January 2020 Hyattsville Life & Times

FROM THE EDITOR

Associate Editor Heather Wright reviews the highs and lows of 2019. P. 2

Happy New Year from the HL&T!

Composting program expands in the new year

By Sophie Gorman Oriani

Life&Times

Vol. 17 No. 1

The time has finally come: The City of Hyattsville has introduced a citywide compost pickup.

When Hyattsville launched a pilot compost pickup program in 2015, it proved immediately popular. The program had a waiting list, and many residents expressed a desire to have the program become available to everyone in the city.

Now, the program will be available to all of Hyattsville’s residential addresses. Commercial and multi-family properties are not included.

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NEW YEAR, OLD MEMORIES

COMPOST continued on page 4

Hyattsville: a hoops haven for 70-plus years

By Chris McManes

For more than 70 years, some of the nation’s finest pre-college basketball has been played in Hyattsville. From DeMatha to Northwestern High School, from St. Mark to St. Jerome, the city’s tradition of excellence is nearly unparalleled.

DeMatha has one of the strongest basketball programs in the country and plays regularly on national TV. The Stags’ 20 NBA players all-time are the most of any non-boarding high school.

Northwestern has captured five Maryland state championships and produced five NBA-caliber playBASKETBALL continued on page 9

COURTESY OF DOUGLAS S. DUDROW

Tom Bass (right), the only four-term mayor in Hyattsville history, swears in newly elected members of the 1979 city council. From left to right, Tom Ponton, Sr., Bob Trumbule, Charlie Armentrout, Mary Prangley, Spencer Hines and Doug Dudrow. Prangley became the cityʼs first woman mayor when she succeeded Bass in 1995. See p. 6 for a tribute to former Mayor Tom Bass and his influence on the City of Hyattsville.

Clean and Safe Team: new year, new career

By Claudette Richards and Heather Wright

Walter Simmons and Hyattsville Mayor Candace B. Hollingsworth.

How can more Hyattsville and Prince George’s County residents — especially those in need of a second chance — find employment? This question was the topic of a breakfast meeting in June 2017 between Employ Prince George’s President and CEO

THE PLAN AND PURPOSE After more than two years of meetings, curriculum development, information sessions and trainings, the City of Hyattsville’s Clean and Safe Ambassador Team is a response to that question. The Clean and Safe Team program

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According to a February 2019 Memorandum of Understanding between the city CLEAN AND SAFE continued on page 13

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FromTheEditor 2019: Controversies, celebrations and community

By Heather Wright

Usually I’ve used the January From the Editor space to reflect on changes or highlights that occurred during Hyattsville’s previous year. For 2019, though, I’m also ruminating about a few lowlights and controversies.

CONTROVERSIES THAT DIVIDED Let’s start with one of the lowest lows: The Hyattsville City Police Department (HCPD) faced

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its first fatal officer-involved shooting, according to HCPD Chief Amal Awad, at the end of September. Responding to a call from the Starbucks at the corner of Belcrest Road and East-West Highway on Sept. 26, HCPD officers shot and killed a 49-yearold man, Leonard Shand, who was reportedly armed with two knives. Whether you felt that the police were doing their job and protecting their community, or that they responded over-aggressively towards a man of color, the day was a tragic one. A person was killed, and an already diminished police force was depleted further when at least seven officers were placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.

Magruder Park was central to several controversies in 2019, including Werrlein Properties’ Magruder Pointe project, which was publicly proposed in November 2017. Of course, what to do with the former Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) property, part of which abuts Magruder Park, has been an ongoing conundrum for the city since the 1990s.

Many opponents of the Magruder Pointe project insist that Magruder Park will lose its last chance to significantly expand if the project proceeds.

Proponents counter that Werrlein has agreed to sell part of the adjacent lower lot to the city, and that some of that property could be designated as parkland.

In May 2019, the Prince George’s District Council decided that the lower lot of the former WSSC property could be rezoned in a manner that would allow the Magruder Pointe project to proceed. However, in June the city filed a petition for judicial review with the Circuit Court of Prince George’s County, seeking to overturn the rezoning decision.

Despite the appeal, demolition of the former WSSC building on the property’s upper lot began in July. And in November, a hearing date for the appeal was set for Feb. 26, 2020. So — just wait! — there will be more to come.

A second Magruder Park controversy: In June, the Educational Facilities Task Force held a public meeting about the future site of the new Hyattsville Middle School (HMS). Because of county restrictions and the tight timeline to secure financing, only

JULIETTE FRADIN PHOTOGRAPHY

2019 gave Hyattsville some controversies but also community celebrations, like the Arts & Ales Festival in September.

two sites were deemed possible: Magruder Park and the current HMS site along 42nd Avenue.

Although there was consensus that building a new middle school was necessary, which site was best was not as clear.

In August, the Hyattsville Environmental Committee formally opposed building the new school in Magruder Park. In September, Prince George’s County Public Schools announced that HMS financing was secure and that the school would be rebuilt at its current site. Protect Hyattsville Parks, a group started in the spring of 2019 to preserve Magruder Park from development — including siting a school there — held a celebration of the decision in October.

And then there’s an ongoing issue that gained traction in 2018 and continued into 2019: the possibility of renaming Magruder Park because William Pinkney Magruder’s land donation came with a restrictive deed covenant that it be used for “Caucasian inhabitants only.”

HOPE FOR GREATER UNITY Complex as these controversies have been for Hyattsville, they did have moments of hope. In response to the officer-involved shooting, which reflected the messy intersection of policing

strategies, race and mental illness, the city held a community meeting in October. The meeting was emotional and tense, but city staff and police officers expressed their grief and responded to concerns, criticisms and questions.

The Project Planning Committee, during its inaugural meeting in November, offered a timeline for the new HMS construction: The new school is scheduled to open for the fall of 2023.

Construction projects rarely come in on time, but at least the site and financing are a go.

And Hyattsville had other reasons to celebrate and come together: The traffic signal at the intersection of Nicholson Street and Queens Chapel Road was finally installed.

The Hyattsville library’s flying saucer flew away in April, escaping demolition of the old building. It will eventually find a home in the outdoor reading area at the new library.

Hyattsville continues to show its care for the environment and its public spaces. In October, Hyattsville was named the Sustainable Maryland Sustainability Champion at the Maryland Municipal League Fall Conference. Phase one of the Hyatt Park renovations was com-

pleted in the fall and included a stage, more picnic tables and benches, a musical playground, and strings of lights along the Hamilton Street side of the park. (I now relish the chance to drive along Hamilton Street at night and wonder what colors the lights will be!)

And this area is becoming less of a food desert: Lidl opened its College Park store in June, and Aldi remodelled and expanded its West Hyattsville store, reopening in time for the December holiday season!

Finally (and continuing the delicious topic of food), there’s no unity like that we create we when we break bread together.

On that front, Marco & Polo, Banana Blossom Bistro, Riviera Tapas Bar, Denizens Brewing Co., LàTao Hot Pot, Savor at Studio 3807, Lil Coffee Cabin, Class520 and many other foodand libation-providers settled in the Hyattsville area in 2019.

Yum, and welcome!

Here’s a resolution idea: Find someone with whom you disagree about Magruder Pointe, policing strategies, park-renaming policies — you name it — and invite them to break bread, sip coffee or share tapas with you. And then maybe talk about the Nationals winning the World Series, instead.

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COMPOST

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Residents participating in this voluntary program provide their own compost bins. (Residents who participated in the pilot program can keep the bins the city originally provided.)

The city’s composting page recommends using biodegradable bags in kitchen pails to collect food scraps and using a bin with a latching lid to put the food scraps out on the curb.

The latching lid prevents animals from accessing the food scraps.

“If anyone is in need of a resolution, try composting!” wrote Danny Schaible, Ward 2 councilmember, in a post to the H.O.P.E. (Hyattsville Organization for a Positive Environment) group email list.

The collected waste will be taken to the Prince George’s Organics Composting Facility in Upper Marlboro, where it will be turned into Leafgro Gold and sold.

Since the composting facility is a commercial enterprise, it can handle many items that a backyard compost pile cannot. This means

that participants in the program can add meat and bones, dairy products, and soiled pizza boxes to their fruit and vegetable scraps. Fats, oils and leftover grease can not be included, as they do not biodegrade.

A full list of compostable items can be found on the city website.

“I think [citywide compost pickup] is a great idea, because I am too busy to tend my own backyard compost heap, but I am not too busy to separate out my trash,” said Liam Cawley, who lives on Hamilton Street.

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In memoriam: Former Hyattsville Mayor Tom Bass remembered for putting residents first His impact on the city still seen and felt today

By Douglas S. Dudrow

Twenty-seven years after he left office, former Hyattsville Mayor Tom Bass’ fingerprints remain all over the city. That’s the type of impact he had during his 16 years — from 1979 to 1995 — serving the people of Hyattsville.

Tom died on Nov. 24 at age 75.

He and his wife, Lillian, were married 55 years. They were living in Lewes, Del., at the time of his death.

In addition to implementing programs still running today, Tom fought hard for residents and sought their input. He did his best to save taxpayers money.

This probably helped him be reelected three times.

I began serving on the Hyattsville City Council in 1979 and got to know Tom during his entire time as mayor. Born Dec. 7, 1943, Tom was only 35 when elected, making him one of the youngest mayors in city history.

He served four terms. No one else has served more than two.

Tom, who graduated from Northwestern High School in 1962, was active in local political and community activities.

Before running for mayor, he served as a Ward 5 councilmember from 1972-79. He was president of the Young Men’s Democratic Club of Prince George’s County and was, among other things, an active member of the American Heart Association, Maryland Municipal League and the Prince George’s Kiwanis Club and Jaycees.

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COURTESY OF DOUGLAS S. DUDROW

Mayor Tom Bass and the 1986 Hyattsville city council meet during the cityʼs centennial. Seated from left to right: Anna Frankle, Spencer Hines, Tom Bass, Mary Prangley, Calvin McClanahan, Polly Rogers. Standing (left to right): Jerry Harrington, Jim Blackman, Lucy Brogden, Doug Dudrow, Charlie Falvey

and Girls Club. About a month prior to his death, he was happy to see the Washington Nationals win the World Series.

Perhaps you or a family member have used Hyattsville’s CallA-Bus program to get to a medical appointment or run errands.

This service began under Tom’s leadership, in December 1990, when the city took advantage of a county program to purchase a van with a lift.

In October 1990, the city joined Prince George’s County in establishing what is now our highly successful recycling program.

This move saved Hyattsville taxpayers more than $40,000 a year in landfill charges.

Tom also worked to improve our neighborhood parks, supported the establishment of a crime watch program and helped

Hyattsville attain Tree City USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation.

In addition, Hyattsville was one of the first towns in the county to have a smoke-free building, our own cable channel and televised council meetings.

If you live in Hyattsville’s Historic District, which was registered with the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and have remodeled your home, you might have benefitted from the state Homeowner Tax Credit.

This credit began during Tom’s administration and has saved people thousands of dollars while helping to preserve and revitalize our older communities.

I recall another city program that started during Tom’s tenure gave people up to $20,000 toward rehabbing their home

in the city. When the house because the police department was sold, $10,000 went back was there 24 hours a day, they into the program. The other wanted to triple it.

Tom came up with the idea $10,000 was a grant. that what we were paying in rent would pay for two trailers.

SAVING TAXPAYER DOLLARS Tom was bullish on saving So the city bought them and the city money. When I first put them on the Public Works joined the council, we used lot. They were our temporary to budget $200,000 a year for city headquarters. Once the sidewalk improvement. Tom new building was ready, in April pointed out that we could get 1990, we sold the trailers. more work done, per square By the way, our current city hall foot, by contracting the work came in under budget and was rather than having city em- completed before scheduled. ployees do it.

When we sold the Hyattsville STAFF & COUNCIL TENSION Municipal Building on Jeffer- Tom knew how to run a tight city son Street, we rented it back council meeting. We’d meet on until the new city hall on Galla- the first and third Mondays most tin Street was ready. However, of the year. We’d start at 8 p.m. the new owners tripled our and finish by 9:15. We councilrent. They said the rent was members greatly appreciated based on an eight-hour day, but this. He knew when to cut off debate, although sometimes a little too soon. It wasn’t until after he left office, in 1995, that we realized what a job he had trying to Repair • Upgrades • Data Recovery keep us all in line.

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HumansOfHyattsville

By Lindsay Myers

The Hyattsville Life & Times has started a new series called Humans of Hyattsville to help Hyattsville residents get to know their neighbors.

If you’re a coffee lover, then surely you’ve spied Franklin Ventura as he sweet talks “Big Red” from behind the roastery counter at Vigilante Coffee Company. Franklin lives in West Hyattsville near the duck pond. He plays the drums, loves meeting new people, and describes himself as a realist. Next time you need a caffeine fix, be sure to say “Hi!” to this happenin’ Human of Hyattsville.

After you’ve read about Franklin, email Lindsay Myers, our webmaster, at Lindsay@HyattsvilleLife. com to submit someone for our next Humans of Hyattsville profile.

FRANKLIN VENTURA, 34 What is your occupation?

Coffee roaster at your favorite coffee shop, Vigilante Coffee. My title is head coffee roaster. I’m in charge of designing roast profiles for every coffee that comes in to our shop.

No matter where the origin is — from Africa to Southeast Asia, Hawaii, Mexico, Central and South America. Every coffee that comes to our shop goes through testing in our lab at Vigilante Coffee, and once they are ready, I roast them in our Big Red (our production roast machine). I do quality control of each coffee and keep communications with our farmer partners in Spanish-speaking countries among many other things.

What does your family structure look like?

My family consists of two beautiful children: my 10-month-old, Lucio Xavier Ventura, and five-and-a-halfyear-old, Zoe Helena Ventura. [It also consists of] my wife, Nicola Wood — the smartest, most loving, compassionate and caring person that I know and love.

How would you describe yourself?

This is a hard question for me. I can’t describe myself. I am too much of a realist.

I want to describe myself as a loving person, but sometimes I hate.

Patient, but sometimes it’s hard to

strangers” than complete strangers. If you want to know what do I mean by that, come talk to me. I am friendly.

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Franklin Ventura

tolerate [others]. Compassionate, but sometimes I ignore the pain of others.

I see very much the positiveness in things and people, but also with a good amount of skepticism. So, I don’t know how to describe myself. Does that mean I don’t know myself? Maybe, but who really knows themselves?

(Sorry, I think this is just becoming a soliloquy.)

How do you wish people saw you?

I wish people would see me as a friendly person. I enjoy conversations with complete strangers. It’s a little bit harder to talk to “known

Why did you decide to settle in Hyattsville?

I don’t like to live in crowded cities.

I like to visit them and admire the infrastructure, but I prefer to live in an area where there aren’t too many buildings. I really like green [spaces], and Hyattsville has a lot of them. To me, Hyattsville is like the perfect city where I have everything I need within 20 minutes.

What are some of your favorite aspects of life in Hyattsville?

The family friendly community is my top first. Also, [there are so many] groups [and events] that enhance comradery: HY-Swap, Summer Jams, the Wine Crawl, Hop Hops and the Hyattsville parade.

Also, I work in the best coffee shop in Maryland, if not in the whole DMV area and the country (and I say that with pride). The city is also very diverse, and I really like that.

What do you wish Hyattsville did differently?

We need better lighting and street improvements, especially in West Hyattsville.

How do you like to relax, both digitally and in real life?

For me, it is hard to relax. I want to be doing things all the time. I’m a very fidgety person. I walk fast, and I go from one thing to the next. But I recently discovered that I really enjoy walking slow. I stop and look at a tree or something that catches my attention or sit at a random place on the street and watch the traffic of people passing by. Because I’m fidgety, I consciously have to stop and walk slowly — like almost counting my steps and taking deep breaths.

I also like to play drums and my guitar, though I don’t consider myself a musician.

Anything else you want us to know about you?

Again, I AM FRIENDLY! Talk to me! Invite me to your party. Also, I like my job. And don’t let me see you throwing trash out of your car’s window or littering in general.

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Programs & Events

Thrive Grant: Applications for the Thrive Grant, an initiative of the City’s Health, Wellness, and Recreation Advisory Committee, are now open! Grants of up to $500 are available to support activities that enhance community participation in the promotion of health, wellness, and recreation activities throughout Hyattsville. Individuals, organizations, and businesses that reside or work within the City are eligible to apply. Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday, January 17. To learn more and apply, visit www. hyattsville.org/health-and-wellness.

Local Artists Needed: The Health, Wellness, and Recreation Advisory Committee is also looking to commission local artists to create original pieces of art for display. The artwork must convey a message of healthy living – this can include but is not limited to paintings, photographs, or digital illustrations. Applications will be accepted from January 17 until March 2.

If you’d like to learn more about this opportunity, the Committee is hosting an informational meeting on Wednesday, February 5, at 7 p.m., at the City Building. For full details and guidelines, visit www.hyattsville.org/healthand-wellness.

Volunteer Opportunity: Join us at Magruder Park on Saturday, January 18, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., to learn how to identify and adequately remove nonnative, invasive plants from Magruder Woods. We’ll provide a set of safety guidelines and cotton work gloves. Just be sure to dress for the elements with sturdy boots or shoes, long sleeves, and long pants. Don’t forget water and sunscreen! Warning: You will get dirty and have fun, too! Please note that participation helps to satisfy the State of Maryland Student Service-Learning Requirement. To learn more or confirm if an invasive removal is cancelled due to inclement weather, please contact Dawn Taft at (301) 852-8790.

Business Roundtable: The City of Hyattsville is hosting a Business Development Meeting on Tuesday, January 21, at 9 a.m., at 4310 Gallatin Street.

Small businesses are encouraged to attend and learn about funding opportunities, as well as discuss their needs.

For additional information or to RSVP, please contact llamptey@hyattsville.org or call (301) 985-5000.

Coffee with a Cop: Join Hyattsville’s finest for a cup of coffee on Thursday, January 23, 8 – 10 a.m., at Vigilante!

Stop by to say hi, or voice questions or concerns. See you there!

Parent & Child Dance: Explorers needed! Join us for the 2020 junglethemed Parent & Child Dance Party on Saturday, February 1! The safari will take place at the City Building from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Kid-friendly refreshments, jams, photo ops, and much more will be taking place! Tickets are $5 per person at the door. Space is limited, so reservations are required. To make a reservation, call (301) 985-5021 or visit www.hyattsville.org/danceparty.

ESL Baking Classes: Interested in learning English as a second language

Acting Lt. Nemser, Sgt. Ratty, Private Hernandez, and Hyattsville Council Vice President Suiter teamed up for the 35th Annual Prince George’s County Food Basket Program to help local families in need; Los Oficiales Nemser, Ratty y Hernandez se juntaron con la Vicepresidenta del Concejo de Hyattsville Suiter para el 35a Anual Programa de Canastas de Alimentos del Condado Prince George’s ayudar a familias locales en necesidad. and how to bake like a professional?

Register for Prince George’s Community College’s free English as a Second Language (ESL) Bridge and Baking Classes. First, learn important vocabulary, procedures, and measurement skills with the bridge class. Then, learn how to bake and earn a ServSafe certificate at the baking classes. Space is limited, so check out www.pgcc.edu/go/ esl or call (301) 546-8350 for registration and more information!

Notices & Updates

We’re Hiring: Serve your community by working for the City! We’re seeking a communications manager, a parttime bilingual communications specialist, a police media relations specialist, a crime analyst, and police officers. To apply, visit www.hyattsville.org/jobs.

Holiday Trash Collection: City offices will be closed on Monday, January 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There’ll be no yard waste collection that week and compost will be collected on Tuesday. Regular trash and recycling routes are not affected.

Curbside Composting: Citywide voluntary composting has begun! Pickup is limited to residential city addresses and does not include commercial or multi-family properties. Composting bins must be curbside no later than 6 a.m. on Mondays. Compost bins must be sealed and kept separate from yard waste. Not sure how to compost? Check out our webpage www.hyattsville.org/ compost to learn the basics, and some of the do’s and don’ts for composting.

Good Neighbor Reminder: When parking in your driveway, please do not block the public sidewalk or apron.

Blocking sidewalks and aprons endangers pedestrians and could even result in a citation for you. Questions or concerns? Please call us at (301) 985-5000.

Hyattsville Heroes: You have 24 hours from the time it stops snowing to clear any sidewalks around your property. If you or someone you know is shoveling snow for senior or disabled neighbors, please send an email to caistis@hyattsville.org so the City of Hyattsville can provide a shovel, gloves, or other support to such helpful neighbors.

Youth Programs

Teen Night: Join us for Teen Night, a five-month series of informal chats with guest speakers who’ll cover important issues for teens and tweens. The series kicks off on Monday, January 13, 6 – 8 p.m., at 4203 Farragut Street. January’s topics will be about anti-bullying and actions, reactions, consequences, and second chances. Food, refreshments, and gift cards will all be available! To learn more about the Teen Night program, please contact Ms. Tesha Bush at (202) 903-3183.

Creative Minds: Parents and toddlers of ages 1 to 3 are invited to Creative Minds, an educational enrichment program that meets every Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., at the Magruder Park Recreation Center.

Registration opens on January 15, and the program will run from January 21 through March 19. Please visit www. hyattsville.org/creativeminds or contact Veronica Rivera-Negrón at (240) 4871703 to learn more.

Camp Magruder: Register your youngster (Grades K – 5), for any or all of our upcoming Camp Magruder sessions! While schools are on break, enroll your child for fun-filled days of sports, arts, dance, indoor/outdoor activities, and awesome educational experiments. For more information or to register for Camp Magruder, please visit www.hyattsville.org/ campmagruder.

Age-Friendly Hyattsville

Free Rides: From now until January 21, all Call-A-Bus rides are free!

Our curbside pickup helps seniors and residents with disabilities get to medical appointments, grocery stores, and more. Reservations can are made by calling (301) 985-5000 before 2 p.m. a business day before the trip.

Services to Help: Looking for help with in-home care? MyPGServices can help – they list ComForCare at (240) 764-5844, A Network of Care at (301) 885-2100 ext. 1, and Griswold Home Care at (301) 684-5140. Besides inhome care services, MyPGServices also lists over 2,000 programs that can help with food, transportation, housing, and much more. Visit www.hyattsville.org/ resident-resources to learn more.

Valentine Social: Love and friendship is in the air! Join us Thursday, Friday 14, 1 – 4 p.m., for our FREE Valentine’s Day celebration. We’ll have music, games, prizes, and plenty of treats! RSVPs open on February 3. To make your reservation, please call Beryl Johnson at (301) 985-5058.

Free Meal Delivery: The City of Hyattsville is partnering with Meals on Wheels to bring free meals, three days a week, to residents who would otherwise have difficulty preparing regular, healthy meals. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, participants will receive a warm lunch along with a cold dinner and breakfast (nine meals per week in total).

Meals can are tailored for residents with diabetes, food allergies, or other restrictions. To participate, residents must either be at least 60 years old or have a disability and have a monthly income below the amount that would qualify for the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). To learn more or join the program, please contact Beryl Johnson at (301) 985-5058 or bjohnson@ hyattsville.org.

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Eventos y Programas

Mentes Creativas: Padres e hijos de años 1 a 3 están invitados a Mentes Creativas, un programa de enriquecimiento y educación que toma plazo cada martes y jueves, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., en el Parque Magruder. Inscripciones se abren el 15 de enero y el programa es del 21 de enero hasta el 19 de marzo.

Para más información, por favor visite nuestro sitio web a www.hyattsville.org/ creativeminds o contacte a la coordinadora Verónica Rivera-Negrón al (240) 487-1703.

Programa de Subvenciones “Thrive”: ¡Solicitudes para el programa Thrive Grant, una iniciativa del Comité de la Ciudad de Asesor de Salud, Bienestar y Recreación, ya están abiertas! Hay subvenciones de hasta $500 disponibles para apoyar actividades que mejoren la participación de la comunidad en la promoción de actividades de salud, bienestar y recreación en todo Hyattsville.

Las personas, organizaciones y empresas que residen o trabajan dentro de la Ciudad son elegibles para presentar una solicitud. Las solicitudes deben presentarse antes de las 5 p.m. el viernes, 17 de enero. Para obtener más información y para someter una solicitud, por favor visite nuestro sitio web a www.hyattsville. org/health-and-wellness.

Se Necesitan Artistas Locales: El Comité Asesor de Salud, Bienestar y Recreación además esta busca a comisionar a artistas locales para qué creen originales piezas de arte para el despliegue.

Las obras de arte deben expresar un mensaje de vida sana – esto incluye pero no se limita a pinturas, fotografías o ilustraciones digitales. Solicitudes se aceptarán desde el 17 de enero hasta el 2 de marzo. Si quisiera aprender más sobre esta oportunidad, el Comité estará sosteniendo una sesión de información el miércoles, 5 de febrero, a las 7 p.m., en el Edifico Municipal.

Oportunidad para Voluntarios: Únase con nosotros en el Magruder Park el sábado, 18 de enero, de 10 a.m. a 2 p.m. para aprender a identificar y eliminar adecuadamente las plantas invasoras y no nativas de Magruder Woods.

Proporcionaremos un conjunto de pautas de seguridad y guantes de trabajo de algodón. Solo asegúrese de vestirse para los elementos con botas o zapatos resistentes, mangas y pantalones largos. ¡No se les olvide el agua y el protector solar!

Advertencia: ¡también te ensuciarás y te divertirás! Tenga en cuenta que la participación puede ayudar a satisfacer el Requisito de Aprendizaje y Servicio al Estudiante del Estado de Maryland.

Para obtener más información o confirmar si se cancela el evento debido al mal clima, comuníquese con Dawn Taft al (301) 852-8790.

Reunión para Negocios Pequeños: La Ciudad de Hyattsville está sosteniendo una Reunión Informativa de Desarrollo Económico el martes, 21 de enero, a las 9 a.m., en la 4310 Gallatin Street.

Dueños y gerentes de negocios pequeños están bienvenidos a atender y aprender sobre oportunidades de subvenciones y a hablar sobre sus necesidades. Para información adicional o para reservar su espacio, por favor contacte a llamptey@ hyattsville.org o llame al (301) 985-5000.

Café con un Policía: ¡Acompañe a sus oficiales de Hyattsville a un cafecito el jueves, 23 de enero, 8 – 10 a.m., en Vigilante Coffee! Puede hacerles preguntas o simplemente a saludarlos. ¡Los vemos allí!

Baile de Padres y Menores: ¡Estamos buscando a exploradores! Acompáñenos para el baile de padres y menores con tema jungla el sábado, 1 de febrero.

Este safari tomara plazo en el Edificio Municipal de 5 p.m. a 7 p.m. ¡Bebidas amigables para menores, música, y una

Camp Magruder: Inscriba a hija/o (de grados K a 5) para uno o todas nuestras sesiones del Camp Magruder. Cuando no estén en la escuela, inscriba a su hija/o para días llenos de deportes, artes, baile, actividades dentro y fuera y experimentos educativos. Para más información y para registrarse para las futuras sesiones del Camp Magruder, por favor visiten a www.hyattsville.org/ campmagruder.

Programas Amigables con la Edad The Complete Census Count Committee is still seeking members to join and help identify ways of increasing participation in the upcoming 2020 Census. To apply, visit www.hyattsville.org/committees; El Comité de Conteo Completo del Censo todavía esta buscando a miembros para qué ayuden a identificar maneras sobre como aumentar la participación en el Censo de 2020. Para aplicar, visite www.hyattsville.org/committees. cabina para tomar fotos estarán presente en el baile! La entrada cuesta $5 por cada persona, pero es gratis para menores de dos años. El espacio es limitado así que para reservar un espacio, tiene que llamar al (301) 985-5021 o visitar a nuestro sitio web a www.hyattsville.org/ danceparty.

Clases de Inglés y Hornear: ¿Está interesado en aprender inglés como segundo idioma y aprender como hornear delicias como un profesional? Inscríbase para las clases gratuitas de Aprendizaje de Ingles y Hornear por parte del Colegio Comunitario Prince George’s.

Primero, aprenda el vocabulario importante, procedimientos y como proporcionar medidas con la clase de aprendizaje.

Después, aprenda como hornear galletas, panecitos, pasteles y más delicias. ¡El espacio es limitado así que visite www. pgcc.edu/go/esl o llame al (301) 546-8350 para inscribirse y para más información.

Avisos y Noticias

Estamos Contratando: ¡Sirva a su comunidad y trabaje por su gobierno local! Estamos buscando a un director de comunicaciones, un especialista de comunicaciones de medio tiempo, un especialista de relaciones públicas de policías, un analista de crimines y oficiales de policía. Si está interesada/o y desea aplicar y aprender más, visite www.hyattsville.org/jobs.

Cambios de Recolección de Basura: Las oficinas de la Ciudad estarán cerradas el lunes, 20 de enero en observación al Día de Martin Luther King Jr. No habrá recolección de residuos de yarda esa semana y el compostaje será recogido el martes. Las rutas de basura regular o reciclaje no son afectadas.

Compostaje: ¡El servicio de recolección de compostaje para hogares en la Ciudad ha empezado! Es voluntario participar y propiedades multi hogar y comer-

ciales no están incluidas. Los cubos de compostaje deben de estar listos para recolección antes de las 6 a.m. los lunes cada semana. El compostaje también debe de ser mantenido separado de los residuos de yarda. ¿No está seguro como compostar? Por favor visite www.hyattsville.org/compost para aprender más y para saber qué productos y materiales pueden ser compostados.

Como ser un Buen Vecino: Cuando se está estacionando su carro en su entrada, por favor no bloque las acercas.

Bloqueando las acercas pone en peligro a peatones y hasta puede resultar en una multa. ¿Tiene preguntas o desea más clarificación? Por favor llámenos al (301) 985-5000.

Héroes de Hyattsville: Tienen 24 horas desde el tiempo en que pare de nevar para limpiar sus acercas alrededor de sus propiedades. Si usted o alguien que conoce está paleando nieve para un residente de mayor edad o gente con deshabilitadas, por favor mande un correo electrónico a caistis@hyattsville.org para que la Ciudad de Hyattsville pueda proveer una pala, guantes u otro tipo de soporte para vecinos amables.

Programas para Jóvenes y Menores

Noche para Jóvenes: Acompañenos para la Noche de Jóvenes, una serie de cinco meses de charlas informales con oradores invitados que hablaran sobre asuntos importantes para jóvenes. La serie empieza el lunes, 13 de enero, 6 – 8 p.m., en la 4203 Farragut Street. En enero, se cubrirá los asuntos de bullying y acciones, reacciones, consecuencias y las segundas oportunidades. ¡Habrá comida, refrescantes y hasta se regalan tarjetas de regalo! Para aprender más sobre el programa de Noche para Jóvenes, por favor comuníquese con la Señora Tesha Bush al (202) 903-3183.

Viajes Grautitos del Servicio LlameAl-Bus: Desde ahora hasta el 21 de enero, toda transportación por medio del servicio de la Ciudad, Llama-Al-Bus, ¡es gratis! Nuestro servicio bordillo a bordillo ayuda a personas mayores y residentes con discapacidades poder ir a citas de doctores, el supermercado y más. Reservaciones tienes que ser hechas antes de las 2 p.m. el día previo a su viaje deseado llamando al (301) 985-5000.

Servicios para Ayudar: ¿Busca ayuda con el cuidado en el hogar? El sitio MYPGServices puede ayudar – ellos listan a ComForCare al (240) 764-5844, a Network of Care al (301) 885-2100 extensión 1 y a Griswold Home Care al (301) 684-5140.

Además de servicios de cuidado en el hogar, MYPGServices también lista a más de 2,000 programas qué pueden ayudar con la comida, transportación, alojamiento y mucho más. Visite www.hyattsville.org/ resident-resources para aprender más.

Fiesta del Día del Amor y Amistad: ¡El amor y la amistad está en el aire!

Acompáñenos el jueves, 14 de febrero, 1 – 4 p.m., para la fiesta del día del amor y amistad. ¡Tendremos música, juegos y sorpresas especiales! Puede hacer su cita empezando el 3 de febrero llamando a Beryl Johnson al (301) 985-5058.

Programa de Comida Gratis a Domicilio: La Ciudad de Hyattsville está asociándose con la compañía Meals on Wheels para proveer comida gratis tres veces a la semana, ha residentes que tienen un tiempo difícil preparando comida para sí mismos. Cada lunes, miércoles y viernes, participantes recibirán almuerzos calientitos junto con una cena y desayuno ya listos (nueve almuerzos en total). Las comidas pueden ser personalizadas para residentes que tengan diabetes, alergias de comida o alguna otra restricción. Para participar, residentes deben de tener por lo menos 60 años o tener una discapacidad y tener un ingreso mensual que calificaría para el programa de Asistencia Suplemental de Nutrición de los Estados Unidos (SNAP). Para aprender más o participar en el programa, por favor contacte a Beryl Johnson al (301) 985-5058 o vía bjohnson@hyattsville.org.

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SHOP WITH A COP 2019

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Police officers and young shoppers at the annual Shop with a Cop event, held in December.

PARA PADRES E HIJA/O

FIESTA Y BAILE EN EL SAFARI Música Familiar Cabina de Fotos / Refrescantes

Sábado, 1 de Febrero / 5-7 pm Edificio Municipal 4310 Gallatin Street Boletos: $5 Por Cada Persona (Menores de 2 o Menos Entran GRATIS) Se Requiere Reservacion www.hyattsville.org/danceparty or 301-985-5000

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ers. Even St. Jerome’s parish-based Catholic Youth Organization has sent three graduates to the NBA. “Not bad for a little town outside of Washington, D.C.,” said Dutch Morley, who played basketball before graduating from St. Jerome (1974), DeMatha (1978) and Maryland (1982).

Five athletes with ties to Hyattsville began the season on NBA rosters. Victor Oladipo, Quinn Cook, Jerami Grant and Markelle Fultz hail from DeMatha. Jeff Green played at Northwestern. Oladipo and Cook also attended St. Jerome.

DeMatha has won 40 Catholic league championships. Nine alumni have been NBA firstround draft picks, including national high school Players of the Year Adrian Dantley and Danny Ferry. The NBA also tapped Northwestern’s Lenny Bias (first round) and Harold Fox (second). Ferry played at St. Mark.

Hyattsville High School, which closed upon Northwestern’s 1951 opening, was a state tournament semifinalist in 1947. Two years later, the Hornets’ Warren Lytle became the city’s first All-Met basketball player.

DEMATHA BECOMES A DYNASTY DeMatha opened in 1946 and went through a series of basketball coaches in its early years. In 1955-56, sophomore Ernie Cage powered Coach Joe Boland’s Stags to a 20-7 record.

Coach Morgan Wootten’s arrival the following season began one of the greatest dynasties in high school sports. For the next 46 years, the Master of Madison Street guided DeMatha to 33 Catholic league titles, two undefeated seasons and five national championships.

Cage finished as a three-time AllMet and the Stags’ first All-American. In 1965, DeMatha handed New York’s Power Memorial the only loss of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s prep career. With extensive

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Top: Markelle Fultz rose from the DeMatha JV as a sophomore to star for the Stags varsity the next two seasons (2014-16). As a senior, he became the 13th player in DeMatha history to be named a McDonaldʼs All-American. After one year at the University of Washington, he was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft. He plays for the Orlando Magic. Bottom: Morgan Wootten (center) instructs his team during a timeout in DeMathaʼs 46-43 victory over Power Memorial in 1965. The win ended Powerʼs 71-game winning streak and helped popularize high school basketball throughout the country. The game was a rematch of Powerʼs 65-62 victory over DeMatha in 1964. Both contests sold out Marylandʼs Cole Field House (12,500).

TV, radio and print coverage of the Stags’ 46-43 victory, DeMatha began to take on a national profile.

“It took the game from a quiet locality and injected the great players and the great teams to national attention,” Wootten said. “So it was, in that way, the greatest high school basketball game ever played.”

Dantley, a three-time first-team All-Met, is arguably the finest

player in DeMatha history. He led the Stags to four No. 1 final rankings. During his final two seasons (1971-73), DeMatha was 60-2.

In 1976, Dantley and Kenny Carr — another former Stag — helped the United States recapture the Olympic gold medal.

Wootten retired in 2002 with a career record of 1,274-192 (.869). He turned the reins over

to Mike Jones, one of the stars of his undefeated 1990-91 team.

Jones entered this season with 468 victories and seven Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championships. He has coached six NBA players, including Fultz, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft.

WILDCATS ROAR In 1967, 11 years after Northwestern won its first state championship, the Wildcats (20-1) captured their second. Mark Christian was named MVP of the two-game tournament with 37 points and 45 rebounds.

Fox had 36 points and 31 boards.

Fox, another three-time firstteam All-Met, produced 21 points, 21 rebounds and seven assists in Northwestern’s 1968 titlegame victory. He starred at Jacksonville University and played for 1972-73 Buffalo Braves.

Bias was a two-time All-Met who as a senior led the Wildcats to the 1982 state championship game. He became a first-team All-American at Maryland. In 1987, his brother, Jay, and Clinton Venable guided Northwestern to another state crown.

The Bias brothers’ lives ended tragically. Lenny died of a cocaine overdose two days after the Boston Celtics made him the No. 2 overall pick of the 1986 NBA Draft. On Dec. 5, 1990, Jay was shot to death in the parking lot at Prince George’s Plaza.

In 2004, Green averaged 19.4 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Wildcats to their fifth state championship. He began this season with the Utah Jazz.

Northwestern’s other NBA players are Larry Spriggs and Mike Morrison (Phoenix Suns 198990). Spriggs helped the Los Angeles Lakers win the 1984-85 NBA championship.

That’s 25 NBA-caliber players with a Hyattsville lineage.

“It’s amazing,” said Grant, who plays for the Denver Nuggets.

“We’ve had a lot of extremely talented players.”

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MissFloribunda Dear Miss Floribunda, My thoughts are turning to spring and planning a garden. I used to get most of my plants at Behnke’s nursery in Beltsville. When Behnke’s went out of business, I bought a few things online and was disappointed with most of them.

Some plants were poorly packaged, others were pitiful sticks that didn’t survive and some substitutions were made without my approval.

I found postage and handling a significant extra expense. One of my friends always gets seeds at the Hyattsville Horticultural Society’s seed sale each February and starts them herself. She says the varieties offered are very good for our microclimate, and the germination rate is high. She recommends that I start growing plants from seed because it’s economical as well. So, when is the sale? I’m ready to give seed a try, although, frankly, I’m afraid I’ll fail. If I don’t have success, do you know of trustworthy sources of plants in this area? Thanks a lot.

Seeks to Succeed with Seed on Kennedy Street Dear Seeks to Succeed with Seed, The 11th Annual Hyattsville Horticultural Society (HHS) Seed and Garden Fair will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 at the Hyattsville Municipal Center, 4310 Gallatin Street, in the Mary Prangley room on the second floor. The sale begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. Hyattsville Aging in Place is having its annual valentinemaking party from 10 a.m. to noon the same day at the same

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You could make valentines in the morning, then come upstairs for lunch and shopping. There will be homemade soups, vegan as well as meaty, and savory baked goods, such as mini-quiches and sausage balls. For dessert you can choose among valentine-themed cakes, cookies and candies and take some home to eat later or to give as gifts.

Of course, the main attraction will be the panoply of seed choices provided by the perennially popular Hart Seed Company and the newly in-demand Southern Exposure line of heat-tolerant seeds. Vegetable gardeners will find several varieties of let-

tuce, orach and collards, as well as Malabar and New Zealand spinach — which are not the true spinach that bolts when heat comes but produce all summer.

In addition to heat-resistant varieties of vegetable seeds, you can choose varieties of cauliflower, spinach, radishes, peas, kale, leeks, bok choy, broccoli and broccoli raab that mature so rapidly that they can be grown during our brief spring and later in the fall. Also adapted to our area are seeds for broad-shouldered beets and carrots that can muscle their way through our heavy clay soil, and a new version of the heirloom California Wonder bell pepper that thrives in East Coast

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gardens. And, of course, we’ll have seeds for a wide variety of tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, beans, hot peppers, squash, corn, collards, okra, watermelon and other staples of the Hyattsville summer vegetable garden.

In addition to seeds for 88 different herb and flower varieties offered separately, new mixes specifically created to attract beneficials have been added: Hart’s Bird Lover’s Mix, Beneficial Bugs Flower Mix, Bee My Friend, Wildflower Mix, and the Please Don’t Flutter By butterfly-attracting mix. Other mixes include the Easy Care Children’s Garden and the Fragrant Flower Seed Mix. Also on sale will be gently used and often hard-to-find gardening books donated by My Dead Aunt’s Books, and beautiful ornamental pots and vases donated

by HHS members. For a nominal price, you can buy pots of spring flowers to help beguile away the last dark days of winter. To enhance the success of those buying seeds, there will be information tables with literature on any number of gardening and ecological concerns and experienced gardeners ready to answer questions.

If you join the HHS, you can get garden goodies at two annual plant swaps — April and October. Often at the April swap, members will donate excess seedlings they’ve started indoors — just in case you haven’t had a high success rate with yours.

In addition, the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild and the National Arboretum have plant sales in April, if you find you need to buy seedlings, and native plant seedlings will be available at the Mount Rainier Spring Greening Fair and Expo the first weekend in May.

Chesapeake Natives in Rosaryville sells plants by appointment from mid-April through October, and has an open house and general sale at least annually.

Though you will often have a longer drive than you did to Behnke’s, HHS members recommend the following commercial nurseries: • Homestead Gardens (Davidsonville) • Patuxent Nursery (Bowie) • Willow Oak Flower and Herb Farm (Severn) • Hampton Nursery (on Annapolis Road in nearby Landover Hills) • Denchfield Landscaping and Nursery (nearer still — on Ager Road in Hyattsville) • Smile Herb Shop (Berwyn Heights) — especially for herbs in spring • My Organic Market (College Park) and GLUT Organic Co-op (Mount Rainier) — for herb seedlings, which are available outside their front doors in spring and fall If you are a member of the Hyattsville Preservation Association, you get a discount at both Denchfield and Hampton nurseries.

Because it is true that success growing plants from seed is greatly enhanced by expert advice and demonstration, Dr. Greengenes will give a special workshop on this topic on Saturday, March 21.

The workshop will take place at 10:30 a.m., after a brief meeting of the HHS at the home of Julie Wolf and Corey Twyman at 4008 Hamilton Street. Please contact Julie at thejuliewolf@gmail.com if you need directions or have questions about the seed-starting workshop.

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So Tom set up a council meeting for the express purpose of solely discussing the budget. After about 30 minutes, he grinned and said, “No one showed.” So we all went home.

On months with a fifth Monday, Tom held council meetings without staff.

Things were always done openly, but because our ideas sometimes meant staff would have to do more work, they would discourage them. By having the ability to discuss ideas freely without staff rejecting them or not following up, I think we got a lot of good things accomplished.

Every two years, Tom would meet with the council on a Saturday morning as an orientation for new and present members. He wanted us to see how we could best work with one another. We certainly didn’t agree on everything, but he wanted to ensure that we weren’t letting petty differences prevent us from working for the citizens who had entrusted us to run the city. That practice ended when he left office.

Early in Tom’s first term, City Administrator Bob Johnson took ill. Tom filled in for him, and Bob Trumbule became acting mayor. The arrangement lasted about six months. I think this gave Tom a greater understanding of the work staff did. It also allowed him to see how several things the council had passed were not being implemented.

Another instance of tension between staff and the city’s elected leaders came when some of my constituents, who were resurfacing their driveways, wanted to install underground pipes to carry

water away from their gutters and sump pumps. They asked me if the city would put pipes through the sidewalks to carry the water from their pipes to the street.

The Public Works director at that time said no.

I still remember Tom telling the director something to the effect of, “You spend more time arguing about things than if you just went out and did it. This is the right thing to do.”

The residents won.

EASING TRAFFIC Ever since the rise of the automobile following World War II and the end of streetcar service to Hyattsville in 1958, city leaders have struggled with traffic. In the 1980s, residents wanted speed humps, but staff said we couldn’t install them because we’d get sued.

At a convention in Ocean City, we found out many other towns had installed speed humps. So, we set up a Saturday meeting for residents and people from several towns to talk about what we could do along the lines of speed humps vs. speed bumps, raised crosswalks and curb bump outs. (The latter extends the crosswalk into the street as a traffic-calming measure.)

Traffic consultants we hired suggested we close Crittenden Street, Jefferson Street and Queensbury Road at Route 1, similar to what University Park did with Queens Chapel Road. We knew we couldn’t do that, so we developed our own traffic committee.

In anticipation of the opening of the Prince George’s Plaza Metro station in December 1993, Queensbury Road traffic was of particular concern. We knew the two-lane street couldn’t handle

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the additional traffic of people cutting through town rather than taking EastWest Highway.

Tom’s idea was to close Queensbury westbound at 43rd Avenue between 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. We knew this would inconvenience some residents, but it was the best plan we came up with. The concept is good, and multiple drivers turn south on 43rd Avenue, but hundreds of cars still pass through there each morning.

During conversations with the people who conducted the traffic study, Tom went to Laurel, with then-city leaders Don Waltrip, chief of the Hyattsville Fire Department; Marge Wolfe, city administrator; and Bob Perry, chief of police.

Waltrip said he’d rather not have speed humps but could live with the ones he drove over in Laurel. He recommended no speed humps on Queensbury. Those that were installed elsewhere on city streets were built to the same specs as the ones in Laurel.

ATTRACTING BUSINESSES In February 1991, largely through Tom’s efforts, Hyattsville was awarded a $135,000 Community Development Block Grant to revitalize commercial activity on Route 1. The effort was housed on Baltimore Avenue three doors down from where the Green Onion is now.

Carlton Greene donated the space.

Jim Welborn, Bruce Eberwein, Gene Logan and Ed Trumbule managed the office space and met with entrepreneurs during Tom’s tenure. Their goal was to bring businesses into Hyattsville on Route 1 and Hamilton Street in West Hyattsville.

One of the key components toward revitalizing business opportunities on Route 1 — Hyattsville’s Main Street — was the reconstruction of the Alternate U.S. Route 1 bridge. During the 1988 ribbon-cutting ceremony to reopen the overpass, Tom was proud to stand alongside Maryland Gov. William Donald Schaefer, State Secretary Winfield Kelly, Prince George’s County Executive Parris Glendening, State Delegate Richard Palumbo and U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer.

Tom, working with many of the same county and state officials, got Charles L. Armentrout Drive and the railroad underpass built. This replaced and closed Melrose Crossing across from what is now Pizzeria Paradiso. In 1972, it had been the site of a fatal accident between a Hyattsville fire truck and train.

“Working cooperatively with all levels of government is the only way to deliver major projects to our City,” Tom said in his 1991 campaign flyer.

While the major revitalization of Route 1 came in the early 2000s, much of the momentum for the great shops and residences we have there today began under Tom’s leadership.

The City of Hyattsville, which now bills itself as “A World Within Walking Distance,” is a much better place to live, work and play through Tom’s tireless efforts. Those of us who enjoy the fruits of his labor owe him a debt of gratitude.

Rest in peace, my friend.

Douglas S. Dudrow is a lifelong resident of Hyattsville. He served on the city council from 1979-2005 and 2007-2011. Chris McManes contributed to this report.

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and Employ Prince George’s, the program “is a pilot initiative intended to demonstrate the effectiveness of hyperlocal work crews to advancing public health and safety.”

Eventually, the Clean and Safe Team will consist of four fulltime and three part-time employees of Hyattsville’s Department of Public Works. According to city documents, the sevenmember team will be based in the West Hyattsville commercial corridor, and their job will be to “greet residents and visitors, pick up trash and debris, and serve as liaisons to report issues and concerns as needed.”

Fall 2019 recruitment materials for the Clean and Safe Team training sought out “returning citizen[s]” or those who had “background issues.” According to Jeffrey Swilley, executive vice president of Employ Prince George’s, the program aims to provide “gainful employment for these residents of Prince George’s County who were reentry customers.” Reentry in this case refers to those who have been former offenders and are reentering their community.

“This program in itself is built to help people who have failed in other areas and [is] basically putting a hand on their shoulder and letting them know that you are not walking through life on your own and that you have two entities: the City of Hyattsville and Employ Prince George’s, who are dedicated to helping you reach your goal,” said Simmons.

THE PILOT PROGRAM The inaugural 12-week training program began mid-October and will end Jan. 8. According to Patricia Blackwell, director of Job Seeker Services for Employ Prince George’s, of the eight candidates who began the training course five remain, two of whom are Hyattsville residents. One candidate was hired for another

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job in the middle of the program.

Director of the Department of Public Works Lesley Riddle saw this as a success, saying, “That is really our hope — to find permanent employment [for participants], and one person was able to find a permanent job, which is a really good thing.”

Employ Prince George’s pays candidates $12 per hour to participate in the training, which includes both classroom and hands-on instruction in customer service, landscaping, pruning, mulching, litter pickup and snow removal, as well as other public works responsibilities. After successfully completing the program, participants receive a Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) course completion card.

Hollingsworth said, “Employ Prince George’s and our Department of Public Works team worked together to design the program that would make it strong on the workforce development side and in line with the city’s expectations for employees.”

THE PAYOFF Most importantly, people who successfully complete the program receive employment with the city’s Department of Public Works. According to Riddle, four of the five participants in the inaugural program were to be offered a position with the Clean and Safe

Team, while another was being considered for a different public works position. Vivian Snellman, director of Human Resources, said that new Clean and Safe Team members would start in January at $13.98 to $14.83 an hour, depending on their level of experience.

Riddle described how impressed she was with each of the original eight participants, saying, “Their attitude, their quality and ability were excellent.” She continued, “Our last five participants are stellar. They’ve done an absolutely fantastic job.” Riddle expects several of the current candidates to move quickly into supervisory positions and described how, even during the training, they already felt like her staff.

Vernice González, manager of Job Seeker Services with Employ Prince George’s, said that the program participants felt valued by the city and that they were already part of the staff. She said, “One of the participants said, ‘We are essential. We are essential employees; we’re here when it rains and it sleets,’ and he felt, ‘Wow, they really need us.’”

David White, a 59-year resident of Hyattsville, said he was informed of the program after he applied for a seasonal grounds job with the city. He liked the idea of working close to home and giving back to Hyattsville.

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After program graduates are hired, Employ Prince George’s will track their progress and assign them a career consultant for at least one year’s time, according to Swilley.

Both Riddle and Swilley expressed how they valued the partnership between the city and the county that allowed the creation of this program. Swilley noted, “From Employ Prince George’s standpoint, we were excited and pleased by the City of Hyattsville’s steady commitment to designing the program, implementing the program and realizing these outcomes.”

THE POTENTIAL Another recruitment and training cycle will be necessary to fully staff the Clean and Safe Team. Riddle said that she was looking forward to the next class and to “this cohort’s gainful employment with the City of Hyattsville.”

Both city and Employ Prince George’s staff are excited about the program and hope that other municipalities consider adopting it. Riddle has been talking to other public works directors about the program’s success. Swilley added, “And I can’t say it enough, as well: we’re very excited about replicating this program within those other municipalities.”

González concurred, “This was a great opportunity for Prince George’s County reentry participants, and this is a wonderful opportunity for blended learning in the partnership, so I think all around it was very successful.

Duplicating it in other municipalities would be a benefit not only to the county but also to the rest of the municipalities.”

“It goes without saying that we are positioned to help change lives and improve the quality of life and of households … . That was always the ultimate goal,” said Swilley.

Hollingsworth described some of her hopes for the program in an email, emphasizing the benefits to the community and the city’s Department of Public Works. “I expect to see increased satisfaction with the appearance of our commercial corridors as evidenced through feedback from residents and business owners,” she said. “Over time as the employees gain more skills, we may be able to see increased productivity from our already superstar public works team.”

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