Town Hall Staff Attend A.L.I.C.E. Training

On Friday, November 8, Town Hall and Word of God Baptist Church staff participated in A.L.I.C.E.(Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate) active shooter/threat training. This class has been taught at businesses, churches, schools and police departme...

Community Tree Planting Volunteers Plant 24 Trees

On Saturday, October 26, a large group of volunteers gathered at the University Park Elementary School to plant trees. 24 trees were planted along Underwood Street, Van Buren Street, Woodberry Street, Queens Chapel Road, and Wells Parkway. The planting wa...

Tree Committee's Annual Report Now Available

The Trees, Parks and Environment Committee has compiled the 2018 annual report. The report lists the Committee’s regular and annual activities, special initiatives undertaken in 2018 and priority goals for 2019, as well as, metrics for 2018. We are proud ...

New Crosswalks and Stop Bars at Tennyson & 40th Avenue

On October 7, Council approved the placement of four stop bars in the appropriate places at the intersection of Tennyson and 40^th Avenue, as well as crosswalks appropriately placed across 40^th Avenue on the south side of the intersection and across Tennys...

VeoRide Bikes and E-Scooters Arrive in UP

Press Release from College Park, MD - August 26, 2019

The University of Maryland Department of Transportation Services (DOTS), Town of University Park and City of College Park will partner with the mobility share company VeoRide to pilot a year-long bike a...

Town Hall Needs Assessment Report

In November of 2018, the Arnold & Arnold architectural team of Michael and Loreen Arnold was commissioned by University Park to conduct a Needs Assessment Study and develop recommendations for whether the existing Town Hall should be renovated, expand...

Operations and Management Study Report

I have released the Town operations and management study report completed by Municipal & Financial Services Group (consultants) and asked that it be made available through the Town website. This report will be presented and discussed at the May 6, 201...

WSSC College Heights Water Main Replacement Project

Crews working for WSSC will be in University Park starting on or about July 30, 2018 until March 2020 replacing our aging pipes as part of an infrastructure renewal program. Construction will replace approximately 3.3 miles of WSSC water main. Click on ad...

Town Hall Staff Attend A.L.I.C.E. Training

On Friday, November 8, Town Hall and Word of God Baptist Church staff participated in A.L.I.C.E.(Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate) active shooter/threat training. This class has been taught at businesses, churches, schools and police departme...

Police Department to Host R.A.D. Training

R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) System trains women in basic self-defense and offers them viable options when confronted with various threats of violence. The R.A.D. system is not a martial arts class. R.A.D. system educates women about defensive strateg...

Police in Deep Water for a Good Cause

On October 9th, University Park Police Officers Chief Harvey Baker and Lt. Daniel Enig joined police agencies from across the state of Maryland to support Special Olympics Maryland by participating in the Police Polar Bear Plunge photo shoot at Sandy Poin...

Chief Baker Completes Implicit Bias Training

Lab for Applied Social Science Research (LASSR) has developed a “Bias Free” training course to educate law enforcement personnel on how to identify and control for implicit biases in the full range of services officers provide. This course is approved and...

New Crosswalks and Stop Bars at Tennyson & 40th Avenue

On October 7, Council approved the placement of four stop bars in the appropriate places at the intersection of Tennyson and 40^th Avenue, as well as crosswalks appropriately placed across 40^th Avenue on the south side of the intersection and across Tennys...

WSSC College Heights Water Main Replacement Project

Crews working for WSSC will be in University Park starting on or about July 30, 2018 until March 2020 replacing our aging pipes as part of an infrastructure renewal program. Construction will replace approximately 3.3 miles of WSSC water main. Click on ad...

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