Extensive Speed Hump Work in Mount Rainier

From Mount Rainier Director of Public Works Kourosh Kamali:

Dear Homeowner,

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience. The City of Mount Rainier Department of Public Works is going to start replacing existing traffic calming devices (rubber humps) with permanent Speed Humps, and also placing new traffic calming devices (raised crosswalks) based on Tool Design recommendation.

The project locations are; 29th Street, 30^th Street, 31^st Street, 32^nd Street, Rainier Avenue, Shepherd Street, Bunker Hill Road, Perry Street, and 37^th Street during the week of 03/03/2020- 03/17/2020; weather permitting. (Please see below for the locations and times)

The contractor performing this work is, Pavement Corporation. Access to the impacted areas is restricted during construction..  

Parking restriction and interruption to traffic flow will occur at times. No Parking Signs will be placed 72 hours before construction.

NO PARKING BETWEEN 7:00 AM AND 6:00 PM.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation during this project. If you have any questions concerning this project, please call the Department of Public Works at (301) 985-6583.

Mount Rainier Arts Commission meeting 2/10/20

The Mount Rainier Arts Commission (MRAC) is meeting tonight at 7pm at City Hall to discuss the three finalists for the MRAC's first public art project - a mural on the 3300 block of Route 1. The meeting will also cover internal administration issues, the MRAC's future meeting schedule, and future partnerships with entities in the community. 

All are welcome to attend! 

Please contact the MRAC's chair, Alex Kozen, at ackozen@gmail.com with any questions.

Next Tree Commission meeting: Monday, Jan 27

Agenda - welcoming new tree commission members and discussing upcoming tree plantings and other topics.

 

Monday, January 27

7:30 -- 9:00 pm

Mount Rainier Police Department, Community Room
3249 Rhode Island Ave, Mount Rainier, MD

 

If you are planning to attend, we suggest emailing trees@20712.org ahead of time for any last-minute changes or cancellations.

 

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Upcoming tree pruning workshops

 

This winter the tree commission will host not one but two pruning workshops! Learn how to prune your trees to grow straight and strong for long, healthy lives. The workshops will feature instruction from Barry Stahl, tree commissioner and pruning expert, as well as opportunities for hands-on practice.

 

1. Tree Pruning Basics

Sunday, February 2, 1:00 -- 3:00 pm

(Makeup date: Sunday, February 9, 1:00 --3:00 pm)

Meet at the corner of 28th and Taylor Streets

 

2. How to Prune Crape Myrtles (Properly, not Murderously)

Saturday, February 29, 1:00 -- 3:00 pm

(Makeup date: Saturday, March 7, 1:00 -- 3:00 pm)

Meet at the corner of 31st and Shepherd Streets

 

If the temperature is cold, please dress accordingly. In case of rain or snow, workshops will be held on the makeup dates.
Please email trees@20712.org with any questions.

Community Meeting on Peace Park Project

 Mount Rainier and Little Friends for Peace invite you to a neighborhood meeting to give input on a Peace Park project for Spring Park on January 6, 2020. 

Date: January 6, 2020

Time: 7-8:30pm

Venue: St. John’s Church located at the intersection of 34^th Street between Shepherd and Rainier Ave. (301) 927-1156

This location is one block from the park to maximize attendance of those who live closest to the park.

Located at the corner of 33^rd St. and Shepherd, Spring Park has been a little used space since it was gifted to the city in the early 1900s. This is also the site of the city’s historic spring from which many residents used to get water until the mid 1900s.   

The City Council approved entering into a partnership with Little Friends for Peace to activate this space for the community. 

We are proud to announce that our partnership has received a sum of $50,000 from the Prince George’s County Redevelopment Authority towards creating a Peace Park at this location.  The University of Maryland’s Landscape Architecture Program will be designing the project and will be present at the meeting to hear community input. This is the same group that has received community input and re-designed Memorial Park and its environs on Rhode Island Avenue.

Next community meeting is TBA in February 2020.

Contact: Shivali Shah Shivali(at)ShivaliShah(dot)com and MJ Park(MJPeace(at)Gmail(dot)com)

Electronics Recycling 12/21, 9am-2pm

Drop off electronics for recycling at the Department of Public Works

3715 Wells Ave. Mount Rainier MD, 20712

Saturday, December 21, 2019 9am -2pm

(Styrofoam will also be accepted for Saturday’s e-waste event!)

E-Waste can be:

•      Televisions

•      DVD Players/VCRs

•      Computer equipment

•      Copiers and Printers

•      Stereos/Radios

•      Cell Phones

Note: batteries/light bulbs are not accepted, but can be recycled elsewhere

Please see the city’s website for additional information about electronic recycling. http://www.mountrainiermd.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Electronics-Items-and-Materials-Accepted-for-Unicor-Recycling.pdf

  

*Please note that E-waste should not be put in regular trash or bulk trash. They have toxic chemicals that can’t go to landfills.*

 

#MtRMD Porch Music - Sun. 10/6

The 2019 edition of Mount Rainier Porch Music Night will take place Sunday, October 6, 2-9pm! This annual local tradition is inspired by the 2003 East Coast blackout, when residents who lost power headed outside with their instruments to play music with neighbors. Performers play 20-minute sets on their porches for listeners on a walking tour around town. More info
 

Electronic Recycling Sat. Sept. 21, 2019

Electronic drop-off for recycling will be held at 

Department of Public Works

3715 Wells Ave. Mount Rainier MD, 20712

Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 9 am-2 pm

(Styrofoam will also be accepted for Saturday’s e-waste event!)

E-Waste can be:

• Televisions
• DVD Players/VCRs
• Computer equipment
• Copiers and Printers
• Stereos/Radios
• Cell Phones
• Chargers; etc.

Note: batteries/light bulbs are not accepted, but can be recycled elsewhere

Please see the city’s website for additional information about electronic recycling. http://www.mountrainiermd.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Electronics-Items-and-Materials-Accepted-for-Unicor-Recycling.pdf

*E-waste should not be placed in regular trash or bulk trash. As they have toxic chemicals that can not be disposed of at the landfills.*

Can’t stop by then? Next electronic drop off date: 

December 21, 2019

Tree Commission Meeting - Sept 16, 2019

All Mount Rainier residents are invited to our next tree commission meeting. We'll be talking about how to help homeowners with tree issues, the ongoing levee project and replacement trees we should be receiving from that, our plans for a food forest and more!

Monday, September 16
7:30 pm -- 9:00 pm
Mount Rainier City Hall, One Municipal Place, Mount Rainier MD

Trolley Trail Day

A host of community development groups, local governments and non-profits invites the community to join them for a day of fun walks, bike rides and visits to local businesses along the trolley trail connecting College Park, Riverdale an the City of Hyattsville.

Cross posted from:

https://hycdc.org/save-the-date-participate-and-support-trolley-trail-day/

Public Meeting Mount Rainer Mixed-Use Town Center (MUTC) Design Review Committee

Public Meeting Mount Rainer Mixed-Use Town Center (MUTC) Design Review Committee  

City Hall

1 Municipal Place

Mount Rainier, MD 20712 

Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 7:00 p.m.

Meeting Agenda

Highlights:

No new applications for town center signage or facades.

Pre-application discussion with Memorial Park redesign team.

Coordination with Code Enforcement on signage / facades.

About MUTC

District 47 Night in Annapolis, Mon. 3/18/19

District 47 Night in Annapolis

 Monday, March 18, 2019, 6-8pm in the Miller Senate Office Building

RSVP to Wanda Gortham 301-858-3478

495-270 Expansion Public Meeting near Mount Rainier

I'm writing to call your attention to an upcoming series of meetings on the badly misguided proposal to invest billions of dollars in widening I-270 and I-495. This is a huge diversion of resources from communities needing reinvestment that creates additional equity problems by incentivizing and subsidizing driving, which many people cannot afford, instead of prioritizing projects that serve people instead of automobiles. Oh, and building. new. highway. lanes. does. not. reduce. traffic.  

I encourage you to speak out against this boondoggle. In their haste to build new highways, MDOT has already dropped the transit alternatives and is moving forward with only options that add lanes:

MDOT SHA recommends Alternatives 1, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13B, and 13C be carried forward for further analysis and environmental evaluation. All alternatives, other than the No Build, include managed lanes, either High Occupancy Toll Lanes also known as HOT lanes or Express Toll Lanes also known as ETLs, combine congestion pricing and lane management to control the number of vehicles entering the lane to keep traffic flowing. Link: Screened Alternatives

Thursday, April 11, 2019

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Prince George’s Sports
and Learning Complex
8001 Sheriff Rd
Landover, MD 20785

Police Chief Swearing In Ceremony and Reception - Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Police Chief Swearing In Ceremony and Reception - Tuesday, March 5, 2019  

You are cordially invited to attend the swearing in of Mount Rainier’s newest Police Chief, Anthony Morgan, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 8:00 PM.

Please join us as we celebrate this joyous occasion with:

Ceremony At City Hall

1 Municipal Place

Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712

 

Reception To Follow

Gateway Media Arts Center

3311 Rhode Island Avenue

Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712

 

Hope you will be able to join us!

MtRMD Voter Registration Drive - Saturday, March 2, 2019 - 10am-1pm

The Mount Rainier Board of Elections is holding a Voter Registration Drive

Saturday, March 2, 2019

10:00a.m. until 1:00p.m.

Kaywood Garden Apartments

4101 Kaywood Place 

Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712

The Kaywood Theater Feasibility Study will be Presented by OTJ Architects (formerly Martinez + Johnson) & Kaywood Theater Project Team.

The Kaywood Theater Feasibility Study will be Presented by OTJ Architects (formerly Martinez + Johnson) & Kaywood Theater Project Team.

***Revised Date*** 

*****Monday, March 11, 2019****

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

At Joe’s Movement Emporium 3309 Bunker Hill Rd, Mount Rainier, MD 20712

Light Refreshments Provided

Join us and learn about the design and function possibilities for the Kaywood Theater.

One On One Conversation With Mount Rainier New Chief of Police | Anthony Morgan & City Manager | Miranda Braatz

Please Join Us For A One On One Conversation With Mount Rainier New Chief of Police | Anthony Morgan & City Manager | Miranda Braatz.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | 7:00pm | City Hall -  1 Municipal Place Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712 

PLANNING BOARD BUDGET FORUM - October 1

Passing this on to Mount Rainer folks...

PLANNING BOARD BUDGET FORUM

The Prince George’s County Planning Board of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) has scheduled two public forums this fall to solicit comments on the Commission’s budget for planning, parks, and recreation in Prince George’s County for the next fiscal year which begins July 1, 2019.

Monday, October 1, 7pm-9pm. Department of Parks and Recreation Administration Building – Auditorium 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale. Tuesday, October 2, 7pm-9pm. Harmony Hall Regional Center – John Addison Concert Hall. 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington.

Individuals and representatives of community organizations who wish to speak at the public forum may register in advance online at www.pgplanningboard.org or by calling 301-952-4584, TTY 301-952-4366. Written comments will also be accepted until the close of business on Tuesday, October 16. Comments may be addressed to: Elizabeht M. Hewlett, Chairman, Prince George’s County Planning Board, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772. Comments may also be faxed to Chairman Hewlett at 301-952-5074 or via email to Public Affairs@ppd.mncppc.org

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission encourages the participation of persons with disabilities in all its programs and services. For special assistance (ie: large print materials, assistive listening devices, sign language interpretation, etc) call the Public Affairs Office at 301-952-4584

PGC Zoning Ordinance Rewrite

Just a reminder that Prince George's County is rewriting the Zoning Ordinance for the first time in 50 years. This is a good thing! The new plan will make it a lot easier to get the kind of redevelopment we want and need in older communities like Mount Rainier.

The County Council reconvenes on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 and will begin considering the bills that together make-up the legislation needed to enact the zoning rewrite. The Council must wrap up its business 30 days from the November 6, 2018 election, leaving only about five weeks to get the Zoning Ordinance amended and passed. Resident voices will be needed to get the rewrite over the finish line, so I encourage you to tune in!

Keep up with the progress of the new plan at the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Portal.

PGC Strategic Trails Plan

The Parks Department has released a draft Strategic Trails Plan, with a public comment period running through September 7, 2018. There's a lot to like in the Strategic Trails Plan Part 1 - Plan Summary, Priorities, and Recommendations (PDF) including recommendations for improving the trail network by filling in gaps, and recommendations to increase the utility of certain trails for transportation. If you care about off road trails for walking and cycling, please send comments to Robert.Patten@pgparks.com. Subject Line: Strategic Trails Plan.

There are two major trail improvements expected to come online in 2019, bith in the Anacostia River Tributary Trails Network:

• The Little Paint Branch Extension Project that will connect, via Cherry Hill Road, the existing Paint Branch Trail through College Park to the existing Little Paint Branch Trail in Beltsville.
• The College Park Woods Connector Trail that will link the existing Paint Branch Trail in College Park to the College Park Woods neighborhood to the West.

Map of College Park Woods Connector Trail

MDOT Workshop on Beltway Sprawl Plan - July 24

As you may be aware, Governor Hogan has proposed adding toll lanes to I-270 and I-495 to "reduce congestion." Aside from the fact that widening roads doesn't decrease traffic, this multi-billion dollar outlay would be better directed to improving service in existing high capacity networks such as MARC train, Metro rail and bus, and regional bus. Let's make existing things better and more useful before building new things (especially new things that don't work, like new lanes on highways).

MDOT is hosting a series of workshops that is one of the first opportunities for the public to weigh in. From https://495-270-p3.com/your-participation/upcoming-events/ -

MDOT SHA is hosting a series of public workshops in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties to present:

• Study status and schedule;
• Purpose and Need summary;
• Preliminary Range of Alternatives developed from the scoping process; and
• Screening Criteria to evaluate the alternatives

The meeting formats will include static board displays, scheduled general presentations, and small working group tables. The general presentations will occur at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and last approximately 30 minutes. The boards and small working group tables will be available throughout the meeting with technical staff available for discussion of comments and questions. Alternative descriptions and simple graphics featuring typical details of the potential improvements will be presented. Environmental and property information will not be available at this stage of the study.  A virtual workshop will also be available on the program website 495-270-p3.com starting July 17, 2018.

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Central High School
200 Cabin Branch Road
Capitol Heights, MD 20743