The two-day retreat takes place at a luxury hotel in Baltimore.
Tonight the City Council will address the budget schedule, funding for the Crittenden Street Project, a rezoning request, lowering insurance contribution rates, a cable audit and bonuses for two city employees.
The new department would also include volunteer and senior services, community events and arts.
Here are the Klout scores for some of the local and county officials who have Twitter accounts.
The Prince George's County executive says a gas tax hike and the introduction of slot machines are on the table.
The city council chose a small committee to handle the process of redistricting Hyattsville.
You're probably running last-minute errands this holiday week, but you might want to take a look at some of these schedule changes in Hyattsville and Prince George's County to make sure you're in the loop.
This law would mainly help landowners who do not own their mineral rights and cannot negotiate for contractual protections from drilling activity on their land.
Hyattsville's would like to fill it's long-discussed human resources director position near the beginning of the new year.
This is the last scheduled Hyattsville City Council meeting of 2011.
This list was provided by City Clerk Doug Barber through the Freedom of Information Act.
Speeders beware: in the coming months it's likely cameras will be fully operational to ticket drivers going more than 12 miles per hour over the posted limit.
Former Prince George's County councilwoman Leslie Johnson received jail time for her role in her husband's political corruption case.
Shocks caused by the federal debt crisis this summer, along with an economic crisis in Europe and continually high unemployment, have sidelined potential homeowners, even as home prices continue to stabilize.
Mayor Marc Tartaro said M-U-T-C development would not allow for Hyattsville to go on record with its comments about the project, while M-U-I would.
Johnson is sentenced to seven years and three months in jail, plus three years supervised release.
Check out some of the reporting outlets who wrote about the former county executive and his wife, former county councilwoman Leslie Johnson.
Chief Douglas Holland has been serving as acting city administrator and police chief since Oct. 10. The council's meeting agenda includes a motion to give him $10,000 for each 90 days of his service in that capacity.
No alternate date has been selected yet.
Life might be a highway, but who wants to drive all night long to get home for Thanksgiving?
There's a Hyattsville City Council meeting tonight at 8 p.m. Read the highlights of the agenda below.
In 2010, Maryland's average premium cost was $13,952, above the national average of $13,871. Washington, D.C. had highest annual family premiums at $15,206, according to the study.
According to the county planning board's Dec. 15 agenda, planning staff recommends approval of the Cafritz zoning change with conditions, but residents and municipalities still have time to go on the record with their opinions.
Hyattsville holiday kids event costs too much, councilman said.
Also, Hyattsville’s code enforcement department likely will have a new program to use when filing documents and handling claims.
The Hyattsville City Council meets at 8 p.m. after a crime and safety meeting.
The amygdala might have something to do with Hyattsville officials' infighting, editor says.
The funds will used to reconstruct Crittenden Street from Route 1 to the intersection in front of Magruder Park.
Franklin's took home seven medals from an international contest.
The council intends to keep Holland in his new role until at least Feb. 5.
$7 million will be divvied from a county reserve to eligible applicants every year, if bill passes final vote
A preliminary traffic study estimates the Whole Foods and retail portion of the development will generate about 500 new trips on Baltimore Avenue in the afternoon or evening on weekdays.
No changes to trash collection, but some bus services will run on a special schedule.
The new Nixle alert system replaces Hyattsville's Safe City system.
Officials say new sustainability plan will attract funds for city projects
The position has been budgeted for three years, but the city has been unable to fill it.
Lots off of Hamilton, Farragut and Jefferson will be repaved to accomodate more parking for the shops and restaurants on Baltimore Avenue.
The grant was awarded in 2009 to replace the city municipal building's heating, ventilation and air conditioning system with a more energy efficient one.
Read more about tonight's Hyattsville City Council meeting at www.hyattsville.org.
Some residents posted on a local listserv highlighting some of their concerns.