The City of Greenbelt is a unique chartered municipal government located within the Baltimore-Washington region in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Greenbelt is nationally recognized as one of the historic planned communities of President Roosevelt’s New Deal era. In 2017, Greenbelt celebrated the 80th anniversary of the community’s incorporation and community spirit of cooperation and inclusion. The Council-Manager form of government serves an active citizenry of over 24,000 residents. Seven Councilmembers appoint a City Manager who oversees over 225 city employees who provide a variety of services, including city police; social services (individual and family counseling, emergency relief, independent senior living support (geriatric case management, home visits by student nurses), GED and English as a Second Language Tutoring, training for parents and children); recreation including two community centers, an aquatic and fitness center, an arts program, as well as numerous parks, trails, a forest preserve, and Greenbelt Lake; public works; planning; code enforcement, animal control; and an affordable housing apartment building. Greenbelt has earned the Sustainable Maryland designation and has dedicated its staff to environmental stewardship. The City coordinates with the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) as the City does not have zoning authority.
