[RP TownTalk] Taxes, Business, Etc...

[Maureen Farrington]

In DC, don't residents *not* actually own the property?  As I
understand it, they only own the house on the property.  That may
affect their tax rates.

-Maureen

On 5/17/07, ABragg7393 at aol.com <ABragg7393 at aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 5/17/2007 10:39:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> brian_boettger at hotmail.com writes:
>
>
> Comparing our taxes to someplace like Brookland or
>  anyplace in DC is an unfair comparison. You'll need to look at the business
>  areas and compare. I don't think Riverdale Park will be seeing a
> Starbuck's,
>  Borders Books, Barnes &Noble, Subway, etc. on every corner much like most
>  any place in DC or Northern Virginia.
>
>
>  Have you ever been to Brookland?  I think I am comparing apples to apples.
> There are no Starbucks, Borders, Subway, etc.  There are small individual
> businesses.  Col. Brooks Tavern, locally owned. The Coffee Shop, The Ice
> Cream Parlor, The Antique Shop, The Hardware Store - all locally owned.  No
> big chains there.  Oh, one I forgot about - there is a CVS.  So I think the
> area called Brookland is very similar to Riverdale Park.  They have Catholic
> U.  we have Maryland U.  They have Brookland Metro - we have Hyattsville and
> College Park.  They have Brooks Mansion - we Have Calvert/Riversdale.  How
> much closer can I get to a comparison?
>  Audrey
>
>
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