[RP TownTalk] Park

Wed Nov 29 13:19:48 UTC 2006

I am just wondering if anyone has ever seen people using that park for it's intended purposes.  

  One of the issues, I think, for some of our apartment dwelling residents, is the reality of living in crowded conditions with no yard to enjoy.  I would assume that the parks are important to them to have a a place to be outside.  Or, perhaps, under the cover of darkness, some privacy.  

  Yes, the parks are important to all of us, but many of us do have backyards in which we can play and relax. 

  So what I'm asking is, is there any legal use of that park happening?  I've not seen anyone, ever, having a picnic there.  But I only see it as I drive by.  It is an odd little spot.  Once the new trees grow in I think it will be much improved, but at this time it is not to inviting.  Is there parking there?  

  I would not want to take that space from people who enjoy it legitimately.  To whom is it important and what would they be willing to do to keep it?  

  Once that is answered to satisfaction I think that letting the school use it is an EXCELLENT, FABULOUS idea.

  Nancy
  4811 Oglethorpe

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3. Calvert Park--Riverdale Elementary School Park (David Hiles)
4. Tax Cap: Nothing to do with county (David Hiles)

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Throwing money at a problem doesn't always work. Ask any mom with kids. 
What works is time, energy, attention and hard work. Andy has the right idea - 
get out there and do something. Follow his example and before you know it - we 
will see a difference. I believe he not only removed the public graffiti, 
but he did pick up some dead chickens as well. I've seen Del and his bucket 
picking up trash. Just think if all of us on the list made an effort what we 
could do!

Audrey
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:29:48 -0500
From: "Marc Molino" 
Subject: [RP TownTalk] FW: [PGPC] Parent/Kid Happy Hour
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I don't think I've seen this event announced yet here in Riverdale Park, so 
here it is!
-Marc
4801 Queensbury

From: Andrea Huberty 
Reply-To: pgparents at yahoogroups.com
To: pgparents at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PGPC] Parent/Kid Happy Hour
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:05:52 -0500 (EST)

Due to popular request, 'The Tavern' at the Calvert House in Riverdale Park 
will be hosting a Parent / Kids happy hour beginning tomorrow evening, 
Wednesday, November 29 from 4-7 pm.

Bring your own cds to play on the house PA system (kid-friendly cds please!)

The Tavern menu includes their famous crabcake sandwiches, pizza, buffalo 
wings, Kobe boneless short ribs, Bison burgers, ruebens, roasted eggplant 
dip, stuffed mushroom caps, crabmeat cocktail, shrimp cocktail, hot dogs, 
fries, onion rings, etc...

They have also added a nice selection of microbrews, including:

Troegs Hopback, Troegs Rugged trail, Troegs Troegenator, Harpoon UFO, 
Harpoon Winter Ale, Rogue Dead Guy Ale, Rogue Hazelnut Brown, St Rogue Red, 
Dogfish head 60 minute IPA, Dogfish Raison D'etre, Smuttynose Old Brown Dog 
Ale, Smuttynose IPA, Fullers ESB

They also have a nice selection of fine wines.

And, of course, lots of Shirley temples, juices and water.

They will provide crayons and paper and they encourage you to bring kids 
toys to share.

Please also note, this is NOT a heavy drinking event. It is meant to be 
another venue for you to relax after work with new and old friends and 
neighbors. Also, since this is the first event of its kind at the Calvert 
House, your suggestions are encouraged to help to make this a fun and 
worthwhile regular event.

Please contact Rob Nicholson at drummerrob at hotmail.com if you have any 
questions.

Hope to see you there!

**note new email address**

Andrea Huberty, Ph.D.
ahuberty at terpalum.umd.edu

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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:20:24 -0500
From: David Hiles 
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Calvert Park--Riverdale Elementary School Park
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If you want to look at a good map of the site, try:
http://maps.google.com/maps? 
oi=map&q=5006+Riverdale+Rd,+Riverdale,+MD+20737

Look at the playground inside the fence. Just outside the fence is a 
park section several times the size of the playground. Kids can't use 
that park space during recess. Current enrollment at Riverdale 
Elementary is 500+. Why not expand the playground into a space similar 
in size to those found at University Park Elementary, Paint Branch 
Elementary, and Berwyn Heights Elementary?

The playground could be extended to either go to the edge of the 
gulley, or with a little more work, all the way to the edge of the bike 
path. As usual, the school playground would be fenced. The land 
outside the fence is owned not by our school system but by Park and 
Planning. A small section might be owned by our Town.

Playground expansion could serve three purposes:
1) create a better space for burning off student energy
2) increase the attractiveness/effectiveness of Riverdale Elementary
3) fix problems caused by a poorly designed section of park

How could this happen?

The town could ask Park and Planning staff to review the site and work 
with school and community representatives to develop a plan. The plan 
could include converting the gulley to a bottomless, covered-over 
culvert so where the gulley now stands, a large smooth grass playground 
would come into existence. It could include the planting of new trees 
following a landscaping plan.

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For that matter, the gulley is fed by a stone-age storm water 
management system which is long-past due re-engineering for better 
water quality. I'm talking about all those concrete troughs that run 
from University Park through Riverdale Park to the river. I recently 
found out that Prince George's County is the home of Larry Coffman. 
Larry is a nationally known expert on designing ecological storm water 
systems. He used to work for our county but is now a consultant.

Here is a link to a quick summary of Larry's approach.

http://www.ncsu.edu/wrri/conference/2005ac/pdf/Coffman_LID2.pdf

WE are who we have been waiting for.
http://riverdalepark.blogspot.com/

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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:48:00 -0500
From: David Hiles 
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Tax Cap: Nothing to do with county
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I think that the town citizenry can set the tax rate as it sees fit. 
Can't blame PG County for a cap on town rates. Have to find someone 
else.

WE are who we have been waiting for.
http://riverdalepark.blogspot.com/

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