GREENBELT, MD-Prince George's County officials are hoping that being granted Transit Oriented Development status could give a site adjacent to the Greenbelt Metro station a leg up on its competition to land the FBI headquarters project.
The county is requesting TOD status from the Maryland Department of Transportation, according to the Washington Examiner. TOD status would have the site eligible for state funding and other assistance.
"Our first goal is obviously to have the FBI located here in Prince George's County," Aubrey Thagard, a top aide to Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker, says. "We are looking at a number of locations. We want to ensure we're using any possible resource for any site that meets the criteria."
The county is facing competition from seven locations in Virginia. The District is also in the sweepstakes as Mayor Vincent Gray is expected to propose Poplar Point, a site now used by the U.S. National Park Service and the U.S. Park Police, as a possible future venue for the FBI. See story in the Washington Examiner.
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