[RP TownTalk] TownTalk Digest, Vol 4, Issue 19

[euniverz at aol.com]

 I'd be happy to provide the photographs I took a couple of years ago to document the MULTIPLE used condoms, piles of cans and bottles of beer, broken bottles of beer, and full diapers strewn about the Riverside Park and its parking lot.  I am personally quite tired of the dangers posed by these things in the park, since it is because of the park that I moved to Riverdale.....Park.  
 
Adrianne Lefkowitz
Madison Street
 
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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: Calvert Park (kira branson)
   2. Re: Calvert Park (ABragg7393 at aol.com)
   3. Re: Calvert Park (bruce.wernek at mindspring.com)
   4. Re: buildings in town center (Dannielle and Steve Glaros)
   5. Your help is needed (Dannielle and Steve Glaros)


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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:12:46 -0800 (PST)
From: kira branson <kmb12067 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Calvert Park
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I am wondering what can be about the Calvert Park area alongside Riverdale road 
nearly across from Riverdale Elementary. 
   
  Being a nice day I took my lunch from school to the park by the river, 
something I will not do again anytime soon.  Aside from the trash scattered 
about, which seems absurd considering the amount of public trash cans, I lost 
count of the condoms laying about and relationally lost my appetite.
   
  I guess it is a good thing that condoms at least are being used but I doubt 
the park is an appropriate nor legal venue for these activities.
   
  I know fences, clocks, parades and politics...thoughtfull growth and 
development topics are part of this community but down past the historic 
neighborhoods and brick paved sidewalks, around where the surviving feral hens, 
cocks and other wild things live, there extends the town of Riversdale and even 
though we haven't entirely figured out how to integrate different cultures and 
socio-economic groups in Riverdale let alone the world, to ignore the 
separateness and coincidentally condom refuse is to prevent the wholesome growth 
and development of this whole community.
   
  What can be done about the nocturnal orgies occurring in the park, should it 
be a concern for the image of River dale and the healthy living conditions of 
the people in the surrounding apartments. Is it a reflection of some underlying 
issue that should be dealt with by our whole community.  In my opinion it is 
hard for a community to have a healthy self-esteem when it is surrounded by 
trash reflecting self and communal disrespect.

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:26:52 EST
From: ABragg7393 at aol.com
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Calvert Park
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Hi,  I don't' know who you are or how long you have lived here.  I might 
suggest that when one writes an email we get a name at the bottom, because I 
can't 
identify with the email name.  I would like to call you by name.  Anyway - I 
totally agree with you about the trash along the river park.  The Park and 
Planning are responsible for this area.  They don't do a good job and maybe our 
town officials need to call them on it with a very strong letter.  The 
Anacostia Watershed Society organizes clean up of that area 2 times per year.  I 
have 
worked on it sifting through the trash and cleaning up.  I remember the last 
time I was there, exhausted, soaked to the skin picking up the mess and a 
Spanish speaking person rode by on his bike and said "loco" to us.  Great.  Yes 
we 
do need to do something.  The condoms are bad but how about the human feces.  
Yes, there is that too.  Maybe we can all address separate letters to P&P and 
start getting some action.  They can clean up, they can patrol, the can do 
something to make our park and our river a pleasant place for us to go.  So if 
you will lead the grass roots effort, I will be glad to help and certainly I 
will write my letter.  Thanks for bringing this to the attention of the list.  
It 
is a very important issue.  It is quality of life.  

Audrey
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