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Looking Ahead: Cybersecurity, facade grants
September 16 meeting to address proposed land use legislation, cybersecurity contracts, $90,500 of grants to Ward 1 businesses, and almost $1M in city…
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College Park reports $2 million surplus
College Park had a $2 million surplus for fiscal year 2024, according to city finance director Gary Fields’s presentation at the August 7, 2024 city…
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Hyattsville undersold spending during budget process
Recent budget document claimed city had $4.1 million general surplus from 2022 and 2023; city now says they barely broke even those years
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August 2024

Hyattsville fixes bond statement after reporting
Amendment with reissued financial statements comes as bonds are scheduled to settle
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Hyattsville burns through $20 million in 2 years
New, unaudited numbers reveal Hyattsville’s total fund balance dropped to $11 million on June 30, 2024, down from $31 million on June 30, 2022
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Breaking News: New Hyattsville bond documents repeat financial errors
Official bond documents include erroneous FY 2021 audited financial statements that were later reissued to correct errors; bonds are expected to settle…
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Hyattsville receives big bang-for-land-buck from townhouses, some commercial properties
Townhouses generate almost $46,000 per acre for the city each year; city spending growth outstrips property tax base
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August 5: ARPA changes, teen center
At the upcoming city council meeting, Hyattsville city council is scheduled to vote on $2.2 million in expenditures and a proposal to cover $2.5 million…
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July 2024

P3 Tapestry: Owners, workers, residents, Canadians
“Innovative” school construction funding has threads of labor movement, public ownership, and Hyattsville politics
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“A consultant for the consultant for the consultant”: July 15 Hyattsville city council meeting recap
Solomon asks about consultant costs; Schaible says staff presentation “undersells the overall cost” of new police headquarters; fiscal year 2022 audited…
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Looking ahead: Over $2 million in change orders for new police headquarters
City paying over $400,000/year to outsourced consultants on new police headquarters; 2022 audit completion delayed again
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June 2024

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