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Council discusses composting options, planters for Brentwood Market and community events
Summary
Council members and staff discussed food-waste composting options that may cost roughly $5,000/month, explored collaboration with Hyattsville for communal compost bins, and considered a $5,000 request for two planters near Brentwood Market contingent on native plantings.
Town staff and council members discussed several community and streetscape items, including composting, planters near Brentwood Market, and upcoming events.
Staff (speaker 4) said a composting program's cost was estimated to be similar to the town’s trash expense—"$5,000 a month"—but noted alternative approaches including a partnership with neighboring Hyattsville to provide community drop-off bins and periodic pickup for residents outside Hyattsville city limits. The moderator moved to table a detailed composting decision to a work session to allow more information for staff.
Separately, staff requested council support for two planters at the River Market Place and later for two planters at the intersection near Brentwood Market, estimating $5,000 for the project and proposing to fund it from contingency contingent on using native plants. The council discussed locations (near Bartlett Park, maintenance yard and a small triangle off Perry Street) as possible sites for centrally located compost drop-off or planters. Staff also previewed community events, including a Black History Month screening on Feb. 20 (6–9 p.m.), a spring-cleaning kickoff on March 7 and a planned summer camp program that would need at least 15 children to proceed.
No formal vote on the composting plan or the Brentwood planters is recorded in the public portion of the transcript excerpt; staff said they would return with more information.
