Friday, March 2, 2012
Mary Lehman wants citizens to be more knowledgeable about the county’s planning process.
Class was in session this week at the Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center as Prince George’s County Council member Mary A. Lehman held the first of a series of informational presentations that are meant to help residents better understand the county planning process. The series is called Planning 101 and the next one is planned for 7-9 p.m. on March 7 at the Beltsville Academy, 4300 Wicomico Ave. At the senior center, about 15 people attended the event, which featured a presentation from county planners on the process of land use and development within the county. Lehman (D-Dist. 1) said that she wants residents to better understand how land zoning effects what buildings and projects are allowed to be built and where they're built …
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Mary Lehman is selected to be chair of Prince George's County Council Committee.
Prince George's County Councilwoman Mary Lehman of Laurel has a powerful new assignment: She will be sitting at the summit of the Transportation, Housing and Environment committee. Council members are assigned to committees by the council chair and vice chair. Committees help to shape legislation and policy for departments and services within Prince George’s County government. As chair of the committee, Lehman (D-Dist. 1) of Laurel, would have influence over several areas such as: the Department of Environmental Resources, which handles permitting in the county, the Department of Public Works and Transportation and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. “I’m very excited about [the] Department of Environmental Resources, Public …
Thursday, October 13, 2011
The Prince George's County Council is set to hold a Nov. 1 public hearing on redistricting followed by a vote.
A plan to redraw the political districts in Prince George's County cleared a major hurdle earlier this week when the Prince George's County Council set a Nov. 1 public hearing for the plan, to be followed by a final vote. According to federal law, redrawing district lines occurs every 10 years in accordance with U.S. Census data. The nine districts in Prince George’s County must be equal in population and not change more or less than 5 percent in population, according to law. County planners have been holding hearings for months for input on how to redraw district lines. A final draft emerged for introduction on Tuesday. Council members said they wanted to ensure communities in the county stayed intact within districts. "We went with the …
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Crowd wants answers from Councilwoman Mary Lehman, County Executive Rushern Baker.
More than 100 Laurel, College Park, Adelphi, Beltsville and Calverton residents packed a District 1 town hall meeting this week, demanding answers about development, water rates and infrastructure from Prince George's County officials. Councilwoman Mary A. Lehman (D-Dist. 1) organized the meeting Wednesday night in Beltsville that included County Executive Rushern Baker and officials from county agencies. Residents peppered officials with questions about the approval of environmentally hazardous developments, increasing Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) rates, funding for infrastructure on county roadways and over-development in rural areas. Lehman presented the crowd with a roundup of what was accomplished in the county for …
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The top Prince George's County news from the Patchwork on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
Thanks for coming back to our daily PatchCast. Here's what happened in the towns around you since Tuesday, as seen and heard by our team of Patch reporters. Hyattsville/Riverdale Park: Anti-Gay Church Set to Protest at Northwestern High School College Park: County Liquor Board Approves Barking Dog Greenbelt: Violence Is Hot Topic Amongst Greenbelt Students Bowie: Bowie Teen Impressive in ‘Sound of Music’
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11:40 am on Sunday, March 4, 2012
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