[RP TownTalk] Fwd: help East west Highway

[Anne Blein-Zuk]

I am personally in favor of meadows.




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From: "ABragg7393 at aol.com" <ABragg7393 at aol.com>
To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
Sent: Tue, June 8, 2010 11:53:09 AM
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Fwd: help East west Highway

 
This morning I sent this note to Justin Ross our State delegate.  This 
is the reply I got.  Is anyone willing to take on this project?  We 
need the town to get involved as they need to make the request.
Our road should look as good as those in College Park and Greenbelt and we 
need to do something about it.  I believe the town said this road is a 
State responsibility.  Let's get them to be responsible.  Who is 
willing to work on this and who in the town gov't  will help?
Audrey

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 >  From: Justin.Ross at house.state.md.us
>To: ABragg7393 at aol.com
>Sent: 
>  6/8/2010 11:13:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
>Subj: RE: help
>
> Audrey,
> 
>Thanks for 
>  writing. There are a few things to consider when it comes to roadway 
>  beautification, the first being who maintains the road.  It could be the 
>  municipality, county or State.  Often times those roads maintained by the 
>  former have much more landscaping and are better cared for. 
> 
> 
>However, the 
>  State Highway Administration (SHA), who maintains east-west highway, does 
>  offer programs for roadway beautification that the town or other interested 
>  parties could look into:
> 
>Under the 
>   Partnership Planting Program the SHA will 
>  examine the feasibility of a beautification project in the area upon request 
>  and provide interested parties (usually a local government or community group) 
>  with a design.  If the plan is approved by affected parties the SHA will 
>  work with those who requested the project to implement it.  Usually this 
>  means SHA will provide the supplies and community members will volunteer to do 
>  the labor and maintain the site. The above link has more information about the 
>  program.  
> 
>SHA also has a wildflower program that could be 
>  implemented into certain areas of the highway. Additionally, they also have an 
>  adopt/sponsor the road program that the town could look into. 
> 
> 
>If any of these 
>  options interest you, let me know and we could discuss how to go about 
>  pursuing them.  Also, if you ever feel as though maintenance on a 
>  particular State managed road is long overdue. Please feel free to let us 
>  know.  The SHA will mow or make repairs upon request.  In fact, if 
>  you know the location of the broken trees, I’d be happy to call the 
>  maintenance program today to see to it that it is addressed.  
> 
> 
>I hope this email 
>  was helpful.  I look forward to working with you to beautify rt. 410! 
> 
> 
>Thanks!
> 
>Gia
>________________________
>Gianna 
>  Franzone
>Legislative 
>  Aide 
>Office 
>  of Delegate Justin D. Ross 
>Chief 
>  Deputy Majority Whip
>6 
>  Bladen St. Rm 151 Annapolis, MD 21401 
>(301) 
>  858-3652
> 
>From:>  ABragg7393 at aol.com [mailto:ABragg7393 at aol.com] 
>Sent: Tuesday, June 
>  08, 2010 9:59 AM
>To: Ross, Justin Delegate
>Subject: >  help
> 
>Hi 
>  Justin,
>Hope 
>  all is well with  you.  I wonder if you would help me with 
>  something.  I went to the Riverdale Park Town meeting last night and they 
>  were passing an ordinance about height of grass and keeping the neighborhoods 
>  neat and groomed.  I am all for that, but I asked if they could include 
>  public areas in that ordinance, since the East West Highway (410) looks like a 
>  ghetto.  They said they had no control over the state and they could not 
>  issue the state a citation, since the state is where they get their 
>  charter.  I said that the median strip has had very little care and looks 
>  really bad when you drive through.  Trees that were destroyed during the 
>  winter storms have not been attended too.  When "someone" comes in to cut 
>  the grass/weeds they do a poor job and it still doesn't look groomed.  I 
>  see on Kenilworth Ave. near the Beltway (Greenbelt) they have planted flowers 
>  and trees and it is a pleasant sight.  On Adelphi Road near the golf 
>  course (College Park) the landscaping is fabulous.  The East West Highway 
>  is the main road into our town here in Riverdale Park and it says something 
>  about us...Right now it says, "keep going"  you don't want to stop 
>  here.  Years ago when they put the highway in it divided our town.  
>  The town made a sacrifice for all the other little towns to have the 
>  convenience of that highway.  Now the other towns are being taken care of 
>  and our town is looking poor and unkempt.  Please help with this, since 
>  our Mayor and council feel they can do nothing.
>Thank 
>  you Justin,
>Audrey 
>  Bragg
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