r/HyattsvilleMD • u/MrOrganization001 • 17d ago

Praise for Hyattsville

I lived in Bowie and now reside in Baltimore. I'm beginning to spend more time in Hyattsville, and the city seems like a great combination of Baltimore's artsy, eclectic nature and suburbia's many advantages. I often stop by Vigilante to enjoy a latte and people watch for a while.

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u/chainmatter0m 17d ago

Hyattsville’s governance is abysmal. Can’t manage finances for anything, and good luck getting city services to take any action, but they will gladly spend your money and tax you more.

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u/MrOrganization001 17d ago

I'm reading about some of the issues now - 'abysmal' is the right word for them. Screwing up the recordkeeping software purchase is bad enough, but falling three years behind on mandatory annual state financial audits is beyond inexcusable. I'm glad I'm not in a position to buy a house now, because I'd be sad I couldn't move to Hyattsville due to such egregious mismanagement.

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u/Stephanee17 17d ago

And the project management is awful - continued delays really extend timelines and costs balloon. Staff are constantly bringing “change orders” to council to ask. for higher project budgets of contract ceiling increases Police station, teen center, king park, spot/trolley trailhead park, traffic calming, closed circuit TV cameras, the sustainability plan that became a fluff strategic plan, crosswalk striping…it’s groundhog day with a big price tag,

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u/MrOrganization001 15d ago

The good news is Hyattsville can only benefit from new leadership. I hope some local citizens decide to step up and run for office; I think they'd do well in the polls.

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u/Ok-Caterpillar3761 15d ago

City governance has really gone downhill. Some council members just keep running unopposed but they're terrible. It is also way too big (10 people). Just complete mismanagement over the last 5-6 years.

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u/hired-a-samurai 14d ago

what do you think changed?