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A middle-aged African American man, wearing a brown jacket with a grey sweater and blue shirt, sits at a wood-paneled dais, gesturing as he speaks. Above and behind him, a sign reads "Greenbelt." Infront of him, a placard reads “Emmet V. Jordan, Mayor” To the left of him sits a younger African-American man wearing a dark shirt, infront of a placard reading “Colin A. Byrd, Councilmember”. To the right, an older white woman sits, wearing a matching red blazer and necklace, her nameplate reads “Judith F. Davis, Mayor Pro-Tem.”

Beltway Plaza redevelopment gets ‘conditional’ support of Greenbelt Council

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Greenbelt City Council voted to conditionally support a conceptual redevelopment proposal for Beltway Plaza Mall. The action took place at its Feb. 11, 2019, meeting. While the mall’s owners, Bethesda-based Quantum Cos. hailed the move, there’s still a chance Greenbelt could end up opposing the conceptual site plan if city officials and the mall’s owners fail to agree on conditions set down during the meeting.

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Magruder Park redesign concepts move ahead

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What does the future hold for Magruder Park? Hyattsville residents had another chance to weigh in on a proposal to redesign the park at a “listening session” held Feb. 7, 2019. Judging by the response, the dozen-or-so attendees at the event seemed broadly receptive to many elements of the conceptual redesign plans. “I am encouraged.

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Reporter’s Notebook: Hyattsville, College Park get down to business; Technical difficulties

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Technical difficulties affect some subscribers

Route 1 Reporter would like to apologize to subscribers who may have had difficulties accessing our content Feb. 1, and Feb. 2, 2019. Patreon, the company which provides both my paywall and the plugin to set up the paywall on Route 1 Reporter, encountered its own technical difficulties over the weekend relating to payment processing. Patreon’s work to fix that issue, involved putting its servers into maintenance mode several times this past weekend.