College Park City Council Reviews 2012 Action Plan For Last Time

After hours of debate at previous meetings, the College Park city council reviewed its 2012 Action Plan Tuesday night at a worksession with little discussion. It will be voted on next Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

If approved, the plan would go into effect July 1, 2011.

The plan recently removed the controversial decision to buy . It also added an item requiring the council to meet with the county to clarify code enforcement and permitting processes.  The council would eventually provide a permitting guide to residents.

There was also a proposal to encourage the revitalization of the Berwyn Commerical District.

“We’ve talked about this a lot over the last few months,” said College Park Mayor Andrew Fellows.

Although the council was quiet on the issue Tuesday, for some members implementation concerns remain.

“It’s very broad,” Councilman Mark Cook (Dist. 3) said of the action plan. “I’d prefer for it to be more specific.”

But the action plan should be passed next week.

“It’s got a lot of good stuff in it,” Councilwoman Christine Nagle (Dist. 1) said.  “We’ve just got to stay on it.”