Lobby Work

What You Can Do To Help

We need your help in lobbying our Bowie city council members and the Mayor. Tell all of your friends, family members and neighbors! Contact the Mayor, write to you Councilmember, and/or spead at the next Council Meeting! Tell them, “Bowie needs a short-term animal shelter!” 

All meetings begin at 8 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Bowie City Hall – 15901 Excalibur Road, Bowie, MD 20716

and are broadcast live on the City government channel (Comcast Channel 71 and Verizon Channel 10). The meetings are rebroadcast on Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. and may be viewed from this website.

In general, there are two times during a Regular Meeting when the public may make comments:

1.   Citizen Participation
During Citizen Participation at the beginning of the meeting, the public may speak about any topic relating to Bowie. The time limit is five minutes.

2.   During Public Hearings
The public is encouraged to offer comments on a particular issue being voted upon by the Council during the Public Hearing portion of Regular Meetings.

At Worksessions, the Council also gives the public the opportunity to make comments (five minute limit) on items under discussion.

Call the City Clerk’s Office at 301-809-3029 to verify meeting agendas or to sign up to speak at a Council Meeting.