware of Email Ballot Option and concerned for its struggles and the challenges of crime, poverty and inequality faced by many of its residents. Not Recommended Thanks to our readers for your letters of support for Baltimore. Anyone who has not re- And swift raps on the knuckles for our editorial board. ceived the mail-in ballot request form by early Sep- tember, or does not want to wait, may go to the Maryland State Board of Elections web- site (elections.maryland.gov) Letters to the Editor and download the ballot re- quest form directly to a home Baltimore Support access. The availability of meat, computer. The request form fruit and vegetables at this hour should then be mailed to the As a Greenbelter that works Prince George’s County Board in Baltimore I was truly disap- is amazing. My visits allow me to feel as if things are normal of Elections, 1100 Mercantile pointed to see last week’s cartoon Lane, Suite 115A, Largo, MD in the Greenbelt News Review again. Patricia Novinski 20774. This option requires with a derogatory tone towards an envelope and postage. the city of Baltimore. Baltimore The State Board does not is a great city and it deserves Hats Off to GAFC recommend requesting an elec- our respect and our support. Bal- Kudos to Stephen Parks and tronic ballot instead of the timore certainly does not need the staff of the Greenbelt Aquatic standard mail-in ballot that poor taste jokes about its situ- & Fitness Center. Though we will be mailed to the voter’s ation, particularly after being were all impatient waiting for address through the U.S. Post- the victim of a vicious attack them to reopen, it was worth the al Service. The electronic by the current president of the Letters Policy wait. They have done a terrific ballot was designed for limited The News Review reserves the right not to publish any letter USA and after having lost fund- job. The lifeguards and staff are use as it cannot be scanned to submitted. Letters are considered accepted when published. ing for a new light rail line by very patient and professional be counted. The emailed elec- All letters must include the letter writer’s name, physical ad- a rather arbitrary decision of the dealing with our complaints about tronic ballot available on the dress and telephone number. Only the name will be published; current governor of Maryland. scheduling and times allotted. I State Board website is the al- the News Review will consider withholding the I am proud of Greenbelt’s sup- am so thrilled to be able to swim ternative if someone with spe- name upon request. port for the Black Lives Matter laps again. I have the utmost re- cial needs is voting absentee. All letters are subject to editing for reasons of movement, but if we really want spect for all their employees for As of Tuesday, August 25, space, libel, privacy, taste, copyright and clarity. a more just society, we have to the huge and successful undertak- the State Board reported that change our mentality regarding ing of reopening and keeping us 64,887 Marylanders had al- how we depict communities of safe. They have allowed us some ready requested this electronic color in popular culture and use semblance of normal, even if it ballot option from their web- our resources for the benefit of is for only 45 minutes twice a site, thinking it would be bet- our larger community in Mary- week. Thank you so much. ter than mail-in ballots. land and beyond. Robin Olson - Edith J. Beauchamp Greenbelt Mariana Guerrero Thanks to Co-op News Review Cartoon Not Funny A big thank you to the staff at AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER I am writing to express my Co-op for continuing to provide Se Habla Español disgust with the cartoon you the $5 food donation bags for Vaya a nuestra página web 15 Crescent Road, Suite 100, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770-1887 printed in the August 20, 2020, purchase to benefit the St. Hugh greenbeltnewsreview.com Phone: 301-474-4131; Fax: 301-965-8247 issue of the Greenbelt News Food Pantry. A special thanks to para ver artículos en español. Review. Annie, who coordinates the food [email protected] (stories, letters, photos) The cartoon by Pete Reppert orders to change the bag contents [email protected] (ads) takes a disparaging and cheap every few weeks. Annie works [email protected] (billing) shot at Baltimore City. I was closely with St. Hugh pantry vol- website: www.greenbeltnewsreview.com born and raised in Baltimore and unteers to select new food items have family there. Yes, Baltimore as they are available. The pantry Community Calendar: www.greenbeltnewsreview.com/calendar has its share of problems but is grateful to the community for Alfred M. Skolnik, President, 1959-1977 there are a lot of good people continuing to generously support Elaine Skolnik, President, 1977-1985 there and good things that happen this program. Mary Lou Williamson, Editor Emerita in the city. Mary Ann Tretler, President Gary Childs, Editor I would hope in the future the St. Hugh Ladies of Charity See our website, greenbeltnewsreview.com, editors will take more care to STAFF review what goes into the news- for articles in Spanish. Matt Arbach, Mary Ann Baker, Peggy Barrett, Ann Bauman, Kathryn Beard, Judy Bell, paper. This cartoon is not funny Maglev: Worst Idea Judi Bordeaux, Melinda Brady, Jessi Britton, Rick Coleman, Jill Connor, Bill Cornett, and has no place in the paper. The maglev train through Cynthia Cummings, Peter Curtis, Deanna Dawson, Justine Desmarais, Leigh Ellis, Tina Williams Greenbelt is one of the worst Angie Evans, Ana Fernandez-Napp, Kathleen Gallagher, Anne Gardner, Jon Gardner, ideas we have heard in our life- James Giese, Bernadette Gormally, Jim Gray, Carol Griffith, Mary Halford, Amy Han- times. It is simultaneously an un- sen, Butch Hicks, Peggy Higgins, Donna Hoffmeister, Larry Hull, Ginny Jones, Jeff New Submission Jones, Tom Jones, Suzette Joyner, Jennifer Moser Jurling, Lesley Kash, Elisabeth Don’t Bash Baltimore necessary means of transportation Deadlines Kevorkian, Sun Kim, Sue Krofchik, Sandra Lange, Sylvia Lewis, Marcie Lissauer, I was taken aback by the car- and completely destructive to our The Greenbelt News Re- Chris Logan, Linda Lucas, Marc Manheimer, Joan Marionni, Kathleen McFarland, toon in last week’s issue of the beautiful Greenbelt community. view has revised its deadlines Cathie Meetre, Jessica Michaca Silva, Mary Moien, Elaine Nakash, Carolina Napp- Avelli, Patricia Novinski, Diane Oberg, Marylee Platt, Julie Rapp, Peter Reppert, News Review. Sorry the cartoon- We have contacted both Rep- in view of the impact of CO- ist had to bash another Maryland Maya Robinson, Sandy Rodgers, Lois Rosado, JoEllen Sarff, Pat Scully, Carl Seely, resentative Hoyer and Governor VID-19 on our operations. The René Sewell-Raysor, Melissa Sites, Lola Skolnik, Helen Sydavar, Nancy Tolzman, city to support anti-maglev. Bal- Hogan to express our alarm. We new deadlines are: Joanne Tucker, Jean Turkiewicz, Alan Turnbull, Jamie Voytsekhovska, Cameron Week- timore may have its problems voted for them. We pay their Display ads: Copy that is es, Lynn White, Janice Wolf, Karen Yoho, Ray Zammuto, Stan Zirkin and Dea Zugby. but it also has many assets: great salaries. We reminded them it not camera-ready – 2 p.m. CIRCULATION Circulation Coordinator: Karen Yoho [email protected] symphony orchestra, art collec- was their turn to represent us. Monday Greenbelt East: Contact Condominium Homeowner's Association tions, science center, aquarium, They can respectively be reached Display ads: Camera-ready Circulation and Distribution information also available at: www.greenbeltnewsreview.com/contact-us/distribution/ plus others. Oh, I forgot, great at hoyer.house.gov and governor. copy – 6 p.m. Tuesday sports teams with Maryland maryland.gov. Classified ads: 6 p.m. Published weekly since 1937 by the Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association, Inc names we can be proud of. For our fellow Greenbelters Tuesday Judith Ott who share our convictions, we Letters to the editor BOARD OF DIRECTORS ask that you too express your Cathie Meetre, president; Diane Oberg, vice president; Deanna Dawson, secretary; Tom (which should be fewer than Jones, treasurer; Pat Scully and Sylvia Lewis. Feels Normal Again concerns to our elected officials. 300 words): 2 p.m. Tuesday Kudos to GNR for having We don’t want to look back and Stories under 700 words: DEADLINES: Letters, Photos and Articles under 700 words - 2 p.m. Tuesday. Display Ads Zachary Hoard on the front page. say, “It was a wonderful day in 2 p.m. Tuesday and stories over 700 words - 2 p.m. Monday, Classified Ads and camera-ready Display His hard work and kindness at the neighborhood, until the mag- Stories over 700 words: Ads - 6 p.m. Tuesday. Materials for publication may be emailed, or mailed to address above, lev train destroyed it.” deposited in our box in the Co-op grocery store (by 2 p.m. Tuesday) or dropped through the Co-op exemplify the effort of 2 p.m. Monday the mail slot for our office on the east side of the Community Center, (side closest to the its entire staff. Starting at 7 a.m., Speak out as if your way of Photos: 2 p.m. Tuesday Municipal Building) 15 Crescent Road. Mail subscriptions—$50/year. shelves are full and employees life in Greenbelt depended on it. Community events: It does. 2 p.m. Tuesday Greenbelt Community Center at 15 Crescent Rd. are available to provide assistance OFFICE HOURS: Monday 2 - 4 p.m., Tuesday 2 - 4, 6 -10 p.m. as stock is rearranged to increase Sarah and Peter Cooper Thursday, August 27, 2020 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 3 Community Events At the Library Improv by Zoom Astronomical Society While PGCMLS branches re- On Friday, August 28 from Meets August 27 No Market Labor Day Labor Day Book Sale main closed, the Library contin- 7:30 to 9 p.m., Greenbelt The Astronomical Society of The Farmers Market normally ues to offer virtual events for the Unplugged in collaboration with Greenbelt will hold their monthly Supports GES PTA public. A full schedule of upcom- College Park Arts Exchange will does not run on the Sunday of The Greenbelt Elementary meeting online via Zoom this ing programs may be accessed at bring improv games to the tiny Labor Day weekend. Although School Parent Teacher Associa- Thursday, August 27, at 7:30 p.m. pgcmls.info/virtual-events. screen. Zoom-ers can be a star consideration was given to filling tion’s beloved Labor Day Book The speaker will be Anwar Al- The virtual program on Tues- in this production, in their very the void left by the cancellation Sale is ON! It will be held in Mallah, ASG vice president, who day, September 1 at 7 p.m. fea- own tiny box. Ian Blackwell of the Labor Day Festival, a poll a new and creative format this will present on the topic of as- tures the Library of Congress Rogers will host a series of of vendors and board members year - instead of one location, tronomy simulation software. He National Ambassador for Young fun and participatory games plus some lingering possibilities there will be many. On Saturday, will demonstrate three programs: People’s Literature, Jason Reyn- designed to get participants to of other activities using the park- September 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 Universe Sandbox, Space Engine olds, and Prince George’s County think creatively, make stuff up ing lot that weekend meant it was p.m., books will be displayed in and Stellarium. All are welcome. Library CEO Roberta Phillips in and most of all have fun. See impractical to add another market yards throughout Greenbelt. The link for the Zoom meet- conversation. Reynolds is a No. greenbeltunplugged.org to read to the schedule. Book seekers can drive, bike ing is available from the ASG 1 New York Times bestselling more about it, or watch a video As a consequence, there will or walk to participating homes website, greenbeltastro.org. author and native Prince Geor- from the last Zoom improv be no Farmers Market on Sunday, to select books from volunteer gian. His many books include session. To get the Zoom link September 6. The normal market book “sellers.” No payment will All American Boys (co-written send an email to events@ will resume on Sunday, Septem- be exchanged – shoppers are free Racial Equity Alliance with Brendan Kiely), the Track greenbeltunplugged.org. The ber 13 during its regular hours of to take any books they’d like. Meets Next Tuesday series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny and event is free (though donations 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking Normally, paperbacks cost $1 The Greenbelt Racial Equity Lu), Look Both Ways, Long Way are allowed). To maximize lot in front of the Aquatic & Fit- and hardbacks are each $2. Dona- Alliance (GREA) monthly Down, and Stamped: Racism, participation and fun, this event ness Center. tions to the PTA may be made at meeting is on Tuesday, September Antiracism, and You, co-written is limited to 12 people. The market season continues paypal.me/greenbeltespta. 1 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. through with Ibram X. Kendi. until the weekend before Thanks- On Sunday, donors are wel- Zoom. The meeting will cover Greenbelt Library curbside ser- giving, so the last regular market come to deliver any books they a new proposal for GREA’s vice hours: Tuesdays 1 to 8 p.m., Maryland Wildlife of the season is November 22. At wish to donate directly to the organizational structure and Wednesdays through Fridays 1 to the moment, a Holiday Market is PTA’s leftover-book buyer, which Art Class decision-making process and 6 p.m., Saturdays 1 to 5 p.m. still planned; further information also supports the PTA. Book Greenbelt Artist-in-residence subcommittee reports. For a link Hold requests for up to 50 will be available in due course. donation drop-off is Sunday, Sep- Rachel Cross has taught widely to the meeting, go to the GREA items can be made via catalog. As has been the policy from tember 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. popular Art Around the World for website: greenbeltracialequity.org/ pgcmls.info/polaris or 240-455- the start of the season, masks in the lower parking lot behind many years, but this fall session event/grea-september-meeting. 5451. Patrons are notified when and hand sanitizer continue to the Co-op grocery store. CDs and her class will be staying local the items they requested are be required at the entrance to the DVDs will be accepted. No en- and studying Maryland wildlife. available so they can schedule a market and masks are available cyclopedias, textbooks or games. Art Explorers Club: Maryland Virtual Recreation pickup appointment. (donation requested) at the entry The PTA is unable to pick up Wildlife will focus on native Greenbelt Recreation’s sum- Returned items must be placed if needed. Entry and exit are books from homes this year. animals such as deer, foxes and mer programs are online via the in the returned book slot, not separated and the market flow is All are invited to participate in turtles and their habitats. Students Virtual Recreation Center. Go handed to library staff. Items clockwise with no reverse travel both buying and offering books will make art based on these lo- to greenbeltmd.gov/recreation to need to be in quarantine for five permitted. by putting them out on a table cal animals. Learn more about access a wide range of online days before they are checked-in Entry to the market is throt- or blanket in the yard. Follow this class and other classes of- activities, including classes, video and processed. Customers should tled so that the market is not COVID-19 distancing guidelines. fered by Greenbelt Recreation by tutorials, sing-alongs and more. allow five to seven days for items overcrowded and it’s possible to For more information, including a going to www.greenbeltmd.gov/ Art activities can be accessed to clear, so they may temporarily maintain 6 feet distancing. Shop- map of book locations, visit bit. recreation and clicking on Fall in the Visual Arts section of the appear as overdue in patrons’ ac- pers should note that the most ly/3h0o1U9. Classes. Virtual Recreation Center. crowded portion of the market counts. The Library is now fine- is usually on the far side of the free: all existing overdue fines loop and that the cause of any Online Photo Show have been waived. PUBLIC NOTICE restriction on entry may not be Customers can schedule pick- Time Critical Removal Action visible from the entrance. This Labor Day up of Summer at Your Library Photographers are invited to BARC 32 Area of Concern The market is a loop and stalls prizes at pgcmls.info/curbside. share up to two of their favorite Beltsville Agricultural Research Center already passed may be reached Prizes for multiple household pictures with the community this Beltsville, MD 20705 by continuing forward around the members may be retrieved during Labor Day by entering the online The Beltsville (MD) Agricultural Research Center (BARC), a part loop. Shoppers may not touch one appointment. Labor Day Photo Show. of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Ser- the produce or place reusable Customers with questions are Go to greenbeltlaborday.com vice, has successfully implemented a Time Critical Removal Action bags on any market surface. invited to call Ask a Librarian at to download the registration form (TCRA) at the BARC 32 Area of Concern (AOC). This location Respect the rules of the mar- 240-455-5451 or askalibrarian@ with rules and instructions on is about a 14-acre area of concern that is part of BARC’s National ket – they are there for the pro- pgcmls.info with questions. Li- Priorities Listing (NPL/Superfund) by the U.S. Environmental Protec- where to email submissions, due tection of all concerned. Those brary staff are available by phone tion Agency. The BARC 32 AOC was identified in 1991 based on its no later than Friday, August 28. who feel they cannot observe the Tuesdays 1 to 8 p.m., Wednes- historical use for maintenance and storage of transformers and other requirements should not attend. days through Fridays 1 to 6 p.m. equipment. In 2004, the AOC underwent a TCRA for polychlorinated The market managers do not en- and Saturdays 1 to 5 p.m. biphenyls (PCBs) in soils. Following the confirmed removal of the joy enforcing the restrictions and PCBs in soils, a solvent groundwater plume consisting of tetrachlo- roethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE) was identified in the are grateful for the thanks of all underlying surficial aquifer. PCE and TCE were detected at concentra- the customers who are pleased tion above their respective Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and relieved that they do. Maximum Contaminant Limits (MCLs). A groundwater investigation Those who need specific as- was completed to determine the nature and extent of the groundwater sistance to obtain service at the contamination and the site underwent a Remedial Investigation (RI) in market should contact the board 2018 to determine the risk posed by the contamination in groundwater. at info@greenbeltfarmersmarket. Based on the findings of the RI, it was determined that contaminated org so suitable arrangements can groundwater was migrating offsite and had potential to put offsite hu- be made. man health at risk. ARS, with EPA support, determined that a TCRA should be completed to control offsite migration of PCE and TCE and selected to use nanometer scale activated carbon to create a sorptive Retro Town Fair barrier. On July 28, 2020, the nano-carbon was injected to create a groundwater barrier along the BARC facility property boundary. This Goes Virtual underground carbon barrier passively absorbs PCE and TCE, thus To enter the 2020 Retro preventing its migration offsite and reducing the potential risk to hu- Town Fair, take a photo of man health. The nano-carbon was injected along the BARC facility your item and send the jpeg boundary preventing additional PCE and TCE from moving offsite. as an attachment by email to ARS will conduct routine performance monitoring of the barrier and education@greenbeltmuseum. groundwater to assess the effectiveness of the TCRA. In coordina- org by Friday, August 28. Put tion with EPA, ARS is currently reviewing technologies for the final Retro Town Fair Entry in the remediation of the BARC 32 AOC to protect human health and the subject line. The email must state environment. This finalized TCRA Memorandum has been included into which category the item with all currents final reports and documents related to BARC 32 and all other BARC NPL/Superfund AOCs that are available for public should be entered. The Museum’s review on the BARC Information Repository/Administrative Re- website, greenbeltmuseum.org, cord. https://cercla.ba.ars.usda.gov/ These documents are also stored will announce the winners on and generally available for review in the physical IR/AR located on Sunday, September 6. Anybody BARC. However, due to Covid19 restrictions the physical IR/AR is with questions should contact currently closed to the public. In addition, the TCRA Memorandum Sheila Maffay-Tuthill at will also be available for a 30-day public viewing on the ARS’s [email protected]. website at: https://www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/CERCLAdocs/ Time Critical Removal Action Memorandum/ from September 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020. Hard copies may also be obtained by contacting Mr. Sarath Seneviratne, Safety, Occupational Health & Environmental Staff, USDA-ARS, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Bldg. 003 BARCWest, Room 115, Beltsville, MD 20705, or via email to [email protected]. 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Arnold Glick lecture by American novelist and opportunities available at the television writer Howard Fast, University of Maryland and stud- who was imprisoned for refusal ied modern dance, ballet, scuba to provide Congress with a list diving, squash, running, movies, of possible Communist associates. sculpture and more. He created Once charges against Avi were an extensive collection of sculp- cleared, he was honorably dis- tures made of metal, wood and charged from the Army, and he scraps of most anything he could turned back to his interest in find. He hiked with his physics science. Avi received his under- friends, Greenbelt friends, family graduate degree from Brooklyn and others on most of the trails College and attended the Univer- at Great Falls Park, the Virginia sity of Maryland, College Park, Shenandoah Mountains and the for graduate studies in physics. Rocky Mountains around Aspen, Working under prominent Univer- Colo. sity of Maryland Professor Rich- A member of Mishkan Torah ard A. Ferrell, Avi studied the Synagogue in recent years, Avi PHOTO COURTESY THE FAMILY COURTESY PHOTO Arnold (Avi) Glick theory of how electrons in metals was known for his kindness, respond when heated or subjected warmth, sincerity and humor. Forty-five-year Greenbelt resi- to electric fields. He received his Avi is survived by his wife of dent and University of Maryland doctorate in 1961 and then went 41 years, Rachel Glick; as well on to a postdoctoral position in as his first wife, Nevet Montgom- professor emeritus of physics MURCHISON-EDWORDS MARY BY PHOTO nuclear physics at The Weizmann ery; three children Jody Glick, Arnold “Avi” Glick died on Au- A Monarch butterfly in the meadow at the pond on Hanover Institute in Israel. There he did Jeri Glick (Charles Anderson) and gust 16, 2020. He was known Parkway in Greenbelt and beyond for his his most recognized work on Ora DeMorrow (Shannon Lynch); six decades of international folk many-particle phenomena, includ- and four grandchildren. Donations dancing, welcoming every new ing a paper with well over 1,000 in Avi’s memory may be made participant and never stopping citations. to Mishkan Torah, the Southern until the last dance. Subsequently he was invited Poverty Law Center, the Jewish Born in Brooklyn in 1931, to join the physics faculty at Foundation for the Righteous Avi became interested in science the University of Maryland by (JFR.org), or to a charity of the and math at a young age. With Professor and future Univer- donor’s choice. Funeral services his insatiable curiosity and love sity President John Toll. Toll was have been held. of learning, he was accepted into growing the size and quality of and attended New York’s pres- the Department of Physics and tigious Stuyvesant High School, Astronomy and exciting research Mowatt Memorial United Methodist Church a specialized public high school was underway. Avi devoted his 40 Ridge Road, Greenbelt career to solid state physics re- for math and science. It was here Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors search and teaching. His work Obituaries that he developed a keen interest The News Review pub- facebook.com/mowattumc in physics. in theoretical physics took him to Israel, France and summers lishes obituaries of Greenbelt 301-474-9410 Also during this time, he Rev. Fay Lundin, Pastor at the Aspen Center for Physics residents, past or present. became involved in the Zion- You write it or we will if In person worship services cancelled for now. ist youth movement. After high in Colorado. In addition to his academic contributions, he was you prefer. We try to include Live streamingWorship on our FacebookService 10page a.m. @mowattumc. school and soon after the new information about participation 10 a.m. Sunday mornings state of Israel was founded, he especially concerned about the well-being of graduate students in various activities and orga- went to central Israel to work nizations, where the person on Kibbutz Gal On to help build and devoted much effort to coun- The Bible Says… seling and supporting them. He lived and something about the new country from the ground the family. A photograph and up. However, with the lack of retired in 1999. With his many varied inter- service information should be This I know food in the country, he subsisted included. There is no charge. primarily on grapefruit and soon ests Avi took advantage of the that God is for me. became emaciated. With simple Psalm 56:9b wounds that would not heal and a U.S. draft notice in hand, he de- Mishkan Torah Congregation cided that he could not stay and 10 Ridge Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770 Sunday Worship Services he returned to the United States. Rabbi Saul Oresky, Cantor Phil Greenfield Avi was inducted into the U.S. 10a-11a ONLINE Army and assigned to serve in An unpretentious, historic, welcoming, liberal, egalitarian synagogue MCFcc.org/online the 82nd Airborne Division at that respects tradition and becomes your extended family Fort Bragg, N.C. The Korean in the 21st century. War was underway, and his as- Friday evening services at 8:00pm signment was to work on radio Saturday morning services at 10:00am transmission and hardware. Near All services and activities are currently virtual the end of his service, he was For further information, call (301) 474-4223 www.mishkantorah.org caught up in the McCarthy era Affiliated with these movements: Conservative and Reconstructing Judaism frenzy and charged in a military court with being a Communist for reasons unknown to him. Later Greenbelt Community Church he learned he had been accused because his father had attended a

Rev. Deb Vaughn, Guest Minister Worship with us at Check us out on Facebook Live this Sunday at 10:15 AM Greenbelt Baptist https://www.facebook.com/GCCUCCMD Church 1 Hillside Road 301-474-6171

Biblical Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church Confessional 3215 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi Reformed Phone: 301-937-3666 www.pbuuc.org Gospel Centered Welcomes you to our open, nurturing community Live online services August 30 10 a.m. Sundays at 10:30am "Family Ministry: Teaching UU Values to Wednesdays at 7:00pm www.greenbeltbaptist.org Encourage Social Activism" Instagram/Facebook/Youtube Guest Speaker Tricia Most with PBUUC Youth «101 Greenhill Rd. Greenbelt MD» To encourage our children and youth to carry on our faith tradition www.greenbeltbaptist.org of working for justice, we must invite them into discernment, action, 301-474-4212 and reflection with us. How is Paint Branch doing on this goal? @GreenbeltBaptist ONLINE ONLY. Streaming information at http://bit.ly/PBAug2020 Thursday, August 27, 2020 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 5

Condolences to the family and friends – neighbors, students, City Information & Events dancers, hikers, researchers and The strength of Greenbelt is diverse people living together in a spirit of cooperation. We celebrate all people. By sharing others too numerous to men- together all are enriched. We strive to be a respectful, welcoming community that is open, accessible, safe and fair. tion – of Avi Glick, who died on August 16. VIRTUAL MEETINGS FOR AUGUST 24-28 Share your accomplishments, milestones and news in the Our Monday, August 31 at 8:00pm COUNCIL WORK SESSION Neighbors column. Send details re: 7010 Greenbelt Road Development Proposal Virtual of your news items to editor@ meeting will be shown on Verizon 21, Comcast 71 & 996 and stream- greenbeltnewsreview.com. ing on www.greenbeltmd.gov/municipaltv Tuesday,September 1 at 7:00pm ARTS ADVISORY BOARD On the Agenda: Discussion about the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial City Notes Tree dedication in October Street Maintenance/Special Wednesday, September 2 at 8:00pm Details installed a new Maryland COUNCIL WORK SES- flag at the Municipal Building. SION re: Royal Farms-Detail Site Plan Virtual meeting will be shown on Verizon 21, Comcast 71 & 996 and streaming on At the Police Station and Ani- www.greenbeltmd.gov/municipaltv mal Shelter, Horticulture/Parks removed vines and overgrown This schedule is subject to change. For confirmation that brush. a meeting is being held call 301-474-8000. For information Mom’s Morning Out Refuse/recycling collected on public participation for the virtual meetings above, visit 30.46 tons of refuse and 13.59 the meetings calendar at www.greenbeltmd.gov. Greenbelt Recreation has provided a licensed preschool program for tons of recyclables. Food Scraps over thirty years. The fall program will offer a combination of virtual learning and outdoor classroom experiences. Children will have the Program staff weighed scraps VACANCIES ON BOARDS & COMMITTEES option to meet for outdoor learning opportunities (COVID-19 waiver re- and assembled equipment for Volunteer to serve on City Council Advisory Groups. There quired). Outdoor classroom meeting dates/times will be set in advance new participants. Sustainability/ are currently vacancies on: and shared on a weekly basis. Parent input is welcome! Weekly learn- Environmental attended a Stop • Arts Advisory Board ing packets will be provided and virtual group lessons will be scheduled the Maglev meeting. • Board of Elections daily. The hybrid model will offer a traditional preschool program that Youth Recreation Programs • Forest Preserve Advisory Board provides activities that encourage social development, offer beginning staff began working on-site inter- • Public Safety Advisory Committee reading,math and science curriculum, develop fine and gross motor mittently. Facilities and outdoor • Senior Citizens Advisory Committee skills, and encourage lots of fun with peers. spaces are almost ready for modi- • Youth Advisory Committee Please call 301-397-2200 to receive an email or phone call from our fied on-site programming with For more information call 301- 474-8000 Preschool Director for more details. Registration is ongoing, so sign up IT staff supporting the remote soon to reserve your spot. portions. Old Greenbelt Theatre’s GREENBELT CARES outdoor movies at Braden Field Do you want to earn your Student registration packet due before the first day of class. have sold out for August and GED? Monday-Friday, 15 wks: 9/8 -12/18* most of September. (no class: 11/11, 11/23-27); R: $300, NR: $350 FREE GED Preparation The Aquatic & Fitness Center Instructors: Gaye Houchens and Shelley Cooper now offers family/recreational Classes for Ages 16+ swimming. At the Community Online Lessons and Supportive Center, fall registration is open. Tutoring Arts staff presented their week- September 8 – December 14 long Crankie Camp. Therapeutic Recreation staff Must be Prince George’s County Resident learned to use an electrostatic To Enroll: [email protected] or 202-740-6473 GREENBELT MUSEUM sprayer and UV light to sanitize surfaces. Two families received GREENBELT CARES financial assistance and 39 se- Does your child need help with Math, Reading, Social Studies, or VIRTUAL other School work? niors received meals. In various parks, park rangers RETRORETRO TOWNTOWN FAIRFAIR encountered unleashed dogs. New this year a Mask/Face Covering category! Share your best COVID-fighting creation! Utopia Film Festival TO PARTICIPATE 1. Take a photo of your item. Cancels 2020 Program 2. Send us an email with Retro Town Fair Entry as the subject line. In the email let us know what category you’re entering (see below for list). Greenbelt’s Utopia Film Fes- 3. Attach your photo to the email. Please use a jpeg format. Please submit via email between Friday, August 21—Friday, August 28. Send to [email protected]. tival planners have cancelled this Where: Online Lessons and Supportive Tutoring year’s fall event due to coronavi- When: Fall 2020 (September 8 – December 14) CATEGORIES SCHEDULE rus concerns. Ages 6 – 18 Flowers and Vegetables Fri., August 21 - Fri., August 28 (examples: cut flowers, garden flowers you’ve grown, fruit or “We considered an online fes- (Must be Prince George’s County Resident) vegetables you’ve grown) Submit all entries Send to: tival, but lots of bigger festivals To Enroll: [email protected] or 202-740-6473 Canned Goods [email protected]

(examples: preserves and jams, vegetables, pickles) have had problems with that,” Sunday, September 6 said Utopia Program Manager Needlework (examples: crochet, knitting, embroidery, sewing) Winners will be announced on the Deborah Hartwick. “I’m very sad Museum’s website: Crafts, Open Category greenbeltmuseum.org (examples: jewelry, woodworking, dollmaking) it’s not happening, but I think it’s Mask/Face Covering for the better.” Questions? Contact Sheila Maffay-Tuthill at Legacy Handcraft Exhibition [email protected]. Hartwick said the event will Share an item that’s an heirloom handcraft made by an entrant, For more information visit the Museum’s website, or by a family member, more than 10 years ago. Please include greenbeltmuseum.org. resume next year. relevant information about the item. These items will not be judged, they are for viewing only. Thank you for participating! The Utopia Festival, launched in 2005, is Prince George’s Coun- ty’s first international film festi- val. It annually screens indepen- dent documentaries, shorts and features from local filmmakers and directors around the world, many of whom come to Green- belt in person to talk about their films. - Susan Gervasi

CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION TO ONE OF THE CITY’S CHARITABLE FUNDS The City of Greenbelt receives no portion of these funds nor does it I am my charge an administrative fee for processing the donations Find out more about these funds at brother's www.greenbeltmd.gov/donations Donate online at greenbeltmd.gov/donations OR you can drop off or mail a check made out to fund to keeper. 25 Crescent Road, 20770, Greenbelt, MD Paid ad THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! Page 6 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, August 27, 2020

PRESERVE continued from page 1 Federal Colony Next Door: trails, sensitive areas, areas of A Critique of Greenbelt misuse or environmental decline by James Giese and stream crossings. It will de- note those areas where public ac- cess may be restricted or existing This is the first of two stories for 750 families; Cincinnati trails closed. For instance, the about articles written in Nation’s (Green Hills), $8,750,000 for plan could designate a trail on Business magazine at the time 1,500 families; and Milwaukee the west side of Goddard Creek Greenbelt was being constructed. (Greendale), $7,050,000 for 750 and leave the east side without Thanks to Aaron Marcavitch for families. a designated trail to protect the referring these articles to us. At that time, the Bound Brook wetlands. The Plan will also indi- In 1936, Nation’s Business project was in court. With near- cate which trails are easy to use published A Yardstick for Hous- by residents concerned about and barrier-free. ing, a critical article about Green- having low income neighbors, When issues arise, FPAB will belt and the Green Towns by Franklin Township and Jefferson consider and address the need for Warren Bishop. First attacking County sued in court claiming trail maintenance at specific loca- Rexford Guy Tugwell, the head loss of tax revenue and lack of tions. Such issues might include a of the Resettlement Administra- authority by the government. newly fallen tree blocking a trail tion (RA), the agency responsible While Bishop reported the case

in an ecologically sensitive area, LARSEN AMANDA BY PHOTO for developing the new towns and as pending at that time, the delay eroding trails or newly created The Greenbelt Forest Preserve in October 2019 other programs to provide decent caused by the litigation appar- trails. Maintenance activities on housing for farmers and other ently prevented the project from designated trails will minimize low-income people, Bishop cred- being realized. disturbance to the Preserve to ited him with a desire to “make The Milwaukee and Cincinnati the maximum extent practicable, over America.” He said that projects were delayed by winter while at the same time allowing Tugwell received a “tremendous weather, according to the article. the public to experience a large, grant of power for a man who While the Cincinnati Chamber of forested area and participate in has shown little knowledge or Commerce opposed that project, activities consistent with that type confidence in business.” the local area business groups of experience. Referring to the Green Belt supported it. There were op- To register for the September Towns such as “Letchwood” tions for 3,200 acres of land. In 12 scoping meeting, send an (Letchworth), England, and Rad- Milwaukee, engineering surveys email to forestpreserve@ burn, N.J., Bishop reported that were being done. Also, opinion greenbeltmd.gov. Written “on paper, the idea is charming.” surveys of labor union members comments can also be sent However, unlike those earlier and residents along an interurban to this address. To view the developments for modest income line were being sought, according Stewardship Guidelines and families, the RA projects were for to the article. additional information about the low-income families. “Meanwhile, the Washington Greenbelt Forest Preserve see The article reported on the overhead goes on,” Bishop re- greenbeltmd.gov/government/ five communities Tugwell wanted ported. “Draftsmen sit at their boards-committees/forest-preserve- to build near the cities of Mil- drawing boards and put on paper PHOTO BY AMANDA LARSEN AMANDA BY PHOTO advisory-board. The Greenbelt Forest Preserve in August 2019. waukee, Washington, St. Lou- their dreams of an ideal com- is, Cincinnati and in Jefferson munity, where the more abundant County, N.J. It noted, however, life is so abundant that it almost Voter Information that the RA quit the St. Louis overflows.” He also wrote that Offered Saturdays project that was in dispute with RA employees occupied 19 build- The Eleanor and Franklin local planners. The RA wanted ings in Washington. Roosevelt Democratic Club will 4,000 acres in northern St. Lou- Greenbelt be hosting voter information ta- is County which was “pleasant Progress was greater for Ber- bles at several locations through- country but not near industry.” wyn with 217 acres of land hav- out the city. Weather permitting, The planners, on the other hand, ing been acquired and houses “re- information on voting require- wanted the town located where ally being built.” Determination ments, absentee ballots, voting there were “a great number of of who were to be occupants, locations and drop boxes will be poorly paid, poorly housed work- rents and costs were still unde- available to the public from 1 to ers.” The RA rejected that site cided, the article stated. Also, 4 p.m. every Saturday, beginning as a swamp and subject to smoke there were unresolved political September 12 and concluding on pollution, Bishop wrote. problems such as payment of October 31. Budgets taxes and costs for police, fire, Outdoor table set-ups will be Bishop stated the budgets schools, sewerage and water. Ne- placed at the Giant Supermarket for the other towns: Berwyn gotiations were also in process to at Beltway Plaza, Roosevelt Cen- (the Greenbelt project was origi- incorporate the community. ter and Schrom Hills Park. nally referred to as Berwyn), “There are dozens of $6,950,000 for 1,000 families; To volunteer to pass out in- See GREENBELT, page 11 formation and answer questions, Bound Brook, N.J., $7,150,000 or for more information, send an email to GreenbeltVotes2020@ gmail.com. Include name, email Greenbelt Children’s Center address, telephone number and preferred dates and location. Date Accredited by NAEYC’s National Academy and location selections will be handled on a first-come, first- of Early Childhood Programs served basis. Emailed confir- www.GreenbeltChildrensCenter.com mations responding to requests

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The David Craig Memorial union for St. Hugh’s School. The Scholarship Fund (DCMSF) has DCMSF is saddened to announce canceled this year’s fundraiser, this without having a future re- the Raider Roast, which is held schedule date. It, along with the annually at the Greenbelt Ameri- Legion, look forward to being a can Legion during the Labor Day source for social interaction with Festival. Saturday, September 5 the community. Thanks to all the was the scheduled date this year supporters for the gifts and contri- but with Prince George’s County butions given. still a hot spot for the COVID-19 The event will return when

PHOTO BY MARSHALL GERSTEL BY PHOTO virus along with state restrictions it is safe to do so and will con- This sketch by Marshall Gerstel depicts his memories of life in Greenbelt. on restaurants and the safeguards tinue helping Greenbelt be great. and recommendations on event/ Those who may wish to donate crowd sizes, the committee felt it to the fund despite the cancella- As I reminisce about my years able fresh produce. was not wise to attempt to hold tion can do so by check to DC- in Greenbelt from 1938 to 1965, We did not know that the celebration. MSF, P.O. Box 761, Greenbelt, I must say they were wonderful we were without yet we The Raider Roast is the DC- MD 20768 or through Venmo at times spent in a utopian sphere. managed to make do with MSF’s main source of revenue DouglasMangum@DCMSF. They were highlighted by my what we had. along with their solicitation let- lasting friendships garnered from We were all of the same ter drive. As a privately funded so many wonderful and well- economic level, enjoying 501(c)(3) state nonprofit it relies organized activities, administered life as we knew it without on its donors and contributors by the many citizen-volunteers of regret. and the attendees of the annual Nonprofit? Greenbelt. As you know, we all gathering. I remember Sam Fox and Ben came through it and pros- Besides raising funds, the Get your Goldfaden, our recreation direc- pered, all getting a sound Raider Roast serves as a home- tors; Cliff Cockill and Richie education, successful in our coming for Eleanor Roosevelt Stevenson, my basketball and careers. And to this day, I High School alumni and past message here football coaches; Mr. White and look back and say, “What recipients of the scholarship and Mr. Townsend, my scout lead- a wonderful time we had!” their family members. It also ers. I recall fondly Rabbi Morris Thank you, Greenbelt! brings Greenbelt residents to- for $14. Sandhaus and Father Duvgallo (Residences: 16-A Ridge, gether, like last year when it partnered with an all-class re- www.GreenbeltNewsReview.com for their spiritual leadership, and 14-Z Ridge, Springhill MARSHALL GERSTEL COURTESY PHOTO Mrs. Fugitt, our principal at Cen- Lake) Marshall Gerstel ter School, and Mrs. Grimm and Ms. Battey, our teachers. As a teenager, I spent many hours at the social club, The Drop-In, with the club hosts, Mrs. Frady and Mrs. Birdseye. Ora Donahue, Ei- leen Mudd and Donnie Wolf were stand-out leaders for boys and girls recreation. And, who could forget our mayor, Allen Morrison, who also doubled as Santa Claus for all the children of Greenbelt? But most important, I think of my lifelong friends with whom I reconnected at the Greenbelt celebration in 1987 and again in 2017. As teenagers, we named ourselves the One-Eyed Connelly Gang. Over the last 33 years our gang has gathered every two years for a reunion. As many as 15 pioneers and their spouses participated: John Schaffer, Don- ald Walker, Harvey Goldstein and I are still actively engaged in social discourse through email, phone or Zoom. Unfortunately, several of the original gang have passed – Mike Cockill, Bruce MacEwan, Larry Holien, Joe Carstens, Charlie Howey, Teddy Havens and John Bonner. Yes, we lived in a government project with subsidized housing for low middle-class families, some living off food stamps and others without full-time employ- ment. During WWII some fami- lies received rationing coupons and many grew Victory Gardens to supplement the scarcely avail- Page 8 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, August 27, 2020

From the Archives COUNCIL continued from page 1 Bradley to Stock Smokes votes, council awarded both bond efficient buildings would increase resources and historically sig- Every Hour, On the Hour refinancing agreements to Free- the footprint by 363,000 square nificant archeological sites, and dom Bank. feet. The draft environmental identifying buildings that may The January 26, 1945 Green- So, the next time you run out, Refinancing the bonds will assessment is expected to be re- be eligible for National Register belt Cooperator, precursor to the plan your trek to the store by save the city roughly $700,000. leased in January 2021. designation. Greenbelt News Review, included the clock. Last week Mr. Bradley The refunding bonds will be In a memorandum, Terri Hru- Staff and council were con- the following article: was able to secure a larger sup- retained by the bank and not by, director of the city’s Depart- cerned about the references to At last, Greenbelt smokers will ply of cigarettes than in many offered to the public. Jennifer ment of Planning and Commu- divesting of land and buildings. know where their next pack is weeks – enough to put out three Diercksen, Davenport first vice nity Development, stated that the Councilmember Judith Davis coming from and when. George cartons every hour. He could give president, described the legal scoping agreement should address pointed out that the wooded Bradley, tobacco store manager, no assurance of being able to requirements for refinancing impacts on the natural environ- sections of the GSFC campus started a new system this week of continue in this quantity but even through a public bond issue, ment, water quality, transportation are part of a green belt that she offering cigarettes for sale every so, the system, he feels, will be which are numerous and time (impacts on local roads, transit, feared would become a cash cow hour on the hour. Housewives an improvement. So far there are consuming. bicycle and pedestrian move- for the federal government. That especially welcomed this change no plans for rationing cigarettes Goddard Assessment ments), electric vehicle charging also concerned Councilmember as they found it particularly dis- here, Mr. Bradley said, but if this Council unanimously directed stations, light, noise, air quality Rodney Roberts, who was also couraging to push baby down to should prove necessary advance the Department of Planning and and socioeconomics. It must also, concerned about the divested the Center several times a day announcement will be made in Community Development to send she wrote, address environmental property being given to other and return home empty-handed. the Cooperator. a letter to GSFC requesting that mitigation efforts and sustain- federal agencies. the issues identified by staff be ability. Hruby and her staff will relay considered in the upcoming envi- The impact of the plan on the these concerns to GSFC and ask ronmental and historic assessment GSFC Historic District must also that the city be kept continuously of its 20-year master plan. be studied, including historic updated. Implementation of the plan is subject to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act. In concordance School Textbook Pickup with these requirements, GSFC is now soliciting comments on the scope of the environmental assessment. The solicitation letter notes that the master plan calls for the demolition, construction and renovation of numerous buildings, along with general infrastructure maintenance and improvement activities. Further, NASA would explore options for some excess

Advertising: Camera-ready - 2 Column Spread x __” BRADY MELINDA BY PHOTO buildings and land areas, includ- ing “divesting land,Greenbelt divestingNews Staying Review in theirissue cars of toAugus preservet 27 social, 2020 distance, Eleanor buildings and potential future Roosevelt High School students wait their turn to pick up PHOTO BY JOHN WOOD BY PHOTO partnerships withFrom: non-NASA Greenbelt textbooks Homes, and Inc. Chromebooks for the new school year which A snapper at Greenbelt Lake entities.” Full implementation of begins on Monday, August 31. the master plan Maeshais expected McNeill to – 301-474-4161, Ext. 1128, August 25, 2020 result in the demolition of excess or energy-inefficient buildings, reducing the site’s building foot- print by approximately 645,000 square feet. Divestment of excess PRELIMINARY AGENDA buildings would further reduce GHI BOARD OF DIRECTORS the footprint by 100,000 square Thursday , September 3, 2020 feet. New construction of energy-

A. GHI Special Open Session – starts at 7:00 p.m. (open to members and visitors) Arts Advisory Board • Approve Motion to Hold an Executive Session Meeting on September 3, 2020 Meets Tuesday, Sept. 1 B. GHI Executive Session – starts after the GHI Special Open Session Meeting adjourn s (closed to The Greenbelt Arts Adviso- members and visitors) ry Board will meet at 7 p.m. • Approve Minutes of Executive Session Meeting Held August 6, 2020 • Request by a Prospective Member for an Exception to GHI’s Membership Selection Criteria on Tuesday, September 1, via • Consider Approval of the Following Contracts: Zoom. Discussion topics will o Contract for Fall 2020 Concrete Repairs – 1st reading include possible lighting and o Contract for Repairs to a GHI Unit due to a Water Leak -1st reading o Selection of Audit Firm for the 2020 External Audit signage needs in Roosevelt Cen- • Member Financial Matters ter. Members of the public who • Complaint Matters wish to attend are asked to email C. GHI Open Session (open to members and visitors) – starts at 7:45 p.m. [email protected] to • Announcement of Executive Session Meeting Held on August 20, 2020 PHOTO BY MARTI GALVIN MARTI BY PHOTO request meeting access informa- • Announcement of Executive Session Meeting Held on September 3, 2020 A peaceful summer day on the Lake • Approve Minutes of Special Open Session Meeting Held on August 6, 2020 tion, or call 301-474-8000 Mon- • Approve Minutes of Regular Open Session Meeting Held on August 6, 2020 • Nomination & Elections Committee Proposal for the 2020 Annual Membership Meeting day through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to • Permit Request to Install a Patio and Sitting Wall in the Yard of a GHI Unit 4:30 p.m. • Permit Request to Install an Electric Vehicle Charging Station adjacent to Storage Rooms at 9-N Southway • Permit Request to Install a Section of Fence to Enclose the End and Gardenside Yards of a GHI Unit • Proposed Revisions to GHI Rules re: Minimum Use and Maintenance Standards – Homes and Yards • Establishment of a Taskforce to Recommend Actions to Protect GHI from the Effects of the Proposed SCMAGLEV Project NOW PHASED REOPENING • Investment Committee's Recommendation re: Revisions to GHI's Investment Policy AVAILABLE FACE • Policy re: Disclosure of Opinions Received from GHI's Legal Counsel PHASE 1- CURBSIDE SERVICE MASK TUESDAY 1-8 PM | WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY 1-6 PM | SATURDAY 1-5 PM Contact information for attending the GHI Special Session, and Regular Open Session Meetings which will be held via a Zoom electronic platform due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is as follows:

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Thursday, August 27, 2020 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 9 Police Blotter BYRD continued from page 1 likely to establish certain patterns con-t/police). Councilmember word: “Done.” Based on information released by the Greenbelt Police Department, of interaction. Leta Mach asked for additional Councilmember Emmett Jor- www.greenbeltmd.gov/police Byrd next talked about a se- information on how much is al- dan thanked Byrd for his pre- Dates and times are those when police were first contacted about ries of victims of police brutality ready covered by the General Or- sentation and for the work and incidents. where the incident put a spotlight ders, so as to determine whether thoughtfulness that went into it. on improper practices, which a separate document is really Nonetheless, he said he would also served to inspire change or warranted. City Solicitor Todd have preferred for council to Sexual Assault August 19, 9:50 a.m., 7600 August 18, 6:45 p.m., 6000 Ora Glen Drive. Two money raise consciousness at the time. Pounds said he couldn’t ascertain have been provided a copy of Greenbelt Road. A man ap- orders a man placed in the mail George Floyd is the most promi- that until after he had drafted the the presentation ahead of time proached a woman who was at the Greenbelt Post Office were nent recent example, though, additions but would report back. and that he “still had not seen a standing outside the Giant super- later altered and cashed by an unfortunately, others have already Roberts suggested revisions fully fleshed-out concept.” He market and asked her for a hug. unknown person(s). followed. Byrd named Michael might run into conflict with the suggested that it would have been Brown as another example, in LEOBR in areas such as person- preferable to follow more usual He hugged and groped her before Trespassing he fled the area in a vehicle de- August 16, 10:32 p.m. 5400 which the need for body cameras nel files. Pounds said he could procedures by holding a workses- scribed as a black Dodge bearing block Stream Bank Lane. A became evident and was acted likely draft the new material sion to get early input from other Arizona tags. He is described as woman was in her home when upon. so that it does not conflict with councilmembers and stakeholders. Hispanic, with greasy shoulder a man entered it by using the Controversial Practices the LEOBR. Roberts hastened Byrd immediately took um- length curly hair, wearing a white coded door lock. He said to her, Specific areas and practices to reply that if there were to be brage at Jordan’s criticism and shirt, khaki pants and a baseball “I can’t install it,” and left the among police forces that have a conflict, he would want the accused Jordan of putting up cap. residence. been targeted by the mayor for LEOBR to be changed, not the a smoke screen while his real attention following feedback city’s draft. motivation was to disapprove of Robbery Burglary August 13, 10:50 p.m., 5900 August 13, 8:22 p.m., 6116 he has received from residents Process Concerns Byrd’s proposal, a charge that block Cherrywood Terrace. Two Breezewood Drive. A 25-year-old include the following: de-es- Councilmember Edward Putens Jordan promptly denied. Byrd men approached a man from nonresident man was arrested and calation, use of force, duty to expressed some dissatisfaction maintained that there would be behind as he walked down the charged with 4th degree burglary intervene, civil liberties, trans- with having only just received plenty of time for all the parties street, assaulted him and took his after he was located in an apart- parency, militarization, hiring, this material when at least he that had been named to review credit card. He declined treatment ment that was supposed to be va- immigration, racial profiling, ci- and Mach had asked to have it and comment on his proposal, for a cut to his lip. cant. A computer check revealed vilian oversight, stop and frisk, long ago. He added that this pro- and he noted his acceptance of and accountability. He discussed cess was in itself making things Davis’s conditions. When he Assault that he also had open arrest war- August 13, 5:55 p.m., rants with the U.S. Marshal’s a considerable number of topics inaccessible since council was called for the vote, the motion Cherrywood Lane near Breeze- Service. He was transported to that fall under these areas. bypassing the public, the police carried unanimously. wood Drive. A man alleged- the Department of Corrections for Byrd said that where police chief and the Fraternal Order of At the end of this part of the ly drove through a stop sign a hearing before a district court reform has been tried before there Police, as well as city boards and agenda, Davis made an addi- and almost struck another ve- commissioner. has been pushback along racial committees – such as the Com- tional request of the city solici- lines on whether reform is in fact munity Relations Advisory Board tor. Noting that it had previously hicle. He then exited his vehicle Vandalism and pointed a handgun at the August 14, 7:30 a.m., 8950 necessary. He suggested that ac- and the Public Safety Advisory been pointed out that some of driver of the car he had almost Edmonston Road. A mirror on countability and transparency are Committee – that should be part the items put forth for inclusion hit. He then reentered his ve- a construction excavator was two of the most difficult areas in of the review and discussion prior in the legislation were already hicle, described as a black 4-door broken. which to make changes, along to any decision making. He sug- part of the Police Department’s with the Law Enforcement Offi- gested sending the entire presen- General Orders, she asked if Cadillac, and fled. He is de- Vehicle Crime scribed as being White, 5 feet 6 A 17-year-old nonresident was cer’s Bill of Rights (LEOBR) and tation to all of them. Pound would provide an opinion inches tall, with blue eyes and a arrested for motor vehicle theft the Public Information Act. He Councilmember Judith Davis on what the legal ramifications brown beard, wearing a red jer- and assault on August 15 at 6122 also made a point of saying that said she would support Byrd’s would be if items were converted sey and a black beanie-type hat. Breezewood Drive after an of- reform can be born of the posi- request to have the draft writ- from General Order to legislation. August 17, 4:52 p.m., 7300 ficer stopped the vehicle he was tive and should not be thought ten because there was no way Pound replied that he would defi- block Hanover Parkway. A man driving because of an equipment of as necessarily being reactive to circulate and discuss it until nitely address this matter when approached another man who violation. He walked away from to bad events that have already it was a written document. She he reviews the documents. was walking to his vehicle, began the vehicle and a computer check occurred. added that definitions need to be shouting at him and punched him revealed that it, a 2014 GMC, Following this background, provided in the written version, in the face. The man who was had been reported stolen to the Byrd moved that the content as well, because much of the punched attempted to call the po- Montgomery County Police De- from his presentation be drafted language is quite general. lice as the man attempted to as- partment. The youth then assault- as legislation by the city solicitor. In addition, Davis said her sault him a second time. He fled ed an officer as police attempted Councilmember Rodney Roberts support would require several the scene in a vehicle described to place him into custody. The seconded the motion. conditions, if Byrd would accept as a blue 4-door Volkswagen youth was released to a parent Police General Orders them: 1) Before legislation could bearing D.C. tags. The injured pending action by the Juvenile It had been mentioned several be placed on a council agenda, man declined treatment for minor Justice System. times that there was a good deal a public worksession – or pos- injuries. Rear tag Georgia RVV4027 of overlap between materials in sibly more than one worksession Byrd’s list and materials already – would be held; and 2) before Theft was taken from 135 Westway and August 14, 7:19 p.m., 9109 rear temporary tag Pennsylvania covered in the Police General a second reading of the draft oc- Springhill Lane. A woman’s cash 3552577 was taken from Spring- Orders, which are posted on the curred, a public hearing would be home page of the Greenbelt Po- held that was not part of a city Thinking of selling? app was accessed and money was hill Drive near Edmonston Road. We need more removed from her bank account. Four tires and rims were taken lice Department (greenbeltmd. council meeting. Byrd readily August 15, 11:55 p.m., 6320 from a vehicle at 6610 Lake Park gov/government/departments- accepted her conditions with one listings in Greenbelt!

Golden Triangle Drive. A room Drive. If you are thinking of selling at the Residence Inn was entered On August 13 at 7619 Green- and feel safe doing so, this is and money was taken. belt Road a woman went inside a great time. Right now we August 15, 12:55 p.m., 6460 the Greenbelt Road Exxon service have more buyers than Capitol Drive. A man left his station to pay for gas. When she sellers. We are working with wallet at TGI Friday’s Restaurant did so, a man reached inside the several fully qualified buyers, and found out it had been turned back seat of her vehicle, took her and there is a serious in to management. The money book bag, then fled. shortage of inventory! that had been in it was missing. Credit cards were removed August 16, 9:27 a.m., 100 from an unsecured vehicle at • Buyers, let’s talk by block Lynbrook Court. A package 5900 block Sable Court and were about goal-setting and containing a large screen televi- later used to make unauthorized connecting with the right sion was taken from the front purchases. In the 6000 block lender for preapproval. This is your first step. stoop of a residence. Greenbelt Metro Drive a rock August 17, 12:06 p.m., 5506 was used to break out a win- • Sellers: This is a Cherrywood Lane. An unattended dow. The vehicle was rummaged tremendous market for wallet was taken from a table at through but nothing appeared to you! Let’s plan your best Mission Barbeque. have been taken. sales strategy and get August 18, 6:53 p.m., 8000 A passenger window was your house show-ready. block Greenbelt Station Parkway. cracked at 6301 Golden Triangle If you need some help, A Cannondale road bike was Drive. A front windshield was we have contractors taken from a building hallway. damaged in the 100 block Hedge- ready to work. wood Drive. Be in touch!

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GREENBELT continued from page 6 Realty 1, Inc. difficulties in the way of set- Our 33rd Year in Greenbelt tling a federal colony within an independent state,” Bishop wrote. 301 982-0044 He said a plan (that was never put in effect) called for a holding R1MD.com company of government officials, Linda Ivy 301-675-0585 county and town residents. The Mark Riley 301-792-3638 county would take title from the H. Dwayne Taylor - 301-323-8384 federal government. There would be a 40- to 60-year mortgage. Leonard Wallace - Broker Business wouldn’t do such an 301-675-9036 undertaking, Bishop contended. Noting that the housing was The Leader in for low income families, he re- ported that a five-room home Greenbelt Real Estate projected to rent for $30 a month should have a building cost of $3,600 based upon annual rents amounting to 10 percent of value. Although the government was projecting a cost of $4,000 for a home, Bishop noted that it didn’t account for amenities such as parks, athletic fields, a lake and open space. Nor did it include Brick Townhome on Corner Lot 3BR overhead costs, of which he felt GHI home - completely remodeled. there were excessive amounts. Large fenced yard w/ Trex patio and He also reported that an experi- OF CONGRESS LIBRARY COURTESY PHOTO shed. Modern kitchen & bath, nice! enced project engineer for the RA Draftsmen at work on the Berwyn (Greenbelt) project Addition With Full Bath Downstairs told a reporter that $8,000 would 2 BR GHI townhome with large family not be too high a cost estimate quoted Tugwell: “Our venture . . to be a headache.” The project be private business over to coop- room/bedroom on main level. Com- for building a Berwyn house. . will be of more interest on the cost was then something like erative organization. According pletely remodeled - opened kitchen. (A 1938 article to be reviewed community side, in its complete- $13,000,000 or $14,500 per home to the article, “Neither Greenbel- Need to reach us right away? later claimed the per unit cost to ness, its gracious planning, its for families with average incomes ters or outside businesses which Text ‘Greenbelt’ to 88000 on be $16,000.) Thus, Bishop con- pleasant properties, its access to of $1,700. “People with that planned to compete seem to be cluded that this project had little the countryside, its marriage of kind of income don’t live in that pleased.” your cell phone and get an in- value as a business demonstration industry to agriculture.” kind of house,” the magazine stant response! We can show project, but rather demonstrated 1937 Update commented. you any listing in Greenbelt. “what is delightful to do.” A short, non-bylined article in Also, those hoping to under- Scan here with your Tugwell did concede that there the October 1937 issue of Na- take operating little stores in cell phone and go

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Recreation Summer Arts Greenbelt Nature Greenbelters were very creative this summer, thanks to a full slate of virtual arts classes run by Greenbelt Recreation. PHOTO BY AMETHYST DWYER AMETHYST BY PHOTO An Old Greenbelt urban farm dog, McKenna, guards the flocks of caladium and coleus. PHOTO BY JUDY GOLDBERG-STRASSLER JUDY BY PHOTO A table full of finished and fired ceramic gnomes and other mythical creatures PHOTO BY HELENOR MESIAS BY PHOTO Ducks not social distancing PHOTO BY MI SUN MOON BY PHOTO Drawing by Isaac Yoo PHOTO BY LAURA TAKAKS LAURA BY PHOTO Boro Bag by Laura Takaks PHOTO BY CHARLES JACKMAN CHARLES BY PHOTO A great blue heron, a great snowy egret and a mallard duck happily coexist at Ora Glen Pond in Greenbelt East. PHOTO BY JANE MULANEY JANE BY PHOTO PHOTO BY JESSICA O'ROARK JESSICA BY PHOTO Stella (left) and Snow White by Camille and Maren Felt mandalas by Jane Mulaney O'Roark PHOTO BY MARY MURCHISON-EDWORDS MARY BY PHOTO Turtles are sunning themselves on rocks in the pond on Hanover Parkway.

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