COMPLETE GUIDE OF CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL — PAGE 7
Hyattsville’s 2020 vision comes into focus By Ben Simasek
Life&Times
Vol. 16 No. 4
Hyattsville’s Community Newspaper
April 2019
For the first time in nine years, Hyattsville has proposed a balanced budget. In fiscal year (FY) 2020, the city’s total projected revenues of $20.726 million cover $20.724 million in proposed spending. Beyond tapping into revenues collected through taxes and fees, city staff have found efficient ways to cover program costs through grants, in-kind partnerships, and other savings and offsets. On March 27, City Treasurer Ron Brooks, City Administrator Tracey Douglas, and each BUDGET continued on page 18
Mary Pat Donoghue shares view of Catholic education By Heather Wright
Mary Pat Donoghue grew up in Hyattsville and was a student, teacher, vice principal and principal at St. Jerome Academy (SJA). From 2009 to 2016, Donoghue shepherded a failing school on the verge of being shut down to a thriving one, complete with waiting lists and national media attention. Numerous Catholic schools across the country, including St. John Bosco Schools in East Rochester, N.Y., Our Lady of Lourdes in Denver, Colo., and Star of the Sea in San Francisco, DONOGHUE continued on page 17
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Hyattsville Mayor Candace Hollingsworth (left) poses with Chief of Police Amal Awad and City Administrator Tracey Douglas after Awad’s swearingin ceremony last December. This is the first time in the city’s history women have held all three top government positions.
History in the making During Women’s History Month in March, 3 women led Hyattsville for the first time
By Roxanne Ready
For the first time in the city’s history, Hyattsville’s top three leaders — Mayor Candace Hollingsworth, Police Chief Amal Awad and City Administrator Tracey Nicholson-Doug-
las — are all women. Each also represents a first for the city individually, and they are well-worth another look this Women’s History Month. Awad, the first female, first African-American, and first LGBT police chief in Hy-
attsville’s 132-year history, said she finds it inspirational to see so many women in government and other professions today achieving their goals and helping each other. HISTORY continued on page 21
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