No Quorum Stalls Hyattsville Sidewalk Plans
Without enough City Council members to do anything else, meeting to determine future of University Hills streetscape project becomes a public hearing.
It was supposed to be a meeting where the Hyattsville City Council could arrive at a consensus on how to proceed with the University Hills Green Streets project. But the city council was unable to move forward on the issue because there were not enough council members present to legally conduct city business. Only five city council members attended last night's meeting. Mayor Marc Tartaro, Councilor Eric Wingard (Ward 1), Councilor Ruth Ann Frazier (Ward 5), Councilor Paula Perry (Ward 4) and Councilor Carlos Lizanne (Ward 4) were absent, not counting the council vacancy created by the resignation of former Councilor Nicole Hinds Mofor (Ward 5) earlier this year. According to the city charter, there must be at least six of the 11 members …
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Sarah Lawler
4:44 pm on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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