UMD East Campus Redevelopment - How can you help?

For more background on the East Campus development, see here


Ways for you to help green East Campus

Contact the College Park City Council: The city council currently has to approve $5 million in relocation funds this year, and another $5 million next year for the university to relocate facilities that will be displaced by the East Campus development project.  They also may be called on in the future to deliver further financial assistance in the form of bonds for the actual development.  Contact the City Council and ask them to ensure the university is going to build East Campus according to the strongest green building, storm water management, and smart growth standards. 

Their contact info can be found here: http://www.collegeparkmd.gov/contact_us.htm

Contact the University Administration:  The University is the primary entity making East Campus move forward with their vision.  Contact the administration and ensure that vision lines up with your own.

President Dan Mote: dmote@umd.edu

Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Ann Wylie: awylie@umd.edu

Assistant Vice President for Administrative Affairs, John Farley: Jfarley@umd.edu

Director of Capitol Projects, Carlo Colella: ccolella@umd.edu

Associate Vice President of Facilities Management, Frank Brewer: fbrewer@umd.edu

Contact the Prince Georges County Council:  The Prince George’s County Council is responsible for approving land use and development decisions in the county.  Contact them to ensure that they only approve an East Campus development that follows strongest green building, storm water management, and smart growth standards.

The East Campus development will be in County Councilman Eric Olson’s district, so he is the first person you should contact at: EOlson@co.pg.md.us ,301-952-3060  

You can find the rest of the county council’s contact info at:
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/pg/html/pgl.html

Contact College Park’s State Legislators:  The East Campus development will likely need some state financial assistance in the form of bonds to ensure its completion.  Contact the legislators of district 21where the development will go to ensure they only approve state assistance if the development follows the strongest green building, storm water management, and smart growth standards. 

Delegate Ben Barnes, ben.barnes@house.state.md.us, 301-858-3346    

Delegate Barbara Frush, barbara.frush@house.state.md.us, 301-858-3116

Delegate Joselyn Pena-Melnyk, joseline.pena.melnyk@house.state.md.us, 301-858-3342

State Senator Jim Rosapepe, jim.rosapepe@house.state.md.us, 301-858-3141