[RP TownTalk] CRAZY OLD COOT'S and JENNA'S COMMENTS:-)

Thu Jun 12 14:26:41 UTC 2008

Coot and Jenna: Your posts are absolutely on target:-)   These are
marvelous ideas-- to look for state and federal assistance to help our
Town employees buy homes here in Riverdale Park, and to look at
suspending taking home vehicles out-of-county.  I agree that having a
police car in the neighborhood does offer additional security, and I
encourage our Town officials and staff to look at models and
funding/incentive programs to help realize these possibilities.   After
all, these initiatives help make Riverdale Park be a green community. 

Marita

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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:01:05 -0400

From: Cranky old Coot <lking at knob.com>

Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Discussion of fuel use by Riverdale Park

      Town  Police

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Jenna, Alice, Marita and all,

While you have your sharp pencils out, play with the pros, cons and cost

of this idea.

I was listening to liberal public radio and heard that some area 

counties are assisting county employees to buy homes in the county. This

of course gets county employees, fire and police in the community and 

therefore "invested" in the community they serve. It also helps get the 

foreclosed homes off the market helping the county tax base by putting 

the house back on the tax rolls and raising the value of the rest of the

neighborhood homes.

Well why not here in Riverdale Park? For all the reasons above AND I 

know if one of the towns cars, with all those lights on top, sat in the 

driveway next door to me, instead of being empty, I would feel more 

secure. Besides you could apply the gas money saved to the cost of the 

assistance.  With the cost of gas the town may break even! ;-)

Besides helping responsible, employed people move into the community 

gives you more point than goring someone else's ox for a few tax
nickels.

COC

For the doers http://www.dhcd.state.md.us/Website/home/index.aspx list 

Looking for my meds,

COC

Message: 12

Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:46:04 -0700 (PDT)

From: Jenna Edwards <repvet2004 at yahoo.com>

Subject: [RP TownTalk] Suspended "Take Home" Vehicles

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Saw on the evening news last night that the County Executive of Anne
Arundel County has suspended "Take Home" vehicle use for County
employees.The only exeception is County Police officers who LIVE in the
County.Out of County employees and police officers may no longer take
their County vehicle home.I am sure other jurisdictions will follow.I
still do not understand why our police officers are taking Town owned
vehicles so far away from our Town. Delaware ,Pennsylvania, and Virginia
just does not make any sense.Even the 30 air mile limit seems very
excessive given prices today.Also why does our Town Manager take a large
Dodge Durango to Montgomery County? Lets give this benefit to police
officers and officials who choose to live in our Town.

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