Week in Review: Street Spam, Redistricting, Gardening and PGPOA Petitions
Snapshots from last week.
Monday kicked off with a discussion about the advertisement signs that businesses hang on telephone poles and other public places, what some call "street spam." There's a new law going into effect that gives the city more authority to punishes those who hang those signs. What do you think? Do the signs bother you? Tuesday, our Mom Columnist shared her son's fear of starting a new school year. Turns out, there are a few people out there worried about upcoming big events, and they commented on her article. That same day, Patch featured a new project in College Park that seems to be a part of a growing trend in teaching gardens. It's pretty cool -- this group used goats to chew up the weeds to clear the area before planting. Wednesday, we …
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Patrick Wojahn
2:41 pm on Monday, August 15, 2011
Not only would this technology not really be available to people without smart phones, it would also be effectively unavailable to people who are outside of the realm of concurrent jurisdiction, which includes about 75% of the City of College Park outside of campus. If the Prince George's County police (or College Park contract police) answered a call, the person with this app would be able to … more ›