‘She’s on our side’: Megha Sevalia is an advocate as City Council student liaison As student liaison to the council, Sevalia is tasked with bringing students’ opinions to the forefront of the council’s decisions. Grace Yarrow October 10, 2021
College Park Council talks feasibility of city takeover of some county responsibilities Building development and permitting processes could be more efficient if the city assumes control, according to a draft of a feasibility study. Grace Yarrow October 6, 2021
Activists are debating the environment vs. affordable housing. City Council can save both. The solution to affordable housing shouldn’t have to be chopping down Guilford Woods. Anthony Liberatori October 5, 2021
College Park Council votes to transfer section of Rhode Island Ave. to city jurisdiction The council voted unanimously to transfer jurisdiction of the section of Rhode Island Avenue between Paducah Road and Greenbelt Road. Grace Yarrow September 15, 2021
College Park City Council to vote on allocating $250k to local food bank programs The council will vote on the allocation at its meeting Tuesday. Grace Yarrow September 12, 2021
Here’s what the College Park City Council was up to over the summer The council is working to allocate COVID-19 relief funding and to address restorative justice. And city elections are on the horizon. Grace Yarrow August 31, 2021
College Park City Council votes to require parking permits on Osage Street The city will enforce the permits from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and midnight to 6 a.m. on weekends. Shifra Dayak April 28, 2021
College Park City Council hears plans for new development in Discovery District The preliminary plans indicate the development will include several mixed-use buildings and a green pavilion area. Shifra Dayak April 21, 2021
City Council to send letter to WMATA opposing proposed closure of College Park Metro stop The cuts would also eliminate bus route 86 and shorten bus route 83, which both run through College Park. Shifra Dayak March 3, 2021
College Park Council OKs steering committee to approach restorative justice in Lakeland The discussions come after the city apologized for its role in the displacement of two-thirds of the Lakeland community. Clara Niel February 10, 2021