The Pri nce Ge orge’s Pos t A C OMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR PRINCE GEORGE ’S COUNTY Since 1932 Vol. 85, No. 50 December 14 — December 20, 2017 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents PG County Council Elects New Leadership Team, Announces Committee Leadership for 2018 Legislative mYenet aanrd Transit-Oriented De - By PRESS OFFICER velopment; Healthcare; Edu - PG County Council cation; Fiscal Responsibility; UPPER MARLBORO , MD— and Public Safety. We will The Prince George’s County also maintain our focus on Council elected Council Member strengthening nonprofit or - Dannielle Glaros (D)—District 3 ganizations in Prince George’s to serve as Chair for Legislative County—building countywide Year 2018. Council Member Todd on the work we’ve been doing Turner (D)—District 4, was in District 3 for the past three elected to serve as Vice Chair. The years. The County Council newly confirmed Council Lead - will also continue to focus ership team presided over the first on state and federal funding; session of the Legislative Year the FY2019 budget; rewrite 2018 on Tuesday, December 5, of the County’s 50-year-old 2017. Chair Glaros and Vice Chair Zoning Ordinance; address Turner will serve in leadership our housing challenges; the through December 4, 2018. performance audit, and act in Chair Glaros thanked her the Council’s role as the Board Council colleagues for entrust - of Health.” ing her with the “Gavel Prior to concluding her re - of Leadership.” marks, Chair Glaros announced PHOTO COURTESY MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES “I am humbled by this mo - the 2018 Legislative Year com - Secretary Mark Belton observes Chesapeake Bay water quality monitoring on board the department’s Research Vessel Kehrin. ment and deeply grateful to my mittee leadership appointments: colleagues on this Council for Planning, Zoning and Eco- choosing me to serve as Chair nomic Development (PZED) for the 2018 Legislative Year. Chair, Council Member An - Thank you for your confidence drea Harrison; Vice Chair, Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay and the opportunity to serve Council Member Mel Franklin with such accomplished lead - ers. I am proud to accept the Public Safety and Fiscal Man- agement (PSFM) Defenders thaHn whoat thle dstate wBouldr losee aliotn ohf wh,ic h Wwent toa Mariyltan d oinnclud inSg toe grnantsa thatt ehelp gavel you have entrusted to By J.F. MEILS, ALEX MANN Chair, Council Member Der - in actual dollars, according to in 2016, according to an analy - fund conservation-related proj - me, and of the work we have and JULIE DEPENBROCK rick L. Davis; Vice Chair, program supporters. sis done by the Choose Clean ects in agriculture, stormwater done together to strengthen the Capital News Service Council Member Deni Taveras For the fourth consecutive Water Coalition. treatment, oyster restoration, as communities we are privileged WASHINGTON, D.C.—If year, House appropriators in But with the retirement of well as a slew of research and to represent.” Transportation, Housing and the Senate does not restore a September slashed funding for Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski, monitoring programs. Chair Glaros also addressed Environment Committee (THE) deep, House-passed cut in fed - the EPA's Chesapeake program who was the top Democrat on the “Of course we’re gonna try the Council’s priorities for Leg - Chair, Council Vice Chair eral funding to the Environmen - by 20 percent, to $60 million. Senate Appropriations Commit - for the $73 million (on the Sen - islative Year 2018. Todd Turner; Vice Chair, tal Protection Agency’s Chesa - In past years, the Senate re - tee, past is no longer precedent. ate side). You don’t get it if you “The Council will continue Council Member Karen Toles peake Bay Program, the ripple stored the cut, maintaining an - And if the House cut holds its strong commitment to our effect on Maryland conserva - nual funding for the program at this year in the Senate, it will Legislative priorities—Trans - portation, Economic Develop - tion efforts could be far larger $73 million, more than $12 mil - likely be felt at the local level, See CHESAPEAKE Page A 3 See LEADERSHIP Page A 3 Council Announces FY 18 County Has 185 More Reasons to Welcome the Special Partnership Grant with New Olive Garden to Richie Station Marketplace Venture PhilanthrTohperey ar eP curarerntltyn moerer ths an PG County Economic Development Corporation Among 100's Celebrating County Fine Dining By PRESS OFFICER 4-thousand nonprofits operating PG County Council in Prince George’s County and By LORI C. VALENTINE PGCEDC UPPER MARLBORO , most are without the capacity to MD—The Prince George’s successfully apply for major CAPITOL HEIGHTS , County Council and Venture grant support or fully achieve MD—The Prince George's Philanthropy Partners (VPP) their objectives. County Economic Development announced the new Ready for Council Chair Derrick L. Corporation (EDC) President Work Nonprofit Capacity Davis says the Council is work - and CEO Jim Coleman joined Building Initiative to strengthen dignitaries from the Capitol nonprofits to better serve youth Heights area and other local across the county. business and community lead - See GRANT Page A 5 ers for the Grand Opening of a brand-new Olive Garden Italian Kitchen Restaurant in the Ritchie Station Marketplace. Prince George’s County Ranked State Delegate Angela Angel (Dist. 25), Tracy O'Connor, 21st in the United States in Job Olive Garden Director of Op - Growth Among Large Counties erations, representatives from than double the US average the D.C. Chamber of Com - By PRESS OFFICER merce, and the Central High PG County Government (1.7%). Prince George’s County is also the highest ranked juris - School Pep Band and Cheer - PHOTO COURTESY LORI C. VALENTINE UPPER MARLBORO , diction in the State of Maryland, leaders were all on hand to wel - MD—According to the United as well as for the most job come Moses Ntale, Olive Gar - Olive Garden General Manager Moses Ntale (c), along with Capitol Heights Team at the Grand States Bureau of Labor Statistics growth in the National Capital den's General Manager to the Opening of Olive Garden in Ritchie Station Marketplace for the 2nd Quarter (June 2017) Region ahead of Loudon County, neighborhood. Mr. Coleman job growth report, Prince Virginia which ranked 55th. was delighted to greet the new to celebrate and enjoy the brand- Prince George's County resi - choice to expand in Prince George’s County, MD has the Prince George’s County’s job neighbors and welcome them to new Olive Garden here, in Capi - dents! My Economic Develop - George's County!" 21st highest rate of employment growth rate of 3.5% is more than Prince George's County. tol Heights. Not only is this ment Team and I are excited to The Ritchie Station Mar - growth (3.5%) among the 347 double the State of Maryland’s "Prince George's County de - restaurant bringing delicious have a new restaurant to fre - ketplace Olive Garden is the largest counties in the United serves quality, sit-down restau - food to the thriving Ritchie Sta - quent. Congratulations to Mr. States. The ranking is based rants," said Coleman. "Today, tion Marketplace development, Ntale and the Olive Garden fam - our residents have 185 reasons but they are also employing 185 ily. We are delighted with their upon total employment—more See JOB GROWTH Page A 5 See PGCEDC Page A 5 INSIDE Prince George’s County “I Didn’t Make This World Israeli Tech Firm Opens U.S. Movie Review: Earth Talk Commemorates World AIDS Day For You” Headquarters in Maryland The Killing of a Sacred Deer Dear EarthTalk: Maryland is one of the first and Announces the 2017 HIV The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act re - Set in an unnamed American states to adopt this technology, I’m looking for cool holiday gift Strategic Plan and Funding cently passed on a nearly straight city (filmed in Cincinnati), it in - The plan is supported by $6 mil - party line Republican vote in the which is now available to citizens volves a heart surgeon, Steven ideas for a strident vegan who won’t lion in funding awarded by the Mary - U.S. Senate is, like the House- through the state’s Maryland Murphy (Colin Farrell), his oph - tolerate items that make use of ani - land Department of Health and an ad - passed bill, a moral abomination. Accessible Telecommunications thalmologist wife, Anna (Nicole mals or animal products. Any ideas? ditional $1.2 million awarded for Their enactment would be the death (MAT) program administered by Kidman), and their children, —Doug Halpern, community outreach in sexually of America’s dream for tens of mil - the Department of Information teenage Kim (Raffey Cassidy) and Washington, D.C. transmitted infection prevention. lions of children. Technology (DoIT). younger Bob (Sunny Suljic). Community , Page A3 Commentary , Page A4 Business , Page A5 Out on the Town , Page A6 Features , Page A7 A2 — December 14 — December 20, 2017 — The Prince George’s Post Towns and NEIGHBORS In and Around Morningside-Skyline by Mary McHale 301 735 3451 Neighborhoods George Hunt, artist, Hunt and Veronica Rose Bundy; dent amenities include com - teacher and coach, dies in brother Norman and sister Rose munity gardens and a golf put - BGE Offers Tips to Help Keep Your Holidays Bright motorcycle accident Marie Miller. Mass of Christian ting green. It's slated to open BALTIMORE, MD—The slowing the growth in energy quality of care and patient It happened on Marboro Pike Burial was at Mount Calvary June 2018. holidays are a great time for consumption. Energy-saving safety at these hospitals. at Boones Lane, Aug. 22, the Church, with repast at St.