Success!

Thank you to everyone who signed this petition and helped spread the word.  Your actions produced results.  Never underestimate the power of people.

The Prince George’s County Parks and Planning Board will not move forward with a University of Maryland proposal to build a new track and field facility over the driving range of Paint Branch Golf Course.

According to a statement from Bridget Stesney, Prince George’s County’s park planning and development division chief, the decision was made after taking into consideration “several months of conversations with residents and community stakeholders.”

The decision came after local residents united in opposition to the university’s plans over roughly the past six months. More than 500 College Park residents and Paint Branch patrons signed a petition urging the university and the county’s planning commission to reevaluate course change impacts on the community.