[RP TownTalk] Cafritz update

[Alice Ewen Walker]

Hi Kate and Neighbors,

I've been in Colorado the last few days and had to miss Saturday's
meeting, but I will be attending the Tuesday session and have been
following the process. I'm looking forward to seeing the design
proposal.

Alice



On 9/16/07, Kate Kelly <kate_kelly at mac.com> wrote:
> Greetings, neighbors. Kate and Joe Kelly here.
>
> We'd be interested to hear what the elected officials are thinking.
> Vernon? Alice? It's pretty quiet from your corner of the classroom.
>
> > one observation: based on the sample of people who turned out this
> > morning
> > and expressed their views, one would have to conclude that
> > university park
> > and college park (calvert hills) residents love their communities
> > *just* the
> > way they are, whereas we riverdalians long for the kinds of changes
> > the
> > Cafritz folks are talking about -- and appreciate the way they are
> > going
> > about it.
>
> The emotional perspective: We wonder why every community must be the
> same? Silver Spring should be Silver Spring, Bethesda should be
> Bethesda. Paris should be Paris. We like Riverdale Park. It's quiet
> most of the time, and it's close to lots of useful and interesting
> places. It is easy to get to and from. Just because we go to a doctor
> sometimes doesn't mean we need to live at the hospital.
>
> Now, logic: Cafritz's development WILL destroy 38 acres of oxygen
> production capacity. It WILL add traffic. It WILL take 4 to 6 years
> to build. It WILL add students to an already overburdened school system.
>
> Don't be fooled: The Riverdale Park Town Center should be developed
> to benefit the citizens of Riverdale Park. This development won't do
> that, and it might even destroy what's there now.
>
> Now, be careful what you wish for: Cafritz's team speaks about the
> exciting plans for the U.S. Route 1-Md. 410 intersection. If the
> magic includes an overpass, just imagine what that will do to the
> town. If it includes access to the Cafritz site via Rhode Island
> Avenue, the town will suffer immeasurably.
>
> Almost forgot, the last emotional point: When we look across our back
> yard, above the trees, we see the sky. The Cafritz team wants us to
> see a 6-story parking garage.
>
> Kate and Joe Kelly
> 4522 Tuckerman Street
>
>
>
>
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-- 
Alice Ewen Walker
Councilwoman, Ward 1
Town of Riverdale Park