[RP TownTalk] Riverdale Park Budget, a few more questions

[Gerald King]

Neighbors, Council Members, and Mr. Mayer,

If as mentioned below,
>Councilperson Donaldson said that we have more than $600,000 in the
> reserve fund....
and additional space is needed to,
> provide more archival storage space and a meeting room dedicated to the
> council.

Might I purpose:
    1. Purchase or obtain by eminent domain the  property and building that 
formally housed the Riverdale Bookshop.
    2. Restore and renovate the building to accommodate archival storage, an 
extra meeting room for the council and a
               retail space for a small business.
    3. Lease the front section of the complex (retail space) to the former 
bookshop owners for a reasonable fee and /or with a
               stipulation that the they carry on as they had in the past as 
a library and citizens center.
    4. Contract with the Bookshop to reinstitute its varied community 
programs: e.g.. Festival of Lights, Music Junction, Street
              Arts Festival, etc.


Gerald King

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Hiles" <hilesd at mindspring.com>
To: <TownTalk at riverdale-park.org>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 1:26 AM
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Riverdale Park Budget, a few more questions


> My messages to this list are being moderated because I was judged to
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>
> I recently talked to Mary Donaldson, Ward 2 Councilperson about a few
> more budget questions.
>
> 1) What new services will the town gov't deliver to residents after
> spending $40,000 on software as noted in the Special Projects section?
>
> Councilperson Donaldson said that the town bought new computers this
> year and that the software would result in a more productive town
> staff.  A new database will be created and an IT person will do some
> work on a contract basis.
>
> 2) Why did the reserve fund contribution go from $66,000 this year to
> $0 next year?
>
> Councilperson Donaldson said that we have more than $600,000 in the
> reserve fund and the mayor thought that was sufficient.
>
> 3) What will town residents gain from spending $500,000 on an addition
> to the Riverdale Municipal Center?  This was noted as item E under New
> Funding Requests.
>
> Councilperson Donaldson said that the addition will go on the second
> floor above the video room and conference room.  The addition will
> provide more archival storage space and a meeting room dedicated to the
> council.  The meeting room on the first floor is fully booked.  Another
> meeting room for the council's use is needed.
>
> WE are who we have been waiting for.
> http://riverdalepark.blogspot.com/
>
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