Meeting Roundup: University Park Discusses Rentals, Budget

These are the notes from University Park’s April 11 mayor and council meeting.

Patch was not present at the meeting, so these notes were taken directly from the town’s recording.

• Council voted to approve the installation of a 20 X 23 foot pad, plus replacement of a 5 X 64 foot driveway, including 4 inch sub-base and 4 inches of asphalt topping at 4001 Beechwood Road.
• Mayor John Tabori said Prince George’s Co. Hazmat had still not gotten back to the town about the green dye as of April 11.
• Tabori asked council to allow the town to recognize the Northwestern High School band for the time they spent at the Azalea Classic.
• Police Chief Michael Wynnyk said the CERT team has been using the radios to help keep an eye out in town.
• Wynnyk said the department received a grant for a license plate reader.
• Code Officer Paula Martino discussed the housing/rental program – we are not seeing a lot of our properties bought up by investors to be rented out.
• The town stays on top of the rental properties owners, Martino said, even for those owners that don’t live in the area.
• People are leaving their houses with everything inside when foreclosing she said, , so the banks will gut the property and leave trash outside in the yard, which has created problems for neighbors.
• Any issue regarding rentals should be told to Martino.
• CDC Walk/Run on May 5 from noon to 1:15 p.m.  approved
• Tabori introduced the budget and there will be more budget meetings in the future including on May 23.
• Budget won’t be voted on until May 23.
• Council and mayor discussed budget for over an hour, we’ll have a breakdown of the budget for you in an upcoming story.