▁quickly ▁contained ▁the ▁bla ze , ▁and ▁the ▁renov ations ▁continued . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁D uv all ▁Wing ▁of ▁the ▁Prince ▁George ' s ▁County ▁Cour th ouse ▁re open ed ▁after ▁being ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁for ▁renov ations . ▁ ▁Pro posed ▁move ▁to ▁L argo ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁Prince ▁George ' s ▁County ▁government ▁has ▁been ▁purch asing ▁land ▁in ▁L argo , ▁Maryland ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁convenient ▁location ▁near ▁the ▁Washington ▁Metro ▁and ▁inter state ▁high ways . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁County ▁Executive ▁R ush ern ▁Baker ▁recommended ▁the ▁move ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁seat ▁from ▁Upper ▁Mar l bor o ▁to ▁L argo ▁so ▁that ▁residents ▁could ▁be ▁better ▁served . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Upper ▁Mar l bor o ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 8 . 8 1 6 4 8 8 , ▁− 7 6 . 7 5 3 4 5 4 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Upper ▁Mar l bor o ▁is ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁Prince ▁George ' s ▁County , ▁a ▁large ▁urban ▁and ▁sub urban ▁area ▁of ▁some ▁ 8 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Washington . ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 3 0 1 ▁and ▁Maryland