From the Desk of Former Mayor Malinda Miles

It has been two years since I decided to remove myself from the political scene in Mount Rainier, MD, Prince George's County, and the State of Maryland. Holding the lofty position of Mayor was such a great honor, but as the years flew by, I realized that it was time to do something else -- get a life.! I did, and still continue to provide resources to the residents through The Front Porch Ministries (TFPM). Real people pass through The Front Porch Ministries weekly. LIFE is good.

Monday, October 29, 2012

City Residents, YOUR staff is at WORK TODAY!

The City of Mount Rainier is open today and will remain open the remainder of the day. Please note that this City of Mount Rainier and the City of Seat Pleasant are the only local governments open to our knowledge in Prince George’s County as of this communication. All Federal and DC Government Offices are closed as well as Metro Bus and Rail service. The State of Maryland is also closed and Governor O’Malley has issued warning for people to stay indoors. I elected along with ACM Jackson to keep the offices open today since the height of storm with severe wind gusts is not expected until 5pm this evening through all day tomorrow. We will notify both Fox 5 and WUSA 9 of the City of Mount Rainier closure tomorrow. We have already been experiencing limited cell phone usage and disruption in the alarm service at city hall.

Today, all public works and public safety personnel are on duty as well as civilian, administrative and management staff. Tomorrow the schedule is as follows:

1. Essential personnel will be on duty: this includes all public safety personnel including civilian staff. All public safety personnel will be on duty around the clock (I.E., 24 HOURS) beginning with today. Public Works will be on duty as well the management team.

2. The police station will be open 24 hours. All persons needing assistant or that have questions should call the police station at 301-985-6980 or 6590.

3. All emergencies should be called into 911.

4. The police station has enough fuel should there be a power outage to last for three (3) days.

5. The nearest shelter is at Ritchie Stadium on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. There has been no notification of the Northwestern HS shelter on Adelphi, Road Hyattsville, MD as all schools are currently closed. There are cases of water at both city Hall and the Police Station.

6. Everyone should ensure that their residence has at a minimum a three day supply of non-perishable food items, water, bleach, and wipes.

Please note that wind gusts are expected up to 70-90 MPH. During heavy wind and rain, the public works department staff will be unable to remove or cut tree limbs until safe to do so. PEPCO will also not send out crews to repair downed power lines during heavy wind gusts.

Please send this information out to all those on your list serv. We will post this information on the website and city cable stations. On Wednesday, we hopefully will be back to full operation should the severe weather improve. Please contact us should you have any questions. Chief, Mike – please feel free to add anything I may have omitted in this communication.

Please take every precaution to be safe.

Thank you.

Jeannelle Branson Wallace

City Manager

City of Mount Rainier

One Municipal Place

Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712

(301) 985-6585 (Direct)

(240) 508-3595 (Cellular)

Mayor Malinda Miles

As a long-time resident of Mount Rainier and a homeowner, it is important to me that municipal government be inclusive of all of its residents. It is equally important that information be communicated through all possible channel so that residents can get involved. It is also important for residents to volunteer and serve on committees, commissions, boards and task forces. I truly believe that municipal government is the government closes to the people, and as such should be easily accessible. This BLOG is another effort to reach out to the residents of Mount Rainier.