Route 1 Reporter (https://route1reporter.com/category/news/prince-georges-county/page/2/)
A primer on a lawsuit against Prince George’s County corrections officers, more reaction to the ever-longer government shutdown, and a look at a fight over the minimum wage brewing in Annapolis.
An overview of the political winds tilting against Gov. Larry Hogan’s plan to widen the Beltway. We also have a smattering of weather-response stories from news outlets around the region.
Prince George’s County officials hope to release a draft version of a new zoning map for the county by the end of 2019. If all goes according to a timeline laid out by Prince George’s County planning officials, the county could have its new zoning ordinance in effect by early 2020.
These zoning, land-use and development rules regulate what, where and how any land can be used or developed in Prince George’s County. These regulations cover such things as the distance buildings must be set back from the road and the development review process. The county’s currently-effective set of zoning regulations dates back more than 50 years. over time they have become a confusing, tangled mess, stitched together with decades-worth of zoning amendments.
Required Reading is a simple, daily roundup of news coverage relevant to Prince George’s County and its Route 1 communities. In our Jan. 10, 2019, edition: Prince George’s County sees fourth homicide of the year; A tire store closes in the heart of rapidly redeveloping downtown Hyattsville, plus more stories below:
Prince George’s County marks 4th homicide this year- The Washington Post
Tire Place shuts down for good – The Hyattsville Life & Times
DC woman wins thousands at MGM, and loses it all over casino typo – WTTG
Judge rules man accused of burning Bowie city cars can’t stand trial -Capital Gazette
Baltimore’s Horseshoe Casino posts only revenue decline among Maryland casinos in December – Baltimore Business Journal
Education funding, minimum wage at forefront of 2019 Maryland legislative session -The Washington Informer
Required Reading is a simple, daily roundup of news coverage relevant to Prince George’s County and its Route 1 communities. In our Jan. 9, 2019, edition: Meet the man who made your neighborhood; How Prince George’s County skewed national absenteeism data, and more below:
Meet suburban Washington’s Robert Moses: Harland Bartholomew – Greater Greater Washington
How bad data from one district skewed national rankings on chronic absenteeism – Edweek
Man murdered in Lanham backyard – WJLA
Maryland County execs back drug affordability board – Black Press USA
The Studio 3807 apartments along Brentwood’s stretch of Rhode Island Avenue have been refinanced for a cool $38 million; More about a pedestrian who was killed by a motorist while crossing a notoriously-dangerous road in Prince George’s County.
In our Jan. 7, 2019 edition: Prince George’s County Police Department has more troubling news as an officer is suspended over an allegation of inappropriate touching. We also have an update on the opening of a hotly-anticipated Mount Rainier restaurant, and a preview of the upcoming legislative session.
This is not what is typically meant by “fire fighting”; Prince George’s County Public Schools provided students with vulnerable email accounts; The first shootings of 2019 take two lives; and more below.
let’s put Metorail’s woes into context. Below, we’ve used an official average daily ridership dataset from Metrorail, passed on by Hyattsville Economic Development Corporation, to chart the system’s changing ridership fortunes. Broken down station-by-station, the data allows you to see how each expansion of Metrorail has impacted ridership on other parts of the system.
A “non-contact” shooting brings fear to Hyattsville school; A teen is charged with making threats against Bladensburg, Parkdale high schools and William Wirt Middle School; Alsobrooks wants an end to the shutdown; And far-flung politicians weigh in on the Peace Cross dispute.