News ReviewG R E E N B E L T

An Independent Newspaper

VOL. 65, No. 13 15 Crescent Rd., Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1887 FEBRUARY 21, 2002

BARC Sale Removed from Bill

See DR. METTS, page 5

by Elaine Skolnik

City Council Discusses LocalHistoric District Designation

Dr. Metts Dispute Is CrisisIn County School Circles

by Barbara Hopkins

On a daily basis the cityand county, indeed the country,seem to be bombarded withnews of the educational crisisin Prince George’s County.The Superintendent of Schools,Dr. Iris T. Metts, has beenfired, reinstated, and is possi-bly looking for a new position.The State Superintendent ofSchools, Nancy Grasmick, re-versed the firing, surprising allwhen she said that only shehas the authority to fire countysuperintendents. The schoolboard members, who firedMetts, are still looking at theiroptions for terminating her po-sition.

Added to this pot are de-clining standardized test scores,which this year have affectedmost school districts through-out the state, not just PrinceGeorge’s County. However,the decline in test scores isone announced reason that theboard sought to fire Metts.Another reason they cited wasthat she signed major contractswith organizations to run HeadStart programs without boardauthorization.

Emergency Legislation

At the same time, legislatorsin Annapolis are trying to passa bill that will alter the struc-ture of the county board ofeducation, possibly resulting inthe removal of some membersand the appointment of somenew members. The currentboard is entirely elected.

At this point the house haspassed emergency legislation toset up an oversight panel withauthority over major spendingand personnel actions of thecounty school board. Neitherof these proposals has yet beenapproved by the senate orsigned by the governor.

Local Response

Although most local politi-cians are angry and frustratedat the various actions of all in-volved, there is currently littlethey see that can be accom-plished locally. In fact, MayorJudith Davis indicated that thecouncil members have varyingopinions and would probablynot be able to reach a consen-sus on what actions they would

by Mary Moien

Metts to Address Lions at LegionPrince George’s County School Superintendent Iris T.

Metts will address the Greenbelt Lions Club at its meetingon Monday, February 25 at 7:15 p.m. The meeting willbe held at the Greenbelt American Legion Post 136, 6900Greenbelt Road. The public is invited to attend. For fur-ther information call 301-474-5156.

ACE and Principals MeetTo Review Current Status

by Mary Moien

The annual meeting of theGreenbelt Advisory Committeeon Education (ACE) with localschool principals was held onFebruary 4. Principals andother senior staff were presentfrom Greenbelt and SpringhillLake Elementary Schools,Greenbelt and Robert GoddardMiddle Schools, and St.Hugh’s School. This meetingwas an opportunity for theprincipals to discuss activitiesin their schools to bring issuesand problems to the attentionof the city.

Greenbelt Middle

Three vice-principals - JohnLaPolla, Maria Bovich andClifton Coates accompaniedPrincipal Judy Austin, the newprincipal at Greenbelt MiddleSchool. Austin was proud toannounce that their school haddone very well on the MSPAPtests. She then described twomajor needs at the school, tu-tors and driving assistance.Many students stay after

school for tutoring; however,there are no buses to takethese students home. Trans-portation is a major obstacleto tutoring, she said. Theywould like volunteers whocould drive students home inthe afternoon.

Austin mentioned that stu-dents will be working withProfessor James Dixon and in-terns from Bowie University,who will help students starttheir own businesses. In addi-tion, the school is starting astock market project in con-junction with the WashingtonPost. This project will helpwith math and reading.

ACE chair, Leta Mach,asked if school renovationshad begun. LaPolla com-mented that it had looked likework was beginning as engi-neers and architects had cometo the school. However, noone has come in several

“To be or not to be” a LocalHistoric District designated byPrince George’s County: that wasthe question debated byGreenbelt City Councilmembersat the meeting on Monday, Feb-ruary 11, while the specter ofcounty control haunted the pro-ceedings. The question goesback as far as 1991 whenGreenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI) ap-proached city officials with a re-quest for such a designation forGHI.

Current consideration of theissue follows a report by stafffrom the city’s Department ofPlanning and Community Devel-opment after their review of “TheDraft Potential Greenbelt DistrictDesign Guidelines,” a documentcreated by staff from the Mary-land-National Capital Park andPlanning Commission (M-NCPPC). The M-NCPPC draftwas based on a three-year studyof the Ad Hoc Historic DistrictStudy Committee, which hadbeen composed of GHI members.

Celia Craze, director of theDepartment of Planning andCommunity Development, wentover the report to council.

Background

Greenbelt is currently desig-nated a National Historic Land-mark and National Register His-toric District, both of which pro-vide a certain amount of protec-tion from projects of the stateand federal governments. Prima-rily, however, they are honorarydesignations that do not createregulations governing cityprojects. Local Historic Districtdesignation would afford addi-tional protections to the historiccharacteristics of the designatedarea through county building andzoning regulations and provideadditional tax benefits to propertyowners as well. The Local His-toric District, which is adminis-tered through the Historic Preser-vation Commission (HPC) ofPrince George’s County, wouldexert control over design ele-ments of the community.

This same body would grantor deny tax credit applicationsand approve exterior modifica-tions on property within the zone.It is an advisor to the countyplanning board on applicationsfor development affecting a his-toric district.

Craze said that since consider-

ation of becoming an historic dis-trict first began, a new 25 percent tax credit to individual prop-erty owners has been developedfor historic renovations. She sug-gested it could present an alterna-tive financial benefit to LocalHistoric District designation,hopefully one that would not re-quire ceding control to thecounty.

Staff Recommendations

For multiple reasons theGreenbelt Department of Plan-ning and Community Develop-ment staff advise against goingfor the designation. Craze saidthe draft document is very vague.She recommends that it be re-for-matted so that goals and objec-tives, guidelines, and regulationsare set apart from each other andclarified with more precise lan-guage and defined terms.

Since the project has expandedfrom the original request thatwould have affected GHI prop-erty only to include some proper-ties that do not share the samehistoric period, the documentshould have separate sections, shesaid, outlining what would be re-

See HISTORIC, page 12

BARC Acreage Not What It Once Was

For more than 50 years, agradual chipping away has re-duced Beltsville Agricultural Re-search Center (BARC) land fromapproximately 14,000 acres to itscurrent 6,500 acres. Pressure byfederal, state, county and city of-ficials has played a major role,on the other hand, in preventingthe wholesale selling off ofBARC’s land by the federal gov-ernment to private parties.

In 1979, a proposal to excess(declare surplus and sell off ortransfer to another Federalagency) 3,390 acres of the then8,220-acre center property drewfire from U.S. Senator PaulSarbanes, and CongresswomanGladys Spellman and others. Atissue was a 2,700-acre sectioneast of Soil Conservation Road,which provided buffer zones be-tween BARC and both the abut-ting Goddard Space Flight Centerand the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge.

Agriculture officials feared that“any additional reductions wouldseriously impair BARC’s abilityto carry on, jeopardizing its repu-tation as a national showcase ofagricultural research and as theleading, most diversified agricul-tural research complex in theworld.”

Throughout the 1980s federal,state and local elected officialsresisted the excessing of BARC

land. At that time disposal of sur-plus lands had been accomplishedunder President Ronald Reagan’sExecutive Order 1238, dated Feb-ruary 25, 1982. This set up theFederal Property Review Board toscreen available land for sale.The executive action was taken inthe hope the sale proceeds wouldhelp reduce the federal deficit.(The board was later abolished,its functions taken over by theOffice of Management and Bud-get.)

The pressure to stop theexcessing of BARC land becameintense in May 1987 when anauction date had been set for Par-cel 5, a 13.6-acre tract north ofthe National Agricultural Libraryand bounded by U.S. Route 1,Sunnyside Avenue and BuchananRoad. Congressman Steny Hoyerintervened, the sale was post-poned; and the tract, declaredsurplus in 1983, was later re-moved from the government’ssurplus property list.

These repeated efforts to auc-tion off BARC land for commer-cial purposes led to the action byCongress, in late 1987, to givethe green light to a measure ini-tiated by Hoyer in the House andby Senators Barbara Mikulskiand Sarbanes in the Senate that

(The following article by Elaine Skolnik is reprinted fromthe July 25, 1996 issue of the News Review.)

See ACE, page 9

See BARC HISTORY, page 2

Monday, February 25,8 p.m., Regular City

Council Meeting, Munici-pal BuildingWednesday, February 27,

7:30 p.m., AdvisoryPlanning Board Meeting,Community Center

What Goes On

When Bill S-1731 was reintro-duced recently in the U. S. Sen-ate, the provision that wouldhave allowed parts of theBeltsville Agricultural ResearchCenter (BARC) to be sold offhad been stricken from the bill.Senators Paul Sarbanes and Bar-bara Mikulski and CongressmanSteny Hoyer had predicted andworked for this outcome. Thebill, passed recently by both theSenate and House of Representa-tives, is currently in a conferencecommittee. After the bill’s lan-guage is finalized, it will be sentto the President, who is expectedto sign the legislation.

Hoyer told the News Review,“I am pleased that SenatorSarbanes was able to remove theprovision in the farm bill thatwould have threatened BARC.

See BARC SALE, page 2

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the Archbishop of San Salvadorwas assassinated.

This powerful and acclaimed playpresents the story of the people

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Letters to the Editor

Blood Drive SuccessThe Blood Drive of February

15 at the Greenbelt Youth Centerwas a success. At least 56people presented themselves todonate blood.

Thanks are given to the volun-teers and the Red Cross personnelwho performed in the usual cour-teous and professional manner.

The next blood drive, co-spon-sored by the American RedCross, the Greenbelt RecreationDepartment and the SpringhillLake Apartments, will be held onFriday at the Springhill LakeRecreation Center from noon to 6p.m. Please note the change inlocation. Call Janet Goldberg at301-397-2212 to make an ap-pointment.

Janet Goldberg

MemoriesWhen I reached my 80th

birthday on January 28, 2002, mychildren and grandchildren gaveme a surprise party. They pre-sented me with oral and writtentestimonies of what they remem-bered most about me.

Cam, my oldest child, wrotehers down and although I will al-ways remember all the other nicethings said about me, this one Ihave in print to be read over andover again and to be shared withothers.

It brought back memories. Ididn’t realize how impressionableearly childhood experiences can be.

Those were the days whenGreenbelt mothers stayed hometo care for their children. To dootherwise, made you ineligible tolive in Greenbelt as it was firstestablished in the late 1930s.

Ruth Morris

I Remember MomThis is about Mom “Being

There” . . . I remember Momduring the summers when welived at 7-K Research making usfour little sweaty monsters take anap every day after lunch. Atthat time propeller planes used tofly overhead, and to this day,whenever I hear the drone of alone propeller plane (becomingincreasingly rare), I think of napson hot summer afternoons andMom.

I remember Mom, after weagain got hot and sweaty playingoutside after our naps, making ustake a bath before Dad camehome and puffing us up with tal-cum powder. Then Mom couldpresent Dad with his precious,sweet-smelling children whowould wait for him, playing onthe lawn, Marilyn and I twirlingin our full skirts. I rememberbeing attached, like a papoose, toMom’s back on the bed, trying tomatch my breathing to hers, sothat we could both take a nap to-gether.

I remember how frustratedMom would get sewing Easteroutfits for Marilyn and me be-cause we had to keep trying themon . . . especially a bright bluetaffeta jumper with a yellowgauzy blouse. That yellow blousewas directly related to why I got,and had to wear for the rest ofthe year, that yellow Easter hatthat squeezed and pinched myhead. At that time you alwayshad to wear a hat to church.

I remember Mom saying oneday that she was going to get ajob, and me starting to cry be-cause I wanted her to be homewhen I got home from school . .. and so she never got that jobaway from home. Thank you,Mom, for being there.

Cam

BARC HISTORYcontinued from page 1

prohibited disposal of any BARCproperty without prior consentfrom Congress.

Among the arguments raisedto keep private interests frombuying Parcel 5 was the fact thatthe tract would satisfy potentialfederal needs to consolidateAgriculture’s offices, which werescattered throughout the Mary-land, Virginia and Washington,D.C. area. (At the time, landclearing had begun for the USDAheadquarters complex on Sunny-side Avenue between the railroadtracks and Tucker Road, a tractjust east of Parcel 5.)

BARC is the premier agriculturalresearch center in the world andobviously an important greenspace in one of the country’smost densely populated corri-dors.”

An earlier effort to sell andauction parts of BARC was madeduring the Reagan Administra-tion. At that time the move wasblocked by Hoyer.

Hoyer also noted that thePresident’s budget included $4.1million for the so-called Renais-sance program for fiscal year2003. He said he will work hardto secure more funding. Thisongoing program began in late1988 when the Congress ap-proved an appropriation of $14million for rejuvenating and up-grading BARC’s aged structuresand providing state-of-the-art re-search equipment for the labora-tories.

USDA’s first research activityin Beltsville began in 1910 in adairy barn. Gradual expansion ofthe research program followed in1935 several of the large build-ings of Georgian architecturewere constructed. In a land swapbetween the Department of De-fense and USDA around the timeof World War II, all plant scienceprograms moved from Virginia toBeltsville. (The Defense Depart-ment wanted the Virginia land inorder to build the Pentagon.)

BARC SALEcontinued from page 1

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Greenbelt City Council-mem-bers voted unanimously on Feb-ruary 11 to submit a letter sup-porting the application by theBoard of Directors of GreenbeltHomes, Inc. (GHI) for a Neigh-borhood Improvement Grant fromthe Prince George’s County Re-development Authority. If ap-proved, the grant will give GHI$20,000, which it mustmatch with an equalamount, to remove 94 fail-ing and, therefore, hazard-ous trees and plant 96new trees. Bill Phelan,assistant director ofPublic Works, and thecity’s horticulturist, has re-viewed and approved the planbut not the list of replacementtree species.

Gretchen Overdurff, GHI gen-eral manager, told council thattree stumps will not be removed,but will be cut as close to theground as possible. Overdurffsaid some of the trees to be re-moved are in common areas;some are in yards. Where thesite is not suitable, a replacementtree will not be replanted, but onewill be planted as close as pos-sible to the site of the originaltree. GHI members who do notwant a tree replaced in their yardwill be able to make this requestfor consideration by GHI man-

agement. Members will be givenmore information as it becomesavailable, if and when the grantis approved.

Trees Tagged

Trees to be removed havebeen tagged with yellow tape sothat citizens can see which treeswill be taken down. The projectmust be completed within a year

of the date of grant approval;and in a letter to the citycouncil, Overdurff said the

board intends to plantnew trees in the fallwithin as short a timeas possible after theold trees are removed.

Most of the trees to be re-moved are crab apples. Sug-gested replacement trees in-

clude various cultivars of dog-wood, magnolias, serviceberries,hawthornes, red maples, and oth-ers. Final selection of replace-ment trees will not be made un-til GHI is assured of the grant.Then staff will contact nurseriesto determine what is available.

Councilmember Alan Turnbullsaid he would like to see moreenthusiasm in the letter to reflectthe community’s history as a“tree community.” As submitted,the letter is simple and direct.Turnbull also applauded GHI forgoing for the grant.

by Barbara Hopkins

Council Supports GHI’sTree Replacement Request

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Community Events

Greenbelt Nursery SchoolOpen House

Saturday, February 23, 10 am - 1 pm

Classes for children ages 2 to 4,two, three, and five days a week

Extended care options from 7:30 am to 6 pm

Literature and Language Arts • Creative Arts • Nature

Studies and Science • Cooking • Mathematical Concepts

Child to staff ratio 6:1

15 Crescent Road in the Greenbelt Community Center

Telephone 301-474-5570

Visit our website at www.greenbelt.com/gnsk

Golden Age Clubby Bunny Fitzgerald

Vice President Florence Hollypresided at the February 3 meet-ing.

Phyllis Budin, travel commit-tee, reminded club members ofthe trip on February 28 to theBuilding Museum. There is stillsome space and there is a fee.On March 15, the club will go toOrange, Va., to visit the home ofJames and Dolly Madison.Lunch is on one’s own.

The winners of the 50/50 wereHelen Gibson and ShirleyEgenrieder.

Tom Moran, tax expert, spokeon “Income Tax for Seniors”with informative handouts.Harold Miller, anniversary lun-cheon committee, confirmed thedate April 17 at La FontaineBleu. The menu and cost tomembers will be decided at alater date. Dues must be up-to-date. Ernie Varda read the auditreport and stated the books are ingood order and the club is ingood financial shape.

All new members in 2001 areinvited to a reception on February27. Each member will be calledand we hope to see everyone atthe meeting. Come meet othermembers and enjoy the refresh-ments.

Lacrosse ClinicSeeks Participants

by James UlwickA Greenbelt based lacrosse

club is sponsoring a free lacrosseclinic February 24, from 2 to3:30 p.m. for boys aged 8 to 14at the Greenbelt Middle School.Prince George’s Lacrosse Club(PGLC) fields three teams in theSouthern Maryland Lacrosse As-sociation, and plays and practicesat Greenbelt Middle School. JimUlwick, a spokesman for PGLC,said, “We’d love to see lots ofGreenbelt kids come to ourclinic. Our coaches will teach theboys the proper ways to throwand catch, to shoot and to playdefense. It will be a great intro-duction to lacrosse, and shouldbe a lot of fun.” Boys areneeded for all three teams, andevery boy on the team will playin every game, regardless of ex-perience or ability. PGLC’s sea-son starts in mid-March and runsthrough mid-May. For more in-formation, visit the club’swebsite, www.pglacrosse.com, orcall Jim Ulwick at 301-927-7943.

Rec. DepartmentOffers New Courses

Two courses and a workshopwill be offered by the City ofGreenbelt, Department of Recre-ation beginning in March. Allclasses will take place at theGreenbelt Community Center lo-cated at 15 Crescent Road andare open to teens and adults age16 and up.

Stained glass artists can con-tinue their work or create newpieces in a six-week open studiothat will begin on Saturday,March 2, from 3 to 6 p.m. BettyBroderick will be on hand to helpparticipants with their techniques.

Oriental brush painting will betaught by Grace Park Mondayevenings from 7 to 9 p.m. begin-ning March 4. Participants willuse authentic materials and learnto paint flowers, bamboo, andsign their name in Korean.

A one-day workshop titled“Thinking Out of Round:Handbuilding with Anne Fourn-ier” will be held on Saturday,March 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.The course will focus on simpleand complex hand-built forms us-ing colored clays, slabs, coils anddrape molds.

Registration is required foreach of these activities, and feesapply. Participants are encouragedto register at the Community Cen-ter prior to the first day of class.Contact 301-397-2208 for furtherinformation.

Writing DialogueAt Library Workshop

On Saturday, March 16 at 10a.m. the Greenbelt Library issponsoring a workshop, “WritingDialogue: Make it Work,” foradults and teens. Dramatist andessayist Dr. Allen Lefcowitz fo-cuses this workshop on techniquesfor writing natural dialogue, mak-ing decisions about when to usedialogue, and characterizingthrough dialogue. Participantsmay submit up to one page oftheir own dialogue in advance ofthe workshop for Dr. Lefcowitz touse in his presentation. Register inadvance at the Greenbelt or NewCarrollton Library and submit awriting sample when registering.

At the LibraryTuesday, February 26, 7 p.m.

Cliffhangers for ages 5 to 8.Wednesday, February 27,

10:15 a.m. Cuddletime for ages12 to 24 months with caregiver.

Thursday, February 28, 10:15a.m. Drop-In Storytime for ages3 to 5.

11:15 a.m. Toddler Time fortwo-year-olds with caregiver.

Learn to UseElectronic Mail

The Internet, e-mail andwebmail – what are they andhow are they related? MaryCamp will answer these questionsand show how Greenbelt.com’swebmail works. This freeGreenbelt Internet Access Co-op(GIAC) sponsored presentation isThursday, February 28 at 7 p.m.in the Senior Gallery, GreenbeltCommunity Center, 15 CrescentRoad. All are welcome. To re-serve a copy of the handouts callGIAC’s voice mail at 301-419-8044 by Tuesday, February 26.

Explore the TrueNature of Stress

The subject of stress is impor-tant to everyone because stress isan inherent part of life. And, ei-ther people manage it effectivelyenhancing the quality of theirlives; or they mismanage it, andsuffer the consequences of illness,and even early death. Come dis-cover the true nature of stress,learn to recognize the effects ofdistress, and realize the inherentpower to effectively respond tostress on Friday, March 1 whenExplorations Unlimited welcomesNancy Shaffer, M.A., a high-spir-ited Certified Healing TouchPractitioner.

Explorations Unlimited is aspeaker series held every Fridayfrom 1 to 3 p.m. in the SeniorClassroom of the Greenbelt Com-munity Center. All are welcome.Call 301-397-2208.

Fifth Sun PlaysAt Arts Center

The Greenbelt Arts Center ispresenting the play, “The FifthSun,” by Nicholas A. Patricca.The play’s name refers to thefifth sun in the Mayan cosmos.Four suns represent cultivation,rain, life, and death. The fifthsun was a human being whosedestiny was to save his people.

On March 24, 1980, whilesaying mass, the archbishop ofSan Salvador was assassinated.The play is the story of thepeople and the forces that trans-formed an ordinary man into acourageous leader. It is an ex-perimental play that combines el-ements of ancient tomb rituals,Mayan temple dramas and medi-eval morality plays into a con-temporary dramatic structure inwhich a human being ultimatelyembodies the moral voice and vi-sion of his people.

The play will be performedFridays and Saturdays, February22, 23, March 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 8p.m. and Sundays, February 24and March 3 at 2 p.m. There isa fee.

For more information or reser-vations, call 301-441-8770.

Hunting RidgeBoard Will Meet

The Board of Directors ofHunting Ridge Condominium willmeet on Wednesday, February 27at 7:30 p.m. in the clubhouse.Board meetings are open to allhomeowners and residents.

Maryland Boy ChoirTo Perform at GAC

by Joan McFarlandThe Maryland Boy Choir will

return to the Greenbelt Arts Cen-ter on Saturday, March 16 at 8p.m. to present a choral programof great variety. The 29 boys,ages 9 to 15, will perform selec-tions ranging from portions ofPergolesi’s 18th-century master-piece “Stabat Mater,” to folk-songs and patriotic songs andjazz pieces by Oscar Petersonand Duke Ellington. The choir, inits 19th year, rehearses at theUniversity of Maryland in Col-lege Park, and has members fromthroughout Prince George’s andMontgomery counties. Since itsfounding in 1983, the group hasperformed in most of the majorconcert halls and venues in themetropolitan area, toured up anddown the East Coast and in Ro-mania, and won a Grammyaward for “best choral perfor-mance” in February 2000 (fortheir recording of Britten’s “WarRequiem” with the WashingtonChorus). The Maryland BoyChoir is directed by nativeGreenbelter Joan McFarland, andaccompanied by pianist MichaelEly. Tickets can be reserved bycalling Konrad Herling at 301-345-9369. Prior shows wereSRO, so reserve tickets right away.

Garden Club HoldsAnnual Meeting

The Greenbelt Garden Clubwill hold its annual meetingTuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. atthe Greenbelt Police Station.Club business will be discussedand garden plots assigned. Theclub has three fields in the cen-tral part of town with plowed andnon-plowed plots available.There is no water on the fields.

GHI NotesUpcoming committee meet-

ings:Marketing, February 26 at

7:30 p.m. - Community Center.Architecture and Environment,

February 27 at 7:30 p.m. - GHILunch Room.

Investment, February 28 at7:30 p.m. - GHI Lunch Room.

To prospective members ofGHI, the next informational semi-nar about GHI is scheduled forMonday, March 4 at 7:15 p.m. atthe GHI offices.

The GHI Board of Directorswill meet March 14 at 7:30 p.m.at the Greenbelt Community Cen-ter.

Members are always welcometo attend committee and boardmeetings.

The Prince George's Choral Society

presents

"Winter Pops"

Concert

and

Decadent Desserts

Sunday, February 24

3:00 PM

at

Berwyn Presbyterian Church

6301 Greenbelt Road

Berwyn Heights, MD

$10 - Seniors and Students,

$12 - Adults

Come Enjoy Decadent Desserts

while Listening to Romantic

Choral Melodies!

Greenbelt CARESThe week of February 15 An-

drea Brown and GenevieveElazier, CARES’ crises counse-lors, made presentations at theAmerican Institute of Physics(AIP). They discussed a numberof parenting issues during thecorporations “brown bag lunch”hour. The two counselors hopeto discuss a variety of other top-ics at AIP in the future.

New Year's EveCommittee Meets

The first preliminary planningmeeting for New Year's Eve 2002will be held on Thursday, Febru-ary 28, at 7:30 p.m. at the Com-munity Center. Additional meet-ings will be held in the fall. CallPatti Brothers at 301-982-2312for additional information or tovolunteer.

GREENBELT BASEBALL

Cal Ripken Leagues

Registration for New Players

Greenbelt Youth Center

Sat., Feb. 23 or Mar. 2

10 a.m. to noon

Coach-Pitch / Machine-Pitch Players

Born 8-1-93 thru 7-31-95

and

Major League Players

Born 8-1-89 thru 7-31-93

Contact Dave Hunt (301) 474-4775

e-mail to: dhunt@greenbeltbaseball.org

Fees:

Resident $25 Sibling $15

Guest $60 Sibling $30

Birth certificate is required

Tee-Ball Players

Born 8-1-95 thru 7-31-97

Call Brad Davidson (410) 451-1415

Fee $20

Clinic for new Major League Players

Sat., March 9 from 10 a.m. to noon

at McDonald Field 7 Court Southway

Clinic rain date Sat., March16

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ST. HUGH’S CATHOLIC CHURCH135 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, Md.

Daily Mass: As announced

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:45-4:45 p.m.

Rev. Thomas F. Crowley, Pastor

Rev. R. Scott Hurd, Pastoral Associate

Part Time Ministry

MASS SCHEDULE:Sunday 8, 9:30, 11 a.m.

Saturday 5 p.m.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Greenbelt Community Church

Hillside & Crescent Roads

Phone: 301-474-6171 morningsSunday Worship

10:15 a.m.

Daniel Hamlin, Pastor“A church of the open mind, the warm heart,the aspiring soul, and the social vision…”

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Mowatt Memorial United Methodist Church40 Ridge Road, Greenbelt

301-474-9410

Rev. DaeHwa Park, Pastor

SERMON: "Call for Right Relationship"

Traditional Worship

SUNDAY

Children and Adults

Bible Study 9:30 am

Worship Service 11:00 amHANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE

www.gbgm-UMC.org/mowatt

Catholic

Community

of Greenbelt

MASS

Sundays 10 A.M.

Municipal Building Barbara Wells and

Jaco B. ten Hove,

co-ministers

Paint Branch Unitarian

Universalist Church

3215 Powder Mill Road,

Beltsville/Adelphi (301-937-3666)

Welcomes you to our open,

nurturing community

February 24, 10 a.m.

"Starting Places"

by Jennifer Brooks, ministerial intern

with Leo Jones, worship associate

Baha'i Faith

Information about the Baha’i Faith is on theWorld Wide Web at http://www.bahai.org/

Greenbelt Baha’i Community

P.O. Box 245

Greenbelt, MD 20770

301-345-2918 301-220-3160

"O Son of Man! The temple ofbeing is My throne; cleanse it of all

things, that there I may beestablished and there

I may abide."-Baha'i Sacred Writings

HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN CHURCH

6905 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770Fax 301-220-0694 • E-mail myholycross@erols.com

www.erols.com/myholycross

Rev. Stephen H. Mentz, Pastor (301) 345-5111

SundaysWorship: 8:30 a.m.

Education Hour: 10:00 a.m.Worship: 11:15 a.m.

Lenten Services - Wednesdays12:15 and 7:30 p.m.

A Stephen Ministry Congregation

CongregationMishkan Torah

10 Ridge Road, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770, 301-474-4223Rabbi Jonathan Cohen Cantor Phil Greenfield

A warm, comfortable and involved congregationCreative nursery school for two to four year oldsPre-K to post-confirmation education programFirst year school FREE for one childReconstructionist/Conservative affiliation

www.mishkantorah.orgServices: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.

Family, 7:30 first Friday of the month

Earl Carlton TatumEarl Carlton Tatum, 80, of

Laurel Hill Road, died of heartfailure on Wednesday, February13, 2002 in Doctors Hospital.Mr. Tatum was born in Baltimoreon July 31, 1921 to the late ErrolCarlton and Catherine Tatum.

He served in the 12th ArmyAir Corp. during World War II inthe North African and ItalianTheaters. After the war heworked for the Board of VeteransAppeals as a statistical clerk. Heretired in June 1979. He was along time member of Holy CrossLutheran Church in Greenbelt,where he served through theyears in numerous positions.

He is survived by his wifeJoan of over 56 years, of thehome address, a daughter Nancyof Greenbelt; a son Richard andhis wife Marion of Salisbury Md;grandsons Donald and DennisFreundt of California; grand-daughter Kimberly Brinson ofSalisbury; grandson John Tatum,Salisbury; great-granddaughtersMolly Jean and MadelineMackinzie Freundt of California,and great-grandson Noah MichaelBrinson of Salisbury.

A memorial service will be heldat a later date at Holy CrossLutheran Church. Memorial contri-butions may be made to HolyCross Lutheran Church, 6905Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, MD,20770.

February 17 was

Scouting Sunday at

Holy Cross Lutheran

Church. Shown are

Matthew Burt, 11,

who earned the God

and Family merit

badge, and Anna Ray,

6, awarded the God

and Me merit badge,

standing in front of

Pastor Stephen Mentz.

Each scout’s father,

also in full scouting

uniform, pinned the

badge on the

honoree’s uniform.

Obituaries A Scout Is Reverent 50th Wedding Anniversary

The entire Dwyer family, Tommy, Robyn, Kelly, Mathew,

Shawn, Patty, Micky, Diane, Brian, Keller, Christian,

Christopher, Charlie, Merideth, Karen, Kim, Paul,

Loretta, and Nana would like to congratulate Tom and

Shirley on their 50th wedding anniversary on February

23. Shirley and Tom are pictured above with their son,

Christopher.

Our sympathy to Joan Tatumand family on the death of herhusband, Earl Carlton.

Condolences to SpomenkaGajic of Greenbrook Drive on thedeath from cancer of her hus-band, Srcan Osmanajic. He en-joyed playing tennis in Greenbelt.

Condolences also to JohnUnger of Lakeside Drive andfamily on the death of John’s fa-ther, Hilbert Unger.

Congratulations to Kateri Hullwho was included on the Dean’sList of outstanding students at theUniversity of Maryland, CollegePark. A graduate of EleanorRoosevelt High School, Kateri isthe current Miss Greenbelt.

Mishkan Torah Nursery Schoolwill hold an open house on Sun-day, February 24, from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m. Families are invitedfor fun and refreshments, and tolearn about the program. Regis-tration for the 2002-2003 schoolyear is now in progress for two,three, and four-year olds.

The curriculum encouragesemotional, social, cognitive, andphysical development, creativityand positive self-esteem. Theprogram includes art, music, sto-ries, dance, drama, science andnature, food experiences, andnutritious snacks. Jewish holi-days are celebrated with song,food, and dance. Children of allbackgrounds are welcome andtheir diversity respected. LunchBunch is available.

The synagogue’s Purim Carni-val will be held on Sunday, Feb-ruary 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Come and enjoy both events.People may also call and stop byon a school day.

Mishkan Torah Nursery Schoolis accredited by the MarylandState Board of Education and islocated at 10 Ridge Road. Forinformation, call 301-474-4224 or301-277-8615.

Nursery SchoolHolds Open House

Transportation PlanSubject of Meeting

On Tuesday, February 26, thePrince George’s County BlackChamber of Commerce and theCitizens Advisory Committee ofthe National Capital RegionTransportation Planning Boardwill host a meeting to discusshow land use and transportationshould be linked in PrinceGeorge’s County’s new “GeneralPlan.” The meeting will exploreways to make the concept of “ac-tivity centers,” places where jobs,housing, services and recreationare synthesized into a walkableenvironment, a reality.

The meeting will be held from7 to 9 p.m. at Prince George’sMetro Center, 6525 BelcrestRoad, Suite 290, in Hyattsville.Among the featured speakers willbe Peter Shapiro, Prince George’sCounty Council chair and vicechair of the region’s Transporta-tion Planning Board; Al Dobbins,division chief, community plan-ning, Maryland-National CapitalPark and Planning Commission(M-NCPPC); and Nick Motta, di-vision chief, countywide plan-ning, M-NCPPC.

Call John Swanson at theTransportation Planning Board, at202-962-3295 for information.

IRS Gives FreeTax Assistance

IRS taxpayer assistance officesin Maryland are open weekdays8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. exceptWednesdays when most open at8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.and Monday, April 15 from 8a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The two nearest offices are atMetro-Plex 1, Room 300, 8401Corporate Drive in Landover and11510 Georgia Ave., LowerLevel, in Wheaton. Hours atthose locations also include Tues-days and Thursdays from 7:30a.m. to 6 p.m.

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City Information

CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING

Municipal Building - Council Room

February 25, 2002 - 8:00 p.m.

COMMUNICATIONS

Petitions and Requests (Petitions received at the meeting

will not be acted upon by the City Council at this meeting

unless Council waives its Standing Rules.)

*Report, Public Safety Advisory Committee, 2/18/02

(Emergency Preparedness Plan) (Items on the Consent

Agenda [marked by *] will be approved as recommended

by staff, subject to removal from the Consent Agenda by

Council.)

LEGISLATION

An Ordinance to Repeal and Re-enact with Amendments

Article VI, “Employee Appeals,” of Chapter 13,

“Personnel,” of the Greenbelt City Code for the

Purpose of Revising the Requirements and Procedures

for Employee Appeals and Grievances (Deferral to

Future Meeting)

A Resolution to Amend the Charter of the City of Greenbelt

by Repealing and Re-Enacting with Amendments

Employee Relations Board Section 12(d), Titled

“Powers” for the Purpose of Clarifying the Procedures

for Employee Appeals and Grievances (abbreviated

title) (2nd

Reading, Adoption)

A Resolution to Amend the Charter of the City of Greenbelt

by Repealing and Re-Enacting with Amendments

Section 36, Related to the City Manager, Titled “Same–

Powers” for the Purpose of Clarifying the Procedures

for Employee Appeals and Grievances (abbreviated

title) (2nd

Reading, Adoption)

An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2, “Administration,”

Article II, “Financial Affairs,” of the Greenbelt City

Code for the Purpose of Updating the Balance to Be

Maintained in the Temporary Disability Reserve Fund

(1st Reading)

An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 10, “Licenses, Permits and

Miscellaneous Business Regulations,” of the Greenbelt

City Code for the Purpose of Revising Requirements

for the Installation, Operation and Permitting of

Burglar and Hold-up Alarm Systems, and to Add

Requirements for the Regulation and Licensing of

Burglar Alarm Companies Transacting Business in the

City (1st Reading)

OTHER BUSINESS

� Petition for Pedestrian Crossing and Eastbound

Sidewalk at Greenbelt Rd. & Southway

� Injunctions/Restraining Orders - Request for City

Solicitor’s Opinion

� Sale of Items Used as Drug Paraphernlia -

Request for City Solicitor’s Opinion

� Pending State Legislation

� *Reappointment to Advisory Group

� *Resignation from Advisory Group

NOTE: This is a preliminary agenda, subject to change.

Regular Council meetings are open to the public, and all

interested citizens are invited to attend. For information,

please call 301-474-3870. If special accommodations are

required to make this meeting accessible to any disabled

person, please call 301-474-8000 or 301-474-2046 (TTY)

to request such accommodation before 10:00 a.m. on the

day of the meeting.REGISTRATION

FOR MEN’S SPRING

SOFTBALL, AND

ADULT SPRING

COED SOCCER

Registration for the Recreation

Department’s Spring leagues

is now underway. The deadline

for Men’s Softball is March

22nd and the deadline for

Coed Soccer is Friday, March

1st. Registation forms are

available at the Business

Office at 99 Centerway. Info:

301-397-2200

in a six week open studio that will

begin on Saturday 3/2/02, from

3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Betty Broderick

will be monitoring the studio and

will be on hand to assist partici-

pants with their techniques.

Oriental brush painting will be

taught by Grace Park Monday

evenings from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

beginning 3/4/02. Participants

will use authentic materials, and

learn to paint flowers, bamboo,

and sign their name in Korean

A one day workshop titled

“Thinking Out of Round;

Handbuilding with Anne

Fournier” will be held on Satur-

day, March 2 from 10:00 a.m. to

4:00 p.m. The course will focus

on simple and complex hand

built forms using colored clays,

slabs, coils and drape molds.

Registration is required for each

of these activities, and fees ap-

ply. Participants are strongly en-

couraged to register at the Com-

munity Center prior to the first

day of class. Please contact the

Greenbelt Community Center at

(301)397-2208 for further infor-

mation.

ARTS CLASSES &

WORKSHOP

OFFERED IN

MARCH

Two courses and a workshop will

be offered by the City of

Greenbelt, Department of Recre-

ation beginning in March, 2002.

All classes will take place at the

Greenbelt Community Center

located at 15 Crescent Road and

are open to teens and adults age

16 and up.

Stained glass artists can continue

their work or create new pieces

Advisory Planning Board

Wednesday, February 27, 2002

7:30 PM

Greenbelt Community Center

Adult Art Room (1st floor)

AGENDA ITEMS:

� Detailed Site Plan –

CVS at Greenway Shopping

Center

� ACT Report on

Management Plan for

Bradford Pear Trees

GREENBELT MUNICIPAL/PUBLIC ACCESS

CHANNEL 71

Municipal Access 301-474-8000: Monday,

February 25 at 8pm-City Council Meeting

“live.” Tuesday and Thursday, 2/26 & 2/28:

6pm The Spirit of Cooperation; 7pm Which

Playground for Your Child?; 7:30pm Replay

of City Council Meeting

Public Access 301-507-6581: Wednesday and

Friday, 2/27 & 3/01: 7pm Democratic Club

Meeting 1/02; 7:30pm Public Safety;

8pm The Alexandria Kleztet

like to see taken.Speaking personally, Davis

stated that anyone concerned aboutthe schools must be exceedinglyworried about the future.

She indicated further thatGreenbelt needs a school boardrepresentative who is “responsiveand responsible.” Although thecity council is non-partisan andcannot propose a particular candi-date, she indicated that the citymay need a new school boardrepresentative and if that personcomes from Greenbelt, all thebetter. James Henderson ofSeabrook is the city’s current rep-resentative; his predecessor wasSuzanne Plogman of Greenbelt.

ACE Advice

On matters of education, thecity council is advised by theGreenbelt Advisory Committeeon Education (ACE). The chair,Leta Mach, reported that thecommittee has not yet put forth arecommendation regarding theMetts-school board affair. Thenext ACE meeting is February 26and she expects this issue to beon the agenda.

Greenbelt City CouncilmemberTom White stated that the “bot-tom line is the students” and cre-ating a quality school system.Referring to the competition be-tween the county school board,the State Superintendent ofSchools, and Metts, he declaredthat all of these issues are a hugedistraction to education. Whitewas vehemently opposed, how-ever, to the “interlopers in An-napolis” who proposed unilater-ally changing the elected schoolboard. “What does that say toany elected board?” he asked.

When asked if county voterscould recall the elected schoolboard, he indicated that the stateof Maryland has no recall proce-dures. Some municipalities do,but not Greenbelt. In Greenbelt,voters can “recall” their electedofficials every two years in anelection. The school board canbe recalled the same way.

Dismay Expressed

Allen Elliott is the PTSApresident at Eleanor Roosevelt

High School (ERHS) and a dedi-cated activist in support of educa-tion. He indicated that the PTSAboard was not inclined to take aposition in the ongoing dispute.He sensed dismay among manyparents - a mix of anger, sadnessand disappointment that grown-ups who encourage peer media-tion and conflict resolution in theschools have been unable to rec-oncile their differences and worktogether for the good of theschools and the children.

Elliott, who has devoted hun-dreds of hours on PTSA activi-ties, indicated his personal frustra-tions on all sides. He com-mented that Metts had manygood ideas but did not haveenough respect for the board tokeep them informed. In turn, theboard may have neglected theirfirst responsibility, which is to thestudents. He added that theunderfunding of the school systemis another issue and the countymay be holding the schools hos-tage to try to overturn TRIM.

Like the true parent and PTSApresident, Elliott concluded hisremarks by directing attention tothe very positive outcomes thatare overlooked in the “mael-strom,” the many outstanding ac-complishments of ERHS students- including two Jeopardy winnersand the It’s Academic superbowlchampionship, all in one year.

DR. METTS continued from page 1

How many high schools in theUnited States can claim to havehad two Jeopardy winners in oneyear? Eleanor Roosevelt HighSchool can. Last week, BernardHolloway, a junior fromMitchellville, outplayed the othercontestants and became the win-ner of the teen championship, in-cluding $50,000 and a new con-vertible. Last fall, VenitaKailasanath won the college Jeop-ardy championship. She wasvaledictorian at ERHS for theclass of 2000 and currently at-tends Stanford University.

Not only is Holloway a celeb-rity at Roosevelt; he is also thecounty’s student representative tothe Prince George’s County

by Mary Moien

Holloway Takes on Jeopardy

school board. As the student rep-resentative, he participates in dis-cussions and is able to vote ontopics not related to budget orpersonnel issues.

Holloway, a Science and Tech-nology student, seemed relativelycool and calm as he appeared onseveral episodes of Jeopardy overa two-week period. He was se-lected from more than 1,000teens who applied for a spot onthe tournament.

It should be mentioned also,that last spring, ERHS won boththe Washington area and Wash-ington, Baltimore and Richmondsuperbowl competitions of “It’sAcademic.”

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POLICE BLOTTERBased on information released by the Greenbelt Police Department.

Dates and times are those when police were first contacted about incidents.

Burglary

5800 block Cherrywood Lane,February 11, 12:14 p.m., awoman was sleeping in her bed-room when she awoke after hear-ing voices in the apartment.Walking out to her living room,she saw a man and a woman in-side. She then ran back to herbedroom climbed out a windowand contacted police. The sus-pects fled. They are described asa black male, 6’1”, 140 lbs., witha dark complexion and wearing ahat, glasses, all black clothing,and a backpack; and a black fe-male, 5’6”, 110 lbs., light com-plexion, wearing a hat and allblack clothing.

6500 block Lake Park Drive,February 9, 8:31 p.m., unknownmeans were used to enter a resi-dence, where money and creditcards were taken.

Greenway Shopping Center,February 12, 6:05 a.m., someonebroke out the front glass door ofthe Radio Shack. Entry was notgained.

Roosevelt Center, February 9,2:13 p.m., unknown means wereused to enter Pleasant Touch Spa.Money was taken.

Armed Robbery

Greenway Shopping Center,February 12, 3 p.m., a man and awoman entered Radio Shack.The woman tried to distract thestore manager while the malesuspect concealed merchandiseunder his jacket. The managertried to lock the suspects insidethe store, at which time the manpunched the manager severaltimes, implying that he had aweapon. Both suspects then fledin a cab. Investigation revealedthat the cab took the suspects tothe 5800 block of AnnapolisRoad, where the woman waspositively identified by witnesses.She was released to the Depart-ment of Corrections for a hearingbefore a District Court Commis-sioner. The male suspect subse-quently turned himself in, andboth suspects were charged witharmed robbery and theft. Themale suspect is a 31-year-oldresident of northeast Washington.He was released to the Depart-ment of Corrections for a hearingbefore a District Court Commis-sioner.

Assault

6000 block Springhill Drive,February 10, 2 a.m., a residentwas arrested and charged withassault after allegedly punchingand choking his girl friend. Hewas released to the Departmentof Corrections for a hearing be-fore a District Court Commis-sioner.

Handgun

6700 Kenilworth Avenue, Feb-ruary 9, 11:24 p.m., a resident ofnortheast Washington, 30, was ar-rested and charged with transport-ing a handgun after police madea traffic stop and found a loaded.45 caliber semiautomatic hand-gun in the vehicle. The suspectwas released to the Departmentof Corrections for a hearing be-fore a District Court Commis-sioner.

Theft

6600 block Lake Park Drive,February 14, 12 p.m., an unat-tended laptop computer was takenfrom a parking lot.

Disorderly Conduct

Beltway Plaza, February 10,1:09 a.m., a 16-year-old Largoresident and a 14-year-oldMitchellville resident were ar-rested after they began shoutingprofanities, causing a crowd toform, at the AMC theatres. Theywere released to guardians pend-ing action by the juvenile justicesystem.

9200 block Springhill Lane,February 8, 4:40 p.m., a 16-year-old Greenbelt resident was throw-ing a ball across a crowded side-walk to another youth, almoststriking several citizens. When apolice officer told him to stop,the youth became disorderly, yell-ing profanities and causing acrowd to gather. He was releasedto a guardian pending action bythe juvenile justice system.

Drug-related Arrests

6400 block Ivy Lane, area ofGreenbelt Road and BranchvilleRoad, and 7600 block of MandanRoad, two non-residents werecharged with possession of drugparaphernalia and one non-resi-dent was charged with possessionof marijuana after traffic stops.The two with paraphernaliacharges were released on citationpending trial; the resident chargedwith possession was released tothe Department of Corrections fora hearing before a District CourtCommissioner.

9300 block Edmonston Road,February 10, 7:48 p.m., an 18-year-old resident of the 6100block of Springhill Court was ar-rested and charged with posses-sion of paraphernalia. He wasreleased on citation pending trial.

7700 block Hanover Parkway,February 12, 11:24 a.m., a 17-year-old Greenbelt resident wasarrested for possession of para-phernalia, and a 16-year-oldLanham resident was arrested forpossession of marijuana. ASchool Resource officer had re-sponded to a report of truants.He observed the 16-year-oldholding a marijuana cigarette andfound the 17-year-old to be inpossession of paraphernalia.Both young people were releasedto parents pending action by thejuvenile justice system.

Area of Greenbelt Road andKenilworth Avenue, after a trafficstop was made, a resident ofnortheast Washington, 18, wascharged with possession ofheroin, possession of crack co-caine with intent to distribute,driving under the influence, andseveral traffic violations. An of-ficer saw the suspect driving er-ratically, followed him and sawhim toss a plastic baggy out ofthe vehicle before being pulledover. The baggy contained sus-pected drugs. The suspect wasreleased to the Department ofCorrections for a hearing before aDistrict Court Commissioner.

Possession of Alcohol

Area of Greenbelt Road and

Kenilworth Avenue, February 8,8:48 p.m., after a traffic stop, a17-year old resident was arrestedand charged with possession ofalcohol by a minor, a passengerbeing found to be in possessionof two beers. The resident wasreleased to a parent pending ac-tion by the juvenile justice sys-tem.

Trespassing

T.G.I. Friday restaurant, Febru-ary 8, 10:27 p.m., a CapitolHeights resident, 20, was told toleave the restaurant for violatingrestaurant policy. He refused andwas arrested before being re-leased on citation pending trial.

T.G.I. Friday restaurant, Febru-ary 9, 12:41 a.m., an Oxon Hillresident, 33, and a Suitland resi-dent, 32, were told to leave therestaurant after becoming en-gaged in a verbal argument withother customers. They refusedand were arrested before beingreleased on citation pending trial.

Traffic Crimes

The following vehicles werereported stolen: a green 1993Honda Accord four-door, Md.tags UM2048, February 9 fromthe 7900 block Mandan Road;5800 block Cherrywood Lane, a1999 Plymouth Neon two-door,February 13, an officer tried un-successfully to stop the vehicle,thereafter following it toRiverdale Road, at which timetwo young men got out of thevehicle and tried to flee on foot.A short time later one of theyoung men was stopped by aRiverdale Park officer and posi-tively identified as the driver ofthe vehicle. He was released toa parent pending action by thejuvenile justice system; the otheryoung suspect is described as ablack male wearing grey sweatpants, a dark coat and black skicap.

7200 block Hanover Drive, a52-year-old Capitol Heights resi-dent was arrested after an officerstopped the vehicle and a com-puter check revealed the licensetags had been stolen. He was re-leased to the Department of Cor-rections for a hearing before aDistrict Court Commissioner.

Five stolen vehicles were re-covered; no arrests were involved.

Vandalism to, thefts from, andattempted thefts of vehicles werereported in the following areas:400 block Ridge Road; 7400block Greenbelt Road; unit blockLakeside Drive; 6100 blockBreezewood Drive; 6100 blockBreezewood Court (two inci-dents); 7900 block Kara Court;7200 block Hanover Drive; 5800block Cherrywood Terrace; 100block Westway (three incidents);8400 block Canning Terrace.

Five Towns PledgeMutual Police Aid

A mutual police aid agreementwas signed on February 20 bythe Bladensburg, Greenbelt,Hyattsville, Mt. Rainier andRiverdale Park police departments.

The first such document inPrince George’s County, theagreement allows participants torequest assistance from one an-other. Officers will have author-ity to take police action withinanother agency’s jurisdiction ex-clusive of routine patrol. It al-lows for short-term, medium-termand long-term assistance for ex-pected as well as planned events.

The Department is offering a reward of up to $500 forinformation leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspectin any of the unsolved crimes reported in the blotter.Citizens may anonymously report suspected drug activity bycalling the Drug Tip Line at 301-507-6522. Victims of thetheft of lawn ornaments, tools, lawn mowers, etc., shouldcontact Criminal Investigations at 301-507-6530. Someitems have been recovered and police would like to returnthem to owners.

Today at FedEx Field inLandover hundreds of area youth,including Greenbelters, were rec-ognized for their hard work, dedi-cation and community spirit atthe second annual Redskins All-Stars Award Ceremony. Redskinsplayers, along with Redskinscheerleaders, joined the Washing-ton Redskins Leadership Councilto present 11 winning youth or-ganizations with over $50,000 ingrants.

Receiving $2,500 as a fourthplace winner, the BUILDINGMentoring Program of Greenbeltrestored the outdoor basketballcourt and the entire playground atSpringhill Lake Recreation Cen-ter. The group members, underthe leadership of Brian Butler, re-moved 60 bags of leaves, re-painted the backboards, changedthe rims and bought new nets.They also painted the BUILDINGMentoring Program logo on thecourt. With the earned prizemoney, the youth hope to addlights to the newly refurbishedbasketball court.

The Redskins All-Stars pro-gram is designed to recognizeand encourage community ser-vice, dedication and teamworkamong area youth. Groups ofchildren in Maryland, Virginiaand the District of Columbia, be-tween the ages of 5 and 18 years,were eligible to participate with

the assistance of youth leaders,teachers, coaches or parents.This year over 25,000 youth from200 organizations includingschools, Boys and Girls clubs andBoy and Girl Scout troops, regis-tered to participate in the 2001Redskins All-Stars program.

To encourage these communityservice projects, the WashingtonRedskins Leadership Council pro-vided each registered group witha $100 voucher good at partici-pating Home Depot locations inMaryland, Virginia and the Dis-trict of Columbia to help defraythe costs of project related ex-penses such as paint, trash bagsand building supplies. Grantswere awarded to organizationswhose community projects dem-onstrated creativity, uniquenessand a strong sense of communitypride.

The Redskins All-Stars pro-gram is an initiative of the Wash-ington Redskins LeadershipCouncil, a Redskins charity,which combines the influenceand popularity of the WashingtonRedskins with the resources andassets of 40 Washington area cor-porations. The Council consistsof 40 CEOs who help shape anddefine the philanthropic efforts ofthe Redskins to achieve a signifi-cant impact on communitiesthroughout the region.

Greenbelt Youth HonoredFor Community Service

In a recent report on auto theftfrom June to November, 2001prepared by Police Chief JamesCraze, an increase of 52 percentwas noted over the previous year.Auto thefts for five years from1997 to 2001 increased 119 per-cent from 199 to 435.

Craze cited the detailed analy-sis of police Sergeant CarlSchinner, which finds that mostcars are stolen from the area westof Kenilworth Avenue, that theHonda Accord is the most popu-lar target, that Chrysler vehiclesare the most easily stolen, andthat most vehicles are stolen fromThursday through Sunday nights.

In addition, Sergeant Schinnerfinds, the most frequently stolenChrysler product in Greenbelt isthe Dodge Neon. Second inpopularity to Chrysler productsare GM products, such as theChevrolet Caprice, and olderBuicks, Oldsmobiles and

More Auto Thefts CitedIn Parts of Greenbelt

Pontiacs.Springhill Lake sustained 112

auto thefts from June to Novem-ber, while Beltway Plaza suffered21 during the same time period.

Shinner states that MandanRoad in Greenbelt East is an autotheft hot spot, suffering 28 ve-hicle thefts during the reportingperiod. There were 13 car theftson Hanover Parkway and 19 inother parts of Greenbelt East.

Calling auto theft “an epi-demic” in the county, ChiefCraze noted that Laurel andHyattsville as well as Greenbeltare experiencing increases. Healso noted that auto theft suspectsdo not receive much punishmentin court, and that “fleeing andeluding” police is a misdemeanor,not a felony, in Maryland.

Craze also said the departmentis preparing a special plan to dealwith the increased auto thefts.

The Lady Raider Step Squad of Eleanor Roosevelt High School

won third place in the National Step Team Competition, StepFest

2002, for high school teams held in Baltimore on February 15.

The girls team coach is Chanelle Williams, a science teacher at

ERHS. Step shows are a time-honored African-American tradi-

tion, with each team presenting a highly synchronized display of

stomping, slapping, clapping, whooping and rhyming designed

to show esprit de corps, creativity, clever choreography and a

lot of zany theater.

PH

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All four Drs. are ranked as Clinical Field Instructors for 1991-92 bythe University of Maryland Dental School. Call us today for a Satisfying Smile!

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DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS:DR. CLAYTON S. MCCARL, JR.Fellow in Academy of General Dentistry.Nominated to Pierre Fauchard Academy.DR. JAY MCCARLDental Implant Symposium at Boston University.Fellow in Academy of General Dentistry.DR. DAVID J. MCCARLQuintessence Award for Excellence in Clinical Restor-ative Dentistry.DR. KIMBERLY BURROUGHSAmerican Society for Geriatric Dentistry.Crest Award for Excellence.

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Student AwardsAt St. Hugh’s

As a fitting conclusion toCatholic Schools Week, studentsat St. Hugh’s School were recog-nized for their academic achieve-ments at an “Honors Award” pre-sentation. Students in grades fivethrough eight who maintaingrades of A or B are eligible forthe award. In addition to aca-demic achievement, the “HonorAward” also encompasses at-tributes of respect, spirituality andresponsibility.

Students achieving “First Hon-ors” must maintain an A in everysubject except one, where a B ispermissible. Eighteen studentsreceived the distinction of “FirstHonors.” They are: Fifth Grade:Wesley Hilliard, Anne Lemieux,Eric Meyer, Robert Rudd, MeganShaffer and Nolan Soter; SixthGrade: Laurence Fitzgerald, Ed-ward Kim, Eleanor Lomax, GregMeyer, Peter Morrison, andNicholas Vikor; Seventh Grade:Jeffrey Grant, Harrison Hilliard,Alice Yoo; Eighth Grade: MarieCrenwelge, Marvin Gunawan,and Aubrey Schiavone.

Students earning “SecondHonors” must receive either an Aor B in every core subject.Twenty-one students received thedistinction of “Second Honors.”They are: Fifth Grade: NydiaBryan-Green, Erin Cocchiaro,Eric Didion, Elizabeth Hartzell,Sarah Layton, James Riordan,Aaron Viegas; Sixth Grade: Jo-seph Chung, Brian Crenwelge,Adam MacNaught, MitchellDrew, Michael Holt, Jeffery Han,Jigesh Patel, and NicholasWhelan; Seventh Grade: AndrewPerrin; Eighth Grade: KatherineKimble, Sarah Loutsch, CarenMiddaugh, Conor Real, SamanthaTreacy.

Wi n t e rw e a t h e r2002 inGreenbel thas beenu n u s u a l .S n o w f a l lhas beenminimal, yet snow showers fellwith 44 miles per hour windgusts this winter. Limited rainfallhas caused drought-like condi-tions. Within one winter season,temperatures have ranged from alow 17 degrees to a high 76 de-grees Fahrenheit. Despite theweather, Greenbelt is still greenon many roadside areas, with col-orful splashes of flowers scatteredthroughout the landscape.

Greenbelt shoppers soughtPresident’s Day holiday (February18) sales under blue skies of 49

d e g r e e sand fil-tered sun-s h i n e .Bright yel-low andp u r p l ep a n s i e s

bloom in Greenbelt East at theGreenSpring and Greenbriar en-trances off Hanover Parkway.

According to some weatherforecasters, “The groundhog sawhis shadow on February 2.” Su-perstition has it that Greenbelterscan still expect 27 more days ofwinter weather until March 20,the official first day of spring.Unusual winter weather willprompt a “News Review” up-dated report of changes to thelandscape in Greenbelt, “As theWorld Turns,” weather wise.

by Jacqueline Miller Byrd

Flowers in February

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months now.Robt. Goddard Middle

Lori Taylor, vice principal ofGoddard Middle School, de-scribed tutors from GoddardSpace Flight Center who volun-teer at the school. Their schoolis under transition as it is slatedto become a French Immersionand Montessori school next year.The fate of the current staff isuncertain and Taylor indicatedthat the staff is being encouragedto apply for transfers.

LaPolla added that GreenbeltMiddle will lose its French Im-mersion students to Goddard butwill gain Greenbelt students whowill transfer from Goddard. Hefeels the shift will not be trau-matic as friends of many studentsin the Greenbelt East neighbor-hood already come to GreenbeltMiddle.

Greenbelt Elementary

Katherine Curl, principal atGreenbelt Elementary School, de-scribed their Outward Bound pro-grams. Last year, multicul-turalism was the focus and theyear’s highlight was themulticultural dinner attended by700 to 800 people. This year thefocus is on “math in the realworld.” The National Conferenceon Outward Bound is meeting inthe area in March, she said, andsome participants will visit theschool. Mayor Judith Davis willbe visiting the 4th grade to de-scribe what it’s like to be mayor.

The school has already lostabout 90 students who moved toLandover schools last fall. Nextfall, about 60 more who live onCapital View Drive will move toa neighborhood school. About150 Greenbelters who currentlygo to Magnolia ElementarySchool will transfer to GreenbeltElementary.

Curl commented that there isnow a pre-kindergarten class af-filiated with Greenbelt Elemen-

tary but physically located inGreenbriar.

Springhill Lake

Principal Linda Sherwood wasaccompanied by vice principalMary Stephenson. Sherwood be-gan by stating that their MSPAPscores were the worst they haveever been. She does not knowwhat happened, as the teachersare very supportive of the pro-gram and students from Marylandhelp tutor the children. Stephen-son commented that the school isvery crowded, the majority ofstudents do not speak English,and the student population is verytransient. The turnover rate is 60percent a year.

Looking over records, theycalculated that in one third gradeclass, only 8 of 130 students hadbeen in the school since kinder-garten. It is possible that theschool will be given a “reformmodel” project to try to improvethe test scores, but the school hasheard nothing to date.

Springhill Lake will be losingstudents who will transfer toneighborhood schools in the fall.Then the sixth graders who weremoved to Greenbelt MiddleSchool several years ago to alle-viate overcrowding will comeback to the Springhill Lake El-ementary School. They expect tohave the same overall number ofstudents next year.

With the exception of the spe-cial education students and a fewstudents who may go to thenewly re-opened Berwyn Elemen-tary, all students will be able towalk to school in the fall.Springhill Lake Elementary alsohas a pre-kindergarten this yearthat is located in a building abouta block from the school.

St. Hugh’s

Liz Whelan, principal at St.Hugh’s School, reported that aboiler in the school recently blewup, causing some classes to be

canceled. The school is in yeareight of the 10 year plan forMiddle States Accreditation. Twogoals they are working on for theaccreditation are integration oftechnology and improving read-ing and writing.

Whelan asked ACE for assis-tance in obtaining a gate to beinstalled in the driveway next to

their school. They are writing tothe city with this request. Stu-dents have been in danger fromseveral cars speeding through thatdriveway during recess includingone involved in a police chase.

The ACE Educator Award pro-gram will be held on March 11.The ACE Student Award cer-emony will be held on May 13.

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OFFICIAL NOTICERESOLUTIONS TO

REVISE GREENBELT CITY CHARTER

At its regular meeting on January 28, 2002, the City Council adopted tworesolutions to amend the City Charter. As required by state law, theseresolutions will be posted in their entirety for forty (40) days, until March 9,2002, at the Municipal Building. They can also be found on the City’s Website at http:/www.ci.greenbelt.md.us. Copies may also be requested fromthe City Clerk. The charter amendment resolutions will become effectiveon March 19, 2002, unless a proper petition to submit the amendment(s)to the voters on a referendum is filed as permitted by law. This notice is toprovide a fair summary of both resolutions.

Charter Amendment Resolution No. 2002-1A Resolution of the City of Greenbelt, Adopted Pursuant to the Authority ofArticle XI-E of the Constitution of Maryland and Section 13 of Article 23a ofthe Annotated Code of Maryland, (2001Replacement Volume asAmended), Title “Corporations-Municipal,” Subtitle “Charter Amend-ments,” to Amend the Charter of the City of Greenbelt Found, in Whole orin Part, in the Compilation of Municipal Charters of Maryland (1983 Editionas Amended), as Prepared by the Department of Legislative ReferencePursuant to Chapter 77 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Marylandof 1983, by Repealing and Re-enacting with Amendments Section 55 (a),Titled “Bonds–Issuance, Authorization.”

The purpose of the above-titled resolution is to revise the statement of theCity’s debt limitation in order to conform with the new state law, Ch. 80,Acts of 2000, also known as the Truth in Taxation law, which changed thereal property assessment law from a program of fractional propertyassessments to a system of full market value assessments. Limitspreviously stated as ten (10) percent of valuation will be amended to four(4) percent of valuation, in order that the City’s actual debt limitations willremain essentially unchanged.

Charter Amendment Resolution No. 2002-2A Resolution of the City of Greenbelt, Adopted Pursuant to the Authority ofArticle XI-E of the Constitution of Maryland and Section 13 of Article 23a ofthe Annotated Code of Maryland, (2001Replacement Volume asAmended), Title “Corporations-Municipal,” Subtitle “Charter Amend-ments,” to Amend the Charter of the City of Greenbelt Found, in Whole orin Part, in the Compilation of Municipal Charters of Maryland (1983 Editionas Amended), as Prepared by the Department of Legislative ReferencePursuant to Chapter 77 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Marylandof 1983, by Repealing and Re-enacting with Amendment “Elections”Section 14(b), Titled “Referendum.”

The purpose of the above-titled resolution is to correct a typographicalerror in Section 14(b) to clarify that the Council may place on the ballot atregular or special elections not only questions required by law to besubmitted to the voters but also such questions as Council may wish tosubmit to the voters.

For additional information, call the City Clerk at 301-474-8000.

Kathleen Gallagher, City Clerk

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quired for each type of property.As written, the document is

heavily weighted toward GHIconcerns. Yet all owners of prop-erties within the historic districtwould be required to request aHistoric Area Work Permit(HAWP), administered by thecounty, to modify the exterior oftheir properties, whether they arehistoric or not. Owners of thoseproperties within the historic dis-trict that are not of historic sig-nificance may seek to opt out ofthe district, but permission to optout may be denied by the county.

Another concern, which sev-eral councilmembers shared withCraze, is that the larger commu-nity, those not in GHI, had notbeen sufficiently involved so farin the process. Mayor JudithDavis called for a public hearingon the topic, but Craze said thatin its current form the documentis too vague to be of much useto the public, and it should firstbe revised.

Conflicts between the regula-tions of the HPC and city codeare also possible, Craze said.City code requires compliancewithin 30 days, but if a reviewby HPC is required, that couldtake 45 days.

County Control

Of great concern, said Craze,is the fact that local historic des-ignation would result in transferof control over city-owned prop-erties from the city to the county,which city officials have long feltdoes not always act in the city’sbest interests. Several currentprojects were reviewed by staff todetermine if they would fallwithin the proposed guidelines.While existing structures wouldbe “grandfathered in” when localhistoric designation took place,Craze cited the restrooms plannedat Buddy Attick Park, perpen-dicular parking on Ridge Road,and city signs as projects that do

not conform to the proposedguidelines.

Craze also said of all the treesproposed by GHI to replace thosethey hope to remove, only onespecies on the list would be ap-proved in Greenbelt’s proposedlocal historic district.

The report also listed futureprojects that would be impacted,such as Public Works expansion,an observatory at NorthwayFields, the skateboarding park,and others, as well as active traf-fic calming devices like speedbumps, rumble strips, or circles.

Because the city currentlydoes not have zoning controlover Greenbelt, the program mustbe administered through PrinceGeorge’s County. If Greenbelt issuccessful in obtaining zoningcontrol, then overlay control ofthe historic district would be in-cluded. In other municipalitiesnearby that have historic districts,such as Laurel, Takoma Park, andAnnapolis, the city administersand oversees the historic district.

Limit Designation

Since benefits of the designa-tion fall primarily to GHI, staffwould support pursuing designa-tion with more limited boundariesto include GHI properties only.The report states that “this optionwould somewhat obviate the con-cerns that pursuit of local historicdistrict would be contradictorywith the city council’s efforts tobe removed from county zoningcontrol.” There would still be aneed to prevent or resolve con-flicts between the HAWP processand city code enforcement proce-dures and timeliness. Staff alsorecommends that prior to pursu-ing this option, the GHI Board ofDirectors should take an officialstand on supporting the designa-tion and guidelines. JuliaEichhorst, GHI president, spokeon this issue. She said that theboard did not take a position be-

cause GHI members had voted sostrongly in favor of the designa-tion, making an official board po-sition unnecessary. Sixty-eightpercent of those voting were infavor of it.

Benefits of Designation

Craze prefaced all of her re-marks by acknowledging Green-belt’s historic treasures and theneed to protect them. This des-ignation would grant the city anadditional form of protection, shesaid, though such protectionwould not be absolute. Federaland state authorities must con-sider the impact of projects usingtheir funds, but they also havethe final word on their projects.She said that some level of pro-tection is already in place andthat more could be established inways that would keep the city incontrol of its architecture and in-frastructure, instead of passing iton to the county, which lacks lo-cal accountability.

The main benefit would be fi-nancial incentives to GHI. Ac-cording to the report, the Ad HocCommittee estimated that GHIwould be refunded up to $80,000a year on property taxes. Thesavings would be achievedthrough a ten per cent tax creditfor approved rehabilitations.

Council Debates

Councilmember Rodney Rob-erts disputed the suggestion thatGHI’s proposed tree replacementproject would not be approved bythe HPC, saying “It is hard tobelieve we couldn’t plant trees.”He agreed the document is notperfect, but thought the cityshould move ahead with seekingthe designation.

Regarding the new tax creditprogram, Roberts asked whetherGHI would get a benefit fromoverall work done every year,and Craze said she did not know.

Councilmember Alan Turnbullsupported going for the designa-tion for the added protection itwould afford the city’s historic

assets. He noted that the citydoes not always have the re-sources to take proper care ofwhat it has. In his opinion, seek-ing the designation would supportthe city’s attempts to achievezoning authority over itself be-cause it would indicate to countyofficials that “we would use zon-ing law in a sophisticated way.”

Turnbull acknowledged thatthe staff report has raised someserious issues and noted later thatit did not address any fiscal im-pact of the designation on thecity. The city might lose revenuedue to lower taxes, but mightgain it later if properties withinthe historic district here appreci-ate at a higher rate, as they havein some other historic districtsnearby. He does not want to de-fer action, however. He wantsthe revision of the documents tobe part of seeking designation,and to re-initiate public involve-ment of all property owners, notjust GHI. He said the processneeds to bring all of the govern-ment-built town into the system.

Councilmember EdwardPutens indicated he wanted moreclarity on some of the issuesraised by the staff report beforegoing forward, although he saidhe is in favor of obtaining thedesignation. Davis felt there wasneed for a public hearing beforegoing forward with seeking desig-nation. She also expressed seri-

ous concerns about the role ofthe city and about involvingproperties without historic signifi-cance.

White favored the option todefer pursuit of local historic dis-trict designation while city staffworks with HPC staff to reviseand modify the document to ad-dress staff concerns, then returnthe document to council for re-view and “consideration whetherto proceed, proceed with modifi-cations, or opt out of the localhistoric district designation pro-cess.” Approval of the revisedguidelines should be sought fromthe GHI Board of Directors. Hesaid he wants clarity on resolu-tion of conflicts between the cityand the HPC, an evaluation ofthe fiscal impacts to the city andto property owners.

White moved to defer actionon the designation and authorizecity staff to work toward revisingthe document for clarity and re-formatting, as they recommendedin the report; identify cityprojects and describe to whatlevel they would be subject toHPC review; ensure that thedocument contains no conflictsbetween the guidelines and otherenforceable regulations; and toconsider other alternatives likethe new tax credit program Crazespoke about. The motion carriedfour to one, with Roberts castingthe sole dissenting vote.

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