Ever try to travel Route 1 during rush hour in the morning or evening? We have, too. This development will make rush hour EVERY hour and bring the already congested daily traffic to a screeching halt. With only one point of entry planned for the whole development, this is a disaster for local residents and commuters alike.

With local elementary schools at and well above capacity, almost 1000 new units of residential housing will drive up class size in already over-crowded classrooms—putting a wealthy developer’s profits ahead of students, parents, and teachers.

County Executive Rushern Baker, state and local leaders promised Prince George’s families smart growth at Metro stops with supporting infrastructure. They promised jobs that paid enough for a family to live on. The Cafritz family wants to put a strip mall with apartments in a residential area with no Metro access and inadequate roads. This is NOT what we were promised.

The project applicant and leaders in surrounding towns have asked Prince George’s County’s Planning Board for a 30-day delay in the rezoning hearing scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 15. The question before the board will be whether to allow a zoning change from R55 (single-family housing) to MUTC (mixed-use town center), paving the way for the [...]