Category: Local

As of June, changes to the city charter require six affirmative votes, rather than a simple majority. Four council members voted in favor of the amendment, which was not enough for it to pass.

The cost of acquiring and improving the property will be between $500,000 and $750,000.

At one of College Park’s upscale restaurants, menu prices range from $15 to $49.

Graduate students are working with the U.S. Agriculture Department and the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks to track movements of tick-carrying animals like mice and deer.

Noncitizens will be able to vote in city elections as of 2019.

The hub will operate Fridays and Saturdays during the spring and fall from 5 p.m. to midnight.

The charter amendment passed with its original wording in a 4-3 vote, with one abstention from District 1 Councilman Fazlul Kabir.

University of Maryland officials said the campus is ready to partner with the city, county and state to pitch College Park as a prime location for the new headquarters.

The State Highway Administration also installed a new pedestrian signal at the Knox Road and Route 1 intersection.

If the advisory referendum passes, 16- and 17-year olds will be able to vote in the 2019 Greenbelt City Council election.