Prince George’s wants feedback on countywide trails plan
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It’s not been well promoted, but Prince George’s officials want comments on a comprehensive overhaul of the future plans for the county’s bicycle and pedestrian path networks.
After Capitol siege, Hyattsville wants state to study police extremism
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The Hyattsville City Council turns its attention to national politics at its Tuesday meeting, considering two measures focused on the attempted Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol. The first would condemn President Trump and the attempted insurrection, while the second calls on Maryland legislators to study extremism in state police forces and to grant greater power to local officials dealing with “domestic terror” threats.
Mount Rainier police chief resigns for new job
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Mount Rainier Chief of Police Anthony Morgan will resign in February, ending a two-year career leading the city police department. Morgan was the city’s first African-American police chief in its 110 year history. In an interview with Route 1 Reporter, Morgan said he had accepted another chief of police job at an department outside of Maryland, but declined to specify further because that department has not announced his hire yet.
Mount Rainier lowers voting age to 16
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Mount Rainier will allow residents as young as 16 years old to vote in city elections.
Mount Rainier
Insurrection attempt puts Mount Rainier police on high alert
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Mount Rainier and Brentwood police departments said they deployed extra police officers at key intersections along Eastern Avenue and Route 1 as a show of force to disuade pro-Trump “caravans” from entering and causing disturbances in local neighborhoods as they returned to hotels along the Route 1 corridor.
Development
Federalist Pig reveal plans for Hyattsville BBQ joint
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The developers behind Federalist Pig have unveiled detailed plans for the D.C. barbecue restaurant’s second location in downtown Hyattsville, according to government filings.
News
New data sheds light on Prince George’s PPP loans
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Nearly $1.2 billion in Paycheck Protection Program loans went to Prince George’s County businesses and nonprofits to support more than 109,600 jobs, according to a Route 1 Reporter analysis of new, more-detailed data on the pandemic stimulus program released by the Small Business Administration earlier this month.
News
Census: Prince George’s sees population growth from Hispanics, ‘others’; White population drops by 5 percent
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Prince George’s County’s population grew by nearly 3 percent over the past five years, according to a trove of new data released this week from the U.S. Census Bureau. The data also shows the county has a growing Hispanic population and a quickly-shrinking population of white residents, too.
Coronavirus
Mapping Maryland’s Winter Covid surge
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14 days after the close of the Thanksgiving holiday break, and Covid-19 continues to spread in Maryland. The hardest-hit counties right now are in Western Maryland, which has seen dramatic spikes in confirmed cases over the past month and have resulted in, by far, the most widespread outbreaks seen among Maryland counties since the start of the pandemic.
Hyattsville
Hyattsville could pay landlords for apartment upgrades
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Hyattsville apartment owners could soon get money from the city for making major repairs to their buildings. But the program needs to be approved by Hyattsville City Council. The proposal, called the Multi-Family Improvement Rebate Program, would reimburse property owners for half the cost of upgrades that either increase energy efficiency, remediate environmental toxins, improve air quality and circulator, or increase the realiability of heating and cooling systems. In other words, for every $2 the landlord spends on eligible projects, the city would reimburse $1. However, the total reimbursement would be capped at $50,000 per property.
The proposal was first discussed by Hyattsville City Council at its Dec. 7, 2020, meeting.