The Prince George's County Council met in special session on Monday, July 27, 2026, in the Council Hearing Room at the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building, Largo, Maryland, as Legislative Day No. 28. The agenda listed a 10:00 a.m. start, but the minutes record that Chair Krystal Oriadha convened the meeting at 10:30 a.m.; eight members were present at roll call, with Vice Chair Olson and Council Member Ivey participating remotely. Council Member Burroughs arrived at 11:09 a.m., and Council Members Adams-Stafford and Harrison were absent. The Council approved a consent agenda, confirmed a new M-NCPPC chair, adopted resolutions on housing funds, stop-sign cameras, and the National Harbor extraordinary development district, and introduced an emergency weather operations fund bill.
Good morning. We are sitting at the county council. Today is Monday, July 27th. Madam Clerk, please have a roll call. Good morning, Chair Orieta. Here. Mr. Adams. Here. Ms. Blagay. Here. Mr. Danoga. Present. Ms. Hunter. Here. Ms. Ivy. Here. Six members present at roll call. Yes, sir. Yeah, Eric Olson. Oh, wonderful. Vice Chair Olson is present as well as Ms. Fisher, who's coming in now. So we have eight members present at roll call. Thank you. And now we'll have a moment of silence. That will be led by the Pledge of Allegiance by Councilman Burblagay. Now we'll move on to request by the general public to speak. We'll start with Tanya Stevens. I just want to make sure your mic is on. They're gonna there you go. Thank you. Good morning, Chair and Council members. During my last testimony, I spoke about transparency, community engagement, and the shock our community experience learning about the construction of a winery in a preserved area. Through a pre through a press release announcing it's groundbreaking rather than through a public process. I ran out of time before I could ask the most important question. When will the county hold its first community meeting? And when will the county provide meaningful information about this process and the project? Meaningful engagement as in before decisions are locked in, as in informing bordering homes that the lands surrounding their homes are being declared surplus for economic purposes. And before the council has answered its emails. Documents referenced throughout the record have not been produced. Taxpayers cannot discern from the start to now how this project progressed. For instance, the odd parcel zoning pattern of commercial of a commercial destination, hotel and resort being characterized as agritourism, or the 57% discount of 41 acres of land. This was not a single missed opportunity. Thank you. And then after Dan Smith, we'll have Greg Smith.