March 18, 1999 - Greenbelt News Review

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IS Crescent Rd., Suite I00, Grlfurfl., :''IJ The: a.uthun.tatmn of the negotiated purchase of ..:a~t iron tree gra1es for use in the renov~ion was approved by Davts, Pulens and Turnbull, but not hy council · member Roberts. He went on record that $33.228 was too much 10 spend on lrec arates. Craze supplied the infonnarion that the grates are unfinished,

they won't - · and are maintenance (roe. IIi addition, they are ADA compliaftt. lroftunilh IVchlt«tural Products will be poorins the concrete in an estimated 3 weeks time to set lhe grate supports and angles. It was approved that Davey Tree Company will provide the structural soil and landscapina

services for the reiKJ'VIbon. Davey See COUNCIL, ,... 5

Resideatial Geese: Oat of Control? by Barbara Youaa At the end of Research Road, high

up

but

not

far

from

Greenbelt Metro and Beltsville's patch of light industrial busineues. there suddenly appears a heartliftin1 panorama of neat fields and distant green hills spread out below as if for the personal

delectation

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people let them go and they adapted 10 living in urban areas and using stonn waler dramage ponds, and they began to reproduce," he conlinues. '1bey 're flighdcu in the summer when in late June and early

set hunting dales and try lo slow the population growth rate. He is quite aware of .and sympathetic

July

Atlantic Flyway Representative

they're

moulting and replacing lheir

Greenhelten. Wanderina the Agricultural Resem:h Center foelds ...,.J...._,. below with the black Holsteins are Hocks of hundreds and hundreds of unconcerned Canada

geese, .orne miaratorY and some residential. .......tlod Geeoe. It's impossible to tell the difference between migratory and residential Canada aeesc. They are essentially the same genus and species, and all have black heads and necks witb a white "chinltrap." ''Then: are II races of Canada aeese, and the residential or sedcnwy bird is a de-

scendant of the Canada goose which - often kept in captivity aDd

&ISOd as a decoy to auract

wild ...... for hunten to ohoot at random until the Federal Migratory Bird law wa passed to liberate them," explains Larry Hindman. Waterfowl Project

Manager ror the st.tc's Department of Natural Rescurccs. "After the law was passed,

to the birda' popularity with hunten and nonhunters alike. Migratory geese are not the

problem, points out Jerry Serie, ror the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but a!> to residential

Canada geese: - ''I'd have to say their numbers arc 'oul of control' at this lime." He estimates there

are over a million residential geese in the Atlantic Flyway

alone, and says that when state agenciea moved geese oroond the .See

extreme overpopulalion, they're captured and euthanized and turned into meals for the

homeless." Problems Hindman cites in addirion to overpopulation are damage to water quality, the

dropping of fealhen; occosiooal aggressiveness. traffic problema,

damage to propcny and dan&er to flying aircraft. His clepan· mcnt survey• the bird popullllion

every spring and works with the U.S. Fisb and Wildlire Service 10

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Lieau-t, Tho..... Kemp by Barbara

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"Afler 14 yean, I still look forw.-d to cominJ to work every

day," saya Greenbelt'• newest police lieutenant and patrol com-

mander, Tom Kemp, a tall, slraiahtforward, friendly officer who has lived in Greenbeh among those he polices since 19K3, when, a.< a colle10 student, he lived in the rirehouse. He joined the Police Depar1mcnt in

March,

198~.

After yc.n of workina rotalifttl shift•. Kemp io slowly aetlina used to the patrol commanderrank preroJativc of workins days and having weekends orr, al-

tbouah he still manages to sleep only five or six hours a nighl and lhc "weekends oil" could include a police call-out or part-lime work at ttle l;lol iday Inn. or Friday'• restaurant. The days

could be ten boun Ions . "After so maoy yean of ahift worlo., I alept 18 boun straight on my lint weekend off," he .........,_ bon. oddina "and I llill .,_, no sleeping or eotina hobits • all." At any aiven 3 Lm. he believe• he'• more alert than most people; exccpc for .txJUC a year spenl in lhe Administnlive

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. ronnine background rn-tiplionl and simil• usianmenu, he hu worlo.ed rotatioc patrol sbifts for 14 yean. Tbe Patrol Diviaion thia lieutenant commands coesisll of 31 authorized uni form.cd officers

serving

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four squads plus nine

communicaliou apccialiab.

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siped as a Community ~ Policing Officer to work wilh civic groups and merchaatt (among olhen) and 10 pcrfonn bike patrol u crimlul IICII•I~ pcnnits. Tbe Depanaleat II Clll'rently hirini to fill tho pcaillonl. Playaa... Worblbnl Whether workilla or playina. thi• is an off~clved· in actl¥iliol with 10111 Jollll'l'homal. 10, aad Timotlty, 7, bodl llucloall • St. llup's. He alao eotjoys - , . . clina and -..obiiiDJ and . . cations • lakea. He an:w up in the hamill of Jameaville outside Syracue, NY, populolioo about 2,000. Hlo ,. ther was a COftllruCtion wort. in Syi'8CIIM, and his mother warbd • the IIChool and ... ror Xerox Corp. Tbe liviaa in Jameovillc wu aood: "Beeliad our home we had • .... llolll. • lake-like re""rvoir, and rolliaa hills u rar .. the joia your fen .... O...ubolters (amd citizeu of ~.. commuaities, includiltt lawyn Hei<U - ' Collet<

Bob R - of liN Rotary Club ofGfftllbelt cb«ku bkycl< bound for Ja.,.kto. As port of tile Greenbelt R·otary Clab'o Ula•d Bikes campalp, used bicycles are collected and se11t to raldeats of the tiDy blaad nation, wbo could aol alronltbem otberwl~e. cost Wnh continued participation of local residents and merchants, we hope to make ~..:am­ palgns such as this an ongoing function of the Rotary Club of Grcenhch. Again, many thanks for your generous !iUpport 1n this endeavor.

Bob Ra1or and Helea Svtasea, Co-chain, hlaad Bikes Compai&n Ed. Note: Persons still

AI the regular March 22 meet· ing of the Greenbelt City Council. representatives of the Citizens to Conserve and Restore Indian

Creek (CCR!C) will present OPJX> sition to a proposed new Beltway interchan~c near Greenbelt Station. 'The matter is on the agenda. According to CCRIC Chair Kate Spencer, the proposed inter-

wishing to participate can call

301-474-1300 or 301-306-0866.

congestion and have adverse ef-

Does Your TV Tum Itself On?

The

CCRIC Petition On Council Agenda

change would he the fifth in ahout five miles and "would cause traffic

I wnuld like to extend my deepest gratitude to all who do~ nated their time, donations and thc1r pr~ers in my lime of need. I have been blessed; my newest I've been repairing too, too scans have shown I am in rcmis~ many late model TV~ that turn MOD. I will no longer need any themselves un 1 Thill conduwn more dona110ns a1 th1! time. A IS potentially dangerous You ~pec1al lhank you goes out to my ~.:an buy a surge prutc..:tor entire f.-nily and lo my ntcndcd Grecnhch famil) for all the1r sup- sw1tch at ma.ny stores that allows you to turn off all power port. Cindy Walen to your TV for t1me" when ynu're going to he asleep or away. I re\.'ommend 11.

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Frank Johnson Rotary

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1a GreenhcH. l've seea kMi and Happy B1nhday tu a voter, and Greenbelt would hke to thank -~ "green'' aQ1J more of a ··tx:tt"..-:";~cd ~ for commg ~ut the residents of Greenhelt and tl1htcnmg amund nur necks . a ~ ClfiM. Dill the)' d1d - hf\1 the Grcenhelt Police Departbelt of highway~ and nlalh thal's t1men and old-timer:-.. dad Ln mcnt kif' their contrihutions to nul or c.:ontrol, i,.'reattng RlOI'C C(m~ frosted hoots and fantaMI~ head- uur bland Bikes campaign. Tu gc!>tum and trallic tt,;.,.ard!>. Let's gear, wallung with ~..anc'. holdmg date, v.c have L'nllec.:ted more stnp it now, hefore we ~·.trangle bundl~d-up babes m arm .... and than ~0 hu:ydes for adult~ and on 11 ! sheddang soowflakes Vl)ter alter ch1ldren m Jamaica. I hope all Grcenbcltcr ... w 111 v~ e11.clai~, "We walked WhLic the need fur has1c make t!Y 1r vmcell. heard regardmg tt lS 10 beauuful out. thcr~~" A trano,ponatmrr and recrcatwn is tht proposed development uf land n...-, of people a-.kci.l tf they certainly great in the Un1ted adjacent to the Oreenbe11 Metro couN Jet an ~ntee ballot fnr States and around the world, Stati(m (The plan is to add yet 50I'I'ICOIIC stdebned hy the \to-:n the co~t of 1mponing 10 an isanother mammoth shoppmg cen- A dozen newcomer!> to our la1r land nat1on put5 such things as ter tu an area already saturalcd City nprcS,!io('fj ~emcnt~ they'd · u,ec.J hteydes out of reach for with commercial dcvelopmeat.) ne.ver seen an.ythm~. qu1te hke much o( the population. Besides the all-too-obvious en~ this. Smtles ht the face~ of alThanks to Air Jama1ca, The vironmental impact - dcllructiOfl JIKJII: every vou:r: whether for ur B1cyde Place and Bikes USA. of wetlands and a:rce-pece _ the •llliul UDCUUOIL Animated we are able to collecc, box and development would create coven convenatiotll .•adc it hard 1o sh1p these bikes, alons with exmore traffic coageuioa Leadlng to hear a voter JIYe hts name. A Ira parlJ, for a very minimal even more hazardous drivin& on both Kenilworth Avenue and

Gm:nhelt Rood. Plus. the dcvelopnlenl of Metroland will result

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fects on the Agricultural Research

Thanks

Ed. Not,-. Any TV plugged 1nto a cahlc control holl will not turn on unle~" the hox 1~ turned on

Center property and the hi5turic town of Greenbelt and other nearby communities a'i well a~ on the entire wetlands environment"

GHI Notes Playground surveys arc due. Please sec ad elsewhere m this 1ssue of the News Review. GHI has established a hot-linc fm nlemhers to call with questions about the historic district ill-

sue. Call 301-474-4161 ' 141. Nom1nauuns & Electiun~ Committee - March 30 at 7: .'\0 p.m. !GHI Lthrary 1. An.:hllccturc & Envirunment Committee - March ~I at 7:~(J p.m. (Board Rt•H

301-474-9410 SUNDAY

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Greenbelt Community Church UNITED CHURCIHJF CHRIST Hillside .. Creeaellt .._.

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has also aareed to set ~he 14 large Zelkova lrees alread'y pur· chased by lhe cily. A 2.S fool depth of slr\lclural soil will he inllalled as lhe sub~urface of the mall. This will provide for lhe lana term intesrily of the new concrete surface and provide for the healthy' growth of lhe new landscaping at the ·mall. The soil provides required support for paved areas, yel it is porous to allow for root growth. Turnbull ~ex­ pressed concern that use of structural soil in this fashion is new to the area. However, city staff foresees no problems. Spo1110nblps To offset pan of lhe cost of the Roosevelt Cenlcr r~nova­ tion, council adopted a nUmber of Rooseveh Center spon~nhip programs as discussed at a Feb~ ruary 1 workscssion. These in~ elude: I) Adopt a Center Tree • each of lhe 14 trees to be planted in the mall may he adoptt;d at a price of $400 (one has already been adopted by the Greenbelt Federal Credit Union). Adopted trees will he identified with a srnall plaque: 2) Mother and Child Statue Treatment Sponsors ~·general df-thEKJrt equipment and sterilization techniques to creole beautiful, heahhy teeth lor a lifetime.

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SaMdoy, March 17 • 0.. Night ~I Come donal to music so good it ought to be against the law. Get a tid