College Park City Council votes to add second full-time animal control officer The animal control officer is responsible for handling resident calls about pet surrenders and animal shelter requests. Pera Onal October 24, 2024
College Park City Council debates plan to replace city’s parking meters Three quarters of identified city pay stations have reached their life expectancy of seven to 10 years, according to city documents. Pera Onal October 17, 2024
College Park City Council approves grant to renovate building for affordable housing The contract with Modern Construction Services will go toward repainting, installing air conditioning units, replacing shingles and more. Pera Onal October 14, 2024
College Park City Council considers installing permanent, AI-powered stop sign cameras A pilot program, which ran from Sept. 3 to 23, installed stop sign cameras at nine intersections across the city. Irit Skulnik October 11, 2024
College Park City Council amends budget to cut funding for Meals on Wheels program The amendment, which passed 6-1, cuts funding for Meals on Wheels — a food service nonprofit for senior citizens — by half. Pera Onal October 1, 2024
College Park City Council considers funding elementary school tutoring program The city’s education advisory committee recommended the council pay $40,000 to implement the Amplify Tutoring-led reading program. Pera Onal September 23, 2024
College Park City Council discusses lowering voting age, mail-in voting for local elections Less than 10 percent of registered voters in College Park are participating in local elections, according to city documents. Pera Onal September 18, 2024
New sports apparel store to receive grant from College Park The council will provide Rally House with a business retention and attraction assistance grant that could be up to $130,000. Pera Onal September 12, 2024
New UMD student liaisons hope to bolster ESL programs, student engagement Erica Otte, a senior government and politics major, will serve as the student liaison and John Fahmy will be the deputy student liaison. Pera Onal September 10, 2024
College Park City Council amends proposed property tax increase Some city residents expressed frustrations about the proposed increases during a public hearing. Eden Binder May 8, 2024