Hyattsville Council candidates try to stand out in crowded debates
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Hours of debates last week gave Hyattsville residents a better look at their council candidates ahead of early-May elections in both municipalities.
Hyattsville
Ward, Solomon contrast sharply in Hyattsville mayoral debate
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Hyattsville’s mayoral debate revealed two candidates – interim Mayor Kevin Ward and Ward Five City Councilor Joseph Solomon – as rhetorical front runners in the three-way campaign for the city’s top job.
Hyattsville
Hyattsville parking garage; DeMatha redevelopment – Bond bill brings millions for Prince George’s projects
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Projects funded include a long-sought parking garage in downtown Hyattsville, stormwater infrastructure work in College Park, an effort by DeMatha Catholic High School to redevelop land along Baltimore Avenue, and money for a new city hall in Brentwood.
Hyattsville
In Magruder Park renaming, David Driskell cemented as front-runner
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A split Hyattsville City Council appears poised to rename Magruder Park after renowned African American artist David Driskell, with the deciding vote likely to come at its May 3, 2021, Council meeting.
Mount Rainier
In forum, Mount Rainier’s 3 official candidates agree on a lot
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Mount Rainier’s three official City Council candidates appear to have broadly similar visions for the city.
College Park
College Park approves tax break for once-ineligible student-housing project
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After mistakenly granting, then revoking, a tax break for a student-housing project, College Park City Council narrowly approved a measure granting the project a reduced tax break anyway under a new waiver created for this specific situation.
Hyattsville
On Hyattsville forum, deleted endorsement is latest city election controversy
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An endorsement from County Councilor Deni Taveras in Hyattsville’s mayoral race – and its deletion from a popular Hyattsville listserv afterward by a moderator – sparked a controversy Tuesday. Critics of Taveras focused on the ethics of using her official county email address to send the message. Critics of the moderator, Hyattsville activist Jim Groves, said the decision to remove the post from the forum was overzealous moderation at best, censorship at worst. In the end, both Groves and Taveras were pleading for understanding from the public.
Mount Rainier
With write-in, Mt. Rainier Mayor’s race gets competitive
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Mount Rainier suddenly has a mayoral race featuring Ward 1 City Councilor Celina Benitez facing off against Ward 2 City Councilor Scott Cecil.
Hyattsville
Haba blasts ‘negative’ campaigning, endorses Solomon for Mayor
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Ward Four City Councilor Edouard Haba issued a lengthy endorsement of mayoral hopeful and Ward Five City Councilor Joseph Solomon, rebuking “negative and unfounded” accusations from former mayor Candace Hollingsworth.
Hyattsville
Former Hyattsville Mayor endorses one mayoral candidate, denounces another
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In the race to fill out the last two-years of her term, former Hyattsville Mayor Candace Hollingsworth said voters should choose interim Mayor Kevin Ward for the role. In the process, she also issued a stinging denunciation of mayoral hopeful and current Ward Five City Councilor Joseph Solomon that was quickly echoed by another current City Council member.