December Town Meeting Update
AmyJean Chung Fry
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Don't forget to put on your Holiday Lights. I will be driving around this week to take a look for the Holiday Lights Contest Judging!
Cheverly Council Updates:
DECEMBER 28, 2024 : Cheverly Police Department will be going 24 HOURS!!! An absolute HUGE Shoutout to Chief Morris and Asst. Chief Krauss who has been working hard to bring in quality officers to our already awesome team! It did not happen overnight. There were many challenges that felt pervasive, BUT, through patience and a lot of collaboration, we are at a point in my tenure where we have 2-4-7 policing!
I want to also thank Mayor Munyeneh for her leadership throughout and of course my colleagues for often making unpopular but necessary decisions to ensure that our police department would always have the resources they need to get to this point of staffing. The residents have long awaited this moment so I am glad that we allocated the tax funding necessary to meet that need.
If you want to see the swearing in and promotion ceremony from last Thursday, watch that here.
Hospital Hill Annexation (This portion of my update is directly copied/pasted from CM Bryner's newsletter)
· Please see my last newsletter for background on the Hospital Hill annexation.
· Since then, there has been plenty of media coverage.
· We continue to be optimistic about the likelihood of the situation resolving in our favor. Leadership at the County and State level as well as the developers have all said they would like this development to be annexed into Cheverly.
· Please click here to read the letter the Prince George’s County Office of Law sent to Mayor James.
· And here is the letter that the development team sent to Mayor James.
· Despite this positive outlook, we still need to have as much support as possible from our residents.
· Bladensburg was meant to hold a public hearing on Monday, December 9, but after receiving letters from our town lawyers and other officials, and subsequent media coverage, it was moved to next week.
· The new date for the public hearing is Thursday, December 19 at 5:30pm at 4229 Edmonston Road, Bladensburg, MD. We encourage residents to join us at the hearing in support of Cheverly’s interests.
o The Town of Cheverly is coordinating shuttle buses to the hearing since parking is limited at Bladensburg Town Hall. Please see more information here.
o It is our understanding that Bladensburg will not permit non-Bladensburg residents to provide input at the meeting, but we believe a physical show of support will be powerful to show how important Hospital Hill is to our community.
o If you can’t join us in person, written testimony can be submitted for the record by emailing the Bladensburg Town Clerk at Cl...@Bladensburgmd.gov.
o Bladensburg does not publicize Zoom links for folks to engage with their meetings virtually, but information about live streaming is at the top of their agenda here.
· I want to emphasize that the Town of Cheverly’s initial response to the news of this attempted annexation was not to threaten legal action. Several attempts were made to engage with Bladensburg town leadership, but we received no responses. While I cannot speak for my fellow elected colleagues, I believe most, if not all, of us would much prefer a congenial and collaborative resolution to this issue.
Boyd Park Renovation was approved at the December Town Meeting. You can see the approved design here.
Contact information below for WSSC issues.
- Emergency Call Center: (301) 206-4002 or emergency...@wsscwater.com
- David Wilkins, WSSC Customer Advocate: (301) 206-4371 or David....@wsscwater.com
- Christopher Ball, Pipeline Construction Inspector: (202) 731-6850 or Christop...@wsscwater.com
- Christopher Bush, WSSC Inspector: (202) 489-5681 or Christop...@wsscwater.com
Interested in local development? Join the Planning Board! Learn more about what the Planning Board does and the responsibilities of being a member of this Town Advisory body.
Upcoming Events
Youth Event: Unconventional Gingerbread Competition
Monday December 23
5pm-7pm
Town Hall Gym
Christmas: Town Offices Closed, No Public Works Services
December 25
New Year’s Day: Town Offices Closed, No Public Works Services
January 1
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