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If seen through, the new property tax class would permit City Council to tax small apartment properties at different rates than other classes of real estate in the city, with an eye toward lowering their tax rate below that charged for larger apartment complexes. But the idea has a major policy obstacle to overcome to win the support of City Council members, who otherwise seem in favor of the concept.
College Park City Council scheduled a public hearing on proposed revisions to laws governing the city’s Revitalization Tax Credit program. Under the proposed changes, previously ineligible projects that were granted a tax credit in error would be given a waiver to re-apply for the tax credit.
Metro’s accelerated Platform Improvement Project is coming to Prince George’s County’s Route 1 stretch of the Green Line.
Hyattsville police officers could be required to talk to psychologists once every three months under a proposal to expand mental health services at the department.
College Park City Council is divided over whether or not to make-good on a tax cut erroneously granted to a developer last year.
Hyattsville city council approved a proposal to purchase novel “BolaWrap” weapons for its police department.
More than a year ago, College Park City Council unanimously approved a special tax cut for a student housing development. But there was one problem: the project was never eligible the tax cut.
College Park city officials are preparing to grapple with its history with systemic racism.
College Park officials have scaled back plans for a renovated Rhode Island Avenue bicycle lane in the city’s northern neighborhoods, drawing criticism from some local cycling advocates.
Editor’s note: Route 1 Reporter is a subscriber-supported local news website. In the interest of the public discourse, articles about government policy are available for free. If you like the reporting, please support Route 1 Reporter on Patreon. If all goes according to plan, a new Hyattsville Middle School could be open for students by 2023. The new middle school will be located to the north of the existing Hyattsville Middle School, closer to the intersection of Oliver Street and 42nd Avenue, on land that currently hosts the existing school’s athletic fields.