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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PROPERTY STANDARDS, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND BEAUTIFICATION RELATED REQUESTS
Posted on Sep 11th, 2025
 
County Executive Braveboy's Administration has launched Project Elevate, a new effort to support community safety and quality of life across the county and is inviting your input! Team Hawkins is responding by reaching out to you to request your feedback on property standards, code enforcement issues, and beautification-related issues.
 
Click this link and give us your feedback: https://tinyurl.com/beautifyprincegeorges
 
Specifically, we would appreciate your assistance in identifying the top locations, addresses of concern in your community related to:
 
     -  Illegal businesses operating in residential areas
 
     -  Blighted properties, with characteristics like overgrown grass or trees, structural disrepair, abandoned cars and homes, and/or otherwise causing a nuisance to the neighborhood
 
    -   Areas of trash, litter, and /or dumping
 
     -  Known party houses or nuisance properties
 
     -  Illegal or overcrowded housing situations
 
     -  Potholes and/or sidewalk damage
 
     -  Other ongoing concerns with DPIE, DPW&T, or other enforcement-related issues
 
 
COMMUNITY ENTRANCE UPDATES
Posted on Sep 9th, 2025
 
(October/November 2025) - Information coming soon!
 
(August 19, 2024) - The new pipe has been installed and backfilled.  They are currently finishing up all of the concrete work such as curb and gutter, concrete islands, and sidewalk.  They will continue to backfill and stabilize all disturbed areas with matting.  Paving is scheduled to start at the end of this week.  They anticipate that all work will be complete and John Rogers Boulevard open to traffic around mid-September, weather permitting!
 
 
(April 8, 2024) –The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will begin a drainage repair on MD 725 (Old Marlboro Pike) at John Rogers Boulevard​ in Upper Marlboro. The repair project will be complete by late summer, weather permitting.
 
The drainage project will address a deteriorated culvert across the north leg of John Rogers Boulevard near MD 725. Beginning mid-April, crews will close the north leg of John Rogers Boulevard at MD 725. Traffic will be detoured onto Brown Station Road. Advanced signage will be in place to notify drivers and pedestrians of the road conditions ahead. The road closure and associated detour will be in place for the duration of the project.
 
Crews will work during off-peak hours, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The State Highway Administration understands this work will inconvenience some travelers and asks all motorists to please stay alert and be patient as you pass through the area.
 
A steel plate is currently in place until the repair is complete. 
 
Concrete General, Inc., of Gaithersburg, will perform the work. Customers who have questions may contact the District 3 Office at 301-513-7300 or toll-free at 1-800-749-0737.
TRASH PICKUP DAY IS CHANGING!!
Posted on Jun 20th, 2024
 
The county has announced that as of July 1st, 2024 our trash/recycle pick up day will be changing from Tuesday to FRIDAY!!  Yard trim and Food waste scraps will still be picked up on Mondays.  The CLEAN THE CURB program will also now be offering electronics and scrap metal collection every 3rd Monday, by appointment only.  Click on the link for additional details regarding this program https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/departments-offices/environment/waste-recycling/residential-collections
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