College Park

College Park approves $1.7M coronavirus relief fund

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College Park City Council unanimously approved a $1.65 million coronavirus relief package designed to aid businesses and provide direct aid to city residents affected by the pandemic’s disruptions. 

The vote took place at College Park’s May 26, 2020, City Council meeting, held virtually. The measure is expected to be funded through federal disaster aid reimbursements. 

The biggest line item in the relief package is a $1 million small business assistance grant program. Only College Park city businesses with 25 or fewer full-time may apply. The program provides up to $15,000 per business for to offset losses from business interruptions or decreased customer demand caused by the emergency measures imposed to try to stem the spread of the disease. The grants are further restricted to commercial entities with no more than 10 outlets.

Development

Hyattsville asks Planning Board delay Magruder Pointe review.

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Hyattsville City Council asked the Planning Board to delay its review of the detailed site plans for the controversial Magruder Pointe development, pending resolution of the city’s legal fight that could reset the review process. Bluntly put, the Planning Board won’t be doing that. So, in a resolution approved during its May 18, 2020, meeting, City Council asked Planning Board to impose several conditions on the project, though most of them concern minor details.

Coronavirus

Data: Maryland’s Coronavirus outbreak slackens slightly

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The number of new covid-19 infections confirmed in Maryland and in Prince George’s County declined over several days last week, according to a key metric tracked by Route 1 Reporter. Specifically, the number of new confirmed coronavirus infections in the past 14 days has declined from a statewide high of 13,260 on May 11, 2020 to 12,396 on May 17, 2020. Likewise in Prince George’s County, the number of coronavirus cases confirmed in the preceding 14 days fell from a high of 4,233 on May 10 to 3,718 on May 17.

News

$50M Laurel Hospital expansion, 230 townhomes approved by P.G. Planning Board

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Prince George’s County Planning Board approved several notable development applications during its May 14, 2020, meeting. Among the approvals include detailed site plans for two townhome projects, one in Bowie, one in Brandywine, with a total of 231 units, preliminary plans for another townhome development in Clinton, and preliminary plans for a 950-bed mixed-use student-housing complex in College Park. But the biggest approval from the meeting was a detailed site plan clearing the way for the first phase of a new “health campus” at the University of Maryland Medical System Laurel Hospital.