irecnltrlt Parkland, Wing on City Bldg. Proposed as City Improvements by Al Skolnik An ambitious land acquistion program has been outlined by city manager James K. Giese in connection with his proposal for lttws Rtuiew expenditures under the Capital Improvement Fund which had AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER been estabJished by the $950,000 bond issue of 1969. Volume 36, Number 26 GREENBELT, MARYLAND . Thursday, May 17, 1973 Giese cautioned that many of his pond in the stream valley. BUDGET HEARING recommendations are dependent P arcel 15 P arkland WHAT GOES ON upon the receipt of open space (3) Part of Parcel 15 ($87,500) Fri., May 18 7-9 p.m. Sat. & Sun, funds from . the State of Maryland Proposed for acquisition is all the May 19, 20, 1-5 p.m. Adult and to supplement the bond issue money. vacant land adjacent to Charles- Comme1ls Center on 10% Police Children's Craft" Show, Ridge If the grant money is not forth towne Village and the Capital Belt Road Center coming to the extent expected, then way except for a 10-acre tract at Sat., May 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. the city will have to consider the Greenbelt Road. These 19 acres alary Rise, Day Care Program Oakcrest PTA carnival issuance of additional bonds, or would be added to the Lake P.ark by Al Skolnik Tues., May 22, 8p.m. City Bud elimination or delay of the projects. and would serve as a buffer be A greater-than-usual number of persons attended this year's get Hearing, Municipal Bldg. Giese noted that even if the city tween existing housing and the public hearing on the city budget on Monday night. Two issues 8 p.m. Greenbelt CARES Meet fails to receive additional grant Beltway. A large portion of it seemed to be largely responsible for the attendance of more than ing, Municipal Building moneys, it will have realized far would be suitable for athletic fields. 40 persons-the proposed 10 percent increase in police officer Wed., May 23, 8:30 p.m. Green more in value than the $950,000 of Other Projects salaries and a proposal for establishment of a day care program . belt & SHL Democratic Clubs bonds sold. Already the city has In addition to land acquisitions, SHL Community House completed acquisitions or projects at the Ridge Road Recreation Center. the Capital Improvement Fun<'\ Thurs., May 24, 7 :30 p.m. Green with_ a total value of $875,000, and budget proposes expenditures of Because of the extended discus such an operation would be self belt Area Council of GCS, a balance of $561,192 as of June $125,000 for the Springhill Lake sion on these two topics, the coun supporting for a program covering Greenbelt Library 30, 1973 remains unexpended. Recreation Center, $150,000 for a cil was unable rto complete its re 40 ohildren at a tuiition fee of $119 The land acquisition Items pro Municipal Building addition, and view of the budget and scheduled a month per child. City admini posed, with the estimated cost to $70,000 for park development. a continuation hearing for Tuesday, • strative assistant Dennis E. Bien AGENDA the city alter deducting grant mo The Springhill Lake Recreation May 22. dak produced a budget that would ney or donations from other sour Center schedules calls for comple Police Salaries require a monthly fee of $213. Af REGULAR MEETING OF ces, are given below. tion by the fall of 1974 of a build City manager James Giese's pro ter much c!,iscu:ssion over the ap Smith & Ewing P arkland. ing containing a gym, youth lounge po.sed budget for the fiscal yeair plicability of certain items in the CITY COUNCIL (1) Part of Smith & Ewing tract game room and an exercise or ending June 30, 1973 calls for a 10 city's budget, it was generally rec MONDAY, MAY 21, 1973 ($10,154) - Proposed for acquisi multi-purpose room. The adjacent percent increase in policemen's sal ognrized that the true figure would tion are 31 acres located adjacent golf course clubhouse would be aries 'amd a 5 percent increase in be somewhere in between. In any 8:00 P.M. to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Sen used for the conduct of recreation I ORGANIZATION the salaries of police clerks and event, concern was expressed that ior high school. This is the remain classes. othe r city employees. This in the project could not be self-1Sup 1 Call to Order ing acreage of the land originally The proposed addition to the Mu crea:se wias recommended in order porting without some public con 2 Roll Call zoned for single family homes in 3 Meditation the Smith- Ewing tract and is adja nicipal Building would provide ap for police salaries to be competitive tribution towal"d the payment of proximately 3,500 square feet of with those in other areas, Giese fees. Pledge .of Allegiance to cent to the Greenbriar and Glen the Flag Ora a partment developments. About additional space for expansion, In said. He noted that the county had Another corucern of council was particular of the police department. recently increaJSed police salaries that the day care center would 4 Minutes of Meetings 7½ acres would be purchased out 5 Additions to Agenda by of money paid by the Greenbriar The addition would probably be two by 10 percent and thiat Greenbelt be using spa ce that was now used stories and located to the rear of by recreation programs such ais the Councilmen and Manager developer and being held ·by the will be rstill be behind the county by the existing building. A new en $500 even aft er a 10% increase. ~re-teen age drop-in, model build II COMMUNICATIONS Maryland- National Capital P ark 6 P etitions and Requests and Planning Commission as a fee trance way lobby would connect the Mayor Dick Pilski and some mg, dog obedience, yoga, na tu•re new addition to the main building. members of the audience were not craft, etc. Giese said that it is very 7 Administrative Reports in lieu of dedication of park land 8 Committee Reports - ($39,846) and a cash contribution Time schedule is to complete plans suire that the compariJSon with the difficult to run a day care center by this fall, bid the job next winter, OOU'llty or the District of Columbia jointly with other programs. "A P RAB Report #1-73, FY pledged by the Greenbriar devel 1973/74 Budget Recom oper for an amount equal to the and open the building by 1975. wars appropriate, n oting that there S"hai~ed ,,taciJ.ity is not a happy sit The park development plan pro were certain advantages in working uation, he said. Many of the pro m endations cost of five acres of land. III OLD BUSINESS poses the undertaking of three pro :in Greenbelt, such as less hazard grams would have to be moved ov Parcel 1 Parkland jects: (1) addition of four tennis ous conditions. The thinking was er to a crowded Youth Center 9 An Ordinance to Appropri (2) Part of parcel 1 ($150,000) courts to the existing four at Braden that a m ore appropriate compari Council member Elizabeth Mai ate from the Revenue Sharing F und the Sum of P roposed for acquisition a re up to Field and lighting of all the courts; BOil might be wtit'h nearby munici fay a!so wondered whethe r the use (2) construction of combined picnic palities, and here, Pilski said, Green of Ridge Road Center for a day $3,500 to R eimburse the 75 acres of parkland in the north shelter, comfort station, itnd con care center could be justified to the General Fund for Expen east corner of the city adjacent belt salaries were more competitive. cession stand at Greenbelt Lake But what bothered P.flski and taxpayer, when it was understood ditures Incurred and Obli to the land recently given to the gated for the Springhill city by the Federal Government. It Park; and (3) development of par other council members moot was at _th~ time of the purchase of the cel 7, including a ball field, play budding that it would be used for Lake Recreation Center is proposed to develop this park the difrerential increaise in salaries ground, and multi- purpose court. recreation purposes. She thought a for the FY ending June 30, as a wilderness park. The old land recommended by Giese and whe The project would also include referendum sh'ould be had before l 973. Second Reading fill would be used for athletic ther thds would be equitable. "What landscaping, the development of coU111cil takes any action. This idea IV NEW BUSINESS fiields. A small picnic area would would be the effect on morale of some pathways, and the piping of other city employees?" was asked. was endorsed by several people in 10 Charter Amendment Res be established, also a small lake or the audience. olution to Amend Section the existing storm drainage chan Someone pointed out that what the nel. city is reaJlly asking for is a re Another series of a;rgument.s (c), Title "Adoption" of Wit:h Cousl:eau In The cl81SSification or upgrading of made against the day care center Section 40--50, Title "Coun - Center Mall Improvement policemen's job.s and that the extra ooncemed the concept of a day care cil Action on Budget", to Sout:hern At:lant:ic Completing a run-down of all 5% increase should be so termed center, whether it was beneficial to Provide that Council Shall Locke Stuart of Goddard Space capital expenditures for 1973-74, ratiretr tham a "cost-of-liviing" raise. children, and whether it should be Adopt the Budget on or Flight Center will lecture and show Giese described three other budgets. Arguing on behalf of the 10% limited to just the use of mothers Before the Twentieth Day slides from his month-long trip The first, dealing with the center increSJSe were several members of who had to work or made avail of June of the Fiscal Year aboa rd Captain Cousteau's ship m all improvement, calls for an the amiiielllCe, who pointed out the able to all. A question WSJS raised Currently Ending. First "Calypso" at the Mishkan Torah expenditure of $60 000, to be financ- · adverse effects of letting Green ~hether the city is the proper ve Reading Synagogue (Jewish Community ed by the sale of bonds or notes. balt salaries' fall behind - loss of hicle !or sponsoring such a project, 11 Charter Amendment Res Center, at W estway and Ridge) on Repayment of the debt is to be qualified personnel to other juris especially when it might provide _olution to Amend Section Thursday, May 24. The talk will from the -collection of a special tax dictitons and difficulty of attract competition for other nearby pri 40-4, Title "Creation; Qual begin at 8 :30 and will be preGeded levied -upon the properties within a ing new policemen. vately-run centers. ifications; Compensation" by a half- hour social m eeting. En special taxing district consisting of Day Care Center Colll'lcil member Rhea Cohen to Provide a Salary of trance is free. the properties within the commer Giese's budget contains no re said that the sponsorship of a day 1 $2400 per Annum for the Stua rt joined the "Calypso" last cial center. The t axes will be levied commenda tion for a day care cen cwre center was not incompatible Mayor and $2,000 per An November in order to arrange a and collected over a ten-:vea r period. ter, but because of citizen interest with city goals and that there was num for Each of the Oth radio link between j;he ship and Initial contr&cts for the project expressed in using t he R idge Road a grea t need for such a center. er Members of Council - NASA satellites. While he was are expected t o be let in J une; Center to house such a center • the 'Dhe genenal feeling of councH First Rea ding aboard, the ship cruised along the the city will serve as general con city staff had prepared several' me was that many questions r emained 12 An Ordinance to Authorize shores of Argent ina and its cr'ew t ractor and perform some of the mos relating to the problems and to be aI11Swered, and that any ac and Empower the City studied seals, cormorants, right work itself in a n effort to hold costs costs involved. titon at this tim e would be pre of Greenbelt to Issue a whales, penguins and other ma rine down. Of concern to councilmen was mature. One of these un answered T a.'( Anticipation Note in life. A second item is a special assess the extent to which such a day questions would be whether the the Amount of $50,000 in ment construction budget of $n0.000 care center might need t o be sub day care center would be com pat Anticipatiolil. of the Re for R idge Road construct ion from sidized by the city. Piroponents of ible with t he open spa,ce and recre ceipt of General Taxes Ivy Lane to the first entrance to the day care center, led by Anne ational use of the site as prescrib- and Other Revenues, Di "Miss Greenbelt" 1973 Lakeside North apartments. It is E well and Robert Spear, felt that Continued on page 8, col. 2 recting that the Proceeds proposed that the street be con Shall be Used for General Girls of Greenbelt, between the structed to dtv standards 'It a 26- Fund Operating Expenses ages of 15-19, single and never mar ried, are reminded to plan now for foot width. with curbs and gutters Heretofore Authorized; and related storm drain'l.ge struc and Providing for the Sale entering the "Miss Greenbelt" pa tures. The proie~t wm,1"1 hr- 1in'1.:r Notice of Public Hearing of Said Note by Private geant 1973. Entries will be limited to the first 15 girls. The meeting eed bv the sale of bonds or notes. N egotiation to the Sub R epayment of the bonds or notes urban T rust Oompany - will be held in the library confer ence room, on May 30, at 7:30 p.m. shall be from the collection of a The Public Hearing on the City of Greenbelt's Proposed Budgets First R eading special assesi;;ment levied upon the 13 An Ordinance Authorizing Ent rants should bring with them, Fiscal Year 1973-74 has been continued to one of their pa rents, a recent pho benefiting property ana payable the Improvement of the over a pericd of ten years. Greenbelt Center Mall - tognaph, and two letters of recom First R eading mendation, (f,rom an adult, doctor, The final budget is for widening 14 An Ordina n.:e to Provide teacher, etc.). of Westway opposite the Jewisb Tuesday, May 22, 1973 at 8:00 p.m. a Credit for Certain R en The 1973 "Miss Greenbelt", or Com,munit :v Center. This rroject, ters by . Reason of Age her runner-up, will reign for a year, which would also be financed from at the Municipal Building, and Income - F irst R ead r epresenting and speaking for the the sale of bonds or n0t0 s. would ing youth of Greenbelt at Greenbelt be repaid through a specia l assess 25 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, Md. 15 Ca rnival R egulations Golddiggers represented parades, ment levied against the .TCC, J'.)R'\" 16 Amendments to City Char City dedication ceremonies, Me able over a 15-vear neriod. '1.'his morial Day, F ourth of July, et c. ~8.000 item would includ~ w;dening All persons wishing to appear before the ter Relating to Elections 17 Tax Credit for Retired and If you cannot attend the meet the street by six feet, Pnrl const ruc Council will be heard Totally Disabled Renters ing, contact Anna Burchick, chair tion of a concrete curb ;ind gutter, V MISCE LLANEOUS man, 474-6473 or Linda Dobpin, co a concrete drivewpv entrance, and cha~rman, 345-1706. a concrete sidewalk. Page 2 UREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, May 17, 1973 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Cat-hater at Large A ., l"-UEl'B"-DEl\'f' ,,B.\VSPAP.1,a-t Folk Musical CORRECTION "Life", a folk-rock musical by To the Editor: 1'~ditor1 ;lJ.,n• 1,ou \\ illinm ·011, 474-4006 The News Review regrets the As1 come more money you Take stock in America. Now Bonds pay a bonus at maturity. llecause over the years h.is parents your paychec~ and invested in U.S. have invested in U.S. Savings Bonds Savings. Bonds. It's a painless way -in his name, for his future-by to ~ave. participating in the Payroll Savings And now there's a bonus interest Plan at work. · r~te on all U.S. Savings Bonds-for He probably · doesn't even know. E Bonds, S½ % when. held to matu And right now; he couldn't care less. rity or' 5 years, 10 months (4% the But when he's older, that money can first year). That extra½%, payable be used for a lot of things-a car, a col as a bonus at maturity, applies to all Bonds are si(e. I ( lost, stolen, or destroyed, ~ ' lege education, or even a new home. ~onds issued since June 1, 1970 ••• we replace them. When needed, they can be I' L. '\ The Payroll Savings Plan is an with a comparable improvement for cubed at your bank. T.ax may be deferred \ ~-.I* easy way to save money for you and all older Bonds. until redemption. And always remcm~, ""\t,a,id". Bonds are a proud ~•Y. to save. every memper of your family. When Join the Payroll .Savings Plan you join, an amount you designate where you work and make your son will be automatically laid aside from the richest kid on the block. P age 6 GREENBELT NBWS REVIEW Thursday, May 17, 1QT3 ., DIAL TRUTJ-1 • ~V~RY DAY Recorded music and inspiration by telephone THIS AD SPONSORED 'BY ALLEN PRINTING SERVICE Thursday, May 17, 1973 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 7 CLEANING WOMAN WANTED 1 CL ASSIFIED day a week. Oharlestowne Village. Will's Hardware $1.50 for a 10-word minimum, 10c Call after 5 p.m. 345-8638. Beltsville Hardware for each additional word. Submit FREE: 5 week old male puppies, Elaine Skolnik - 474-6060 ads in writing, accompanied by small breed. Solid mahogany drnp Bob Pasternak and Alan Haga 10502 Baltimore Ave. (Rt. 1} Beltsville c ash payment, either to the News leaf table and 6 chairs, needs minor made it two wins in a row at last (Chestnut Hills Shopping Center) Review office at 15 Parkway before repair - $50. Call 345-6169. Friday's duplicate bridge session. 10 p.m. of the Tuesday preceding They ended up with a three-point Portland Cements FREE for digging, English ivy. publication, or to the Twin Pines margin over runners-up Sid Bar Savings and Loan .office. Grows anywhere. 474- 6890 a fter 5 Plumbing, Pipe Cut to Size p.m. nett and Tony Pisano. Next game: There is no charge for advertising Friday, May 25. WANTED TO BUY: Gree»belt 3-4 items that are found. Best wis hes for a happy birthday Paint, Glass, Storm Windows Repaired BR house, about 10 yrs old, Sep RELIABLE T.V. SERVICE, Color to Ellen Murray who celebrated tember occupwcy. 474-0656. Curtain Rods - Drapery ltods Made to Order B/ W. Call Andy Hanyok 47~464. her 14th birthday. GREENBELT TOWN "MARIE'S POODLE GROOMING" FRAME It's a girl for Mr. and Mrs. HOUSE 2 bedrooms, w / w carpet, Screens & Screen Patio Doors give your poodle a new look. 474- Charles White, 209 Lakeside. Mi F / F refrigerator, washer, 3 A/C's, .3219. chelle Lynne made her debut Mav paneling, fenced yard. I block from Repaired 14 and tipped the scales at 8 lb;. PAINTING, WALL PANELING schools & shopping. Excellent lo 12 oz. She joins a sister Cheryl. OPEN SUNDAY 10-1 and minor carpentry. Reasonable cation for kids. $13,000. 474-3432. l" ates. 341HJ391. Mathias Zahniser, son of Mrs. 2 BR Frame: F/F DD ref., dble 937-4141 Alice Zahniser of 1-K Gardenway, CALDWELL'S WASHER SER oven stove, dishwasher, remodeled passed his orals for a doctorate at VICE. All makes expertly repaired. kt., washer, dryer, 2 A/ C's, w / w Johns Hopkins University a few ~uthorlzed Whirlpool dealer. GR carpet, paneling, wall paper, re days ago. Mathias is now teaching 4-5515. 103 Centerway. modeled ceramic tile bathroom w / Arabic, religion courses and hon TROMBONE, TRUMPET and vanity sink, chain link fence, sm. ors seminars at Central Michigan VOICE LESSONS. Professional patio - $13,950. Call 345-4949. AUCTION University, residing in the Univer musician with degree. 474-5945. SALE - CHEAP: 2 new large rugs sity town of Mt. Pleasant, Mich. FLOOR- SANDING- &FINISHING gold, blue 9x12; Formica rnund kit wtth his wife, two sons and one (20 YEARS EXPERIENCE). CALL chen set; twin maple bedroom set; daughter. Saturday, May 19, 1973 AFTER 5:30. 474-5673. 2 living room chairs; 2 metal cabin Mary E. McCabe. 211 Lakeside ets; Bissel carpet sweeper - 474- PIANO TUNING AND REPAIR. Dr., will receive a M.A.T. degree in 6355. EXPERIENCED. RELIABLE. mathematics from Georgetown Commencing at 10:30 a.m. 47~94. LIKE NEW 5 pc. black & chrome University on May 20. To enforce our liens for storage and/ or other charges, we will dinette set $50; pink Formica ta ble Congratulations to Sa ra Kelly of $5. Call 474-1454, 6-7:30. sell by public auction the complete contents of numerous house ANTENNA Greenbelt who won second place hold shipments. Consisting of furniture, antiques, glassware, pots SALE: - Dining room & kitchen PROBLEMS on the balance beam at the MG I tables, odd chairs. Call · 384-5543. Open Gymnastic Meet, held at and pans, etc. Sales & Service YARD SALE: - Vanity, curtains, Parkdale High School recently. Expe rt antenna man will wigs, aoll clothes, many household Mimi Laster, 3 Lakeside, plays install new / repair anten- Bryan Moving & Storage items. Saturday, May 19, 10-4, 2- recorders and racket, ancient mus J na for C Research Rd. ical instruments, in a musical Attic or Outdoors YARD SALE: - Sat. & Sun., May group, the Paint Branch Pro Mus 5005 Cook Rd ., Beltsville 19 & 20 - New china and crvstal ica, which specializes in music of 474-4892 baby clothes, household and hand~ the Renaissance and early Ba made items - 9-5, 10-C Southway. roque ems. The group, which is LEARN TO DRIVE - CALL TRI 474-7902. directed by Dr. Richard Berg, has GREENBELT HOMES, INC. STATE DRIV-SCHOOL 347- 7773. MOVING SALE: - Executive desk been invited to provide background RES. 301-934-2095. and chair, wood - $100; Rug, 9xl2 music for the soundtracks of short UMMER CAMP (July 5 - August - $30; Sony FM transistor radio, films on Renaissance artists be Hamilton Place :?9) a nd fall registration (Sept. 4) portable - $25. Call 345-2996. ing prepared by the National Gal lery of Art. now being accepted at the Green YARD SALE - RAIN OR SHINE - Greenbelt, Md. A happy- happy birthday to Alan belt Town a nd Country School. Con Odds and ends & household items. Amberg who celebrated his 10th t act Mrs. Day for further informa Saturday & Sunday, 10-4 at 12-D Want to sec a SOLD sign on We have several listings of two t ion 474-5252. Hillside. birthday May 10 with his friends bedroom frame townhouses in at M cDonalds. your townhous1E Let the GHI FOR TV or STEREO RIDP AIR NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE: - Sales Office list your one, two, or good locations throughout CALL HENRY ALBRIGHT - 345- Sat., May 19. 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