[RP TownTalk] TownTalk Digest, Vol 59, Issue 2

[ABragg7393 at aol.com]

What by the way is a NIMBY?  So, I don't shop Trader Joe's because  their 
eggs don't come from free range chickens.  They buy the eggs from  people who 
keep their chickens in cages not big enough for a rat.  Now,  speaking of 
rats and dense population.  I remember doing experiments in  Science Class 
where we did not have computers by the way, and the rats who lived  in crowded 
conditions were not happy.  That's a fact. So, now we want to  put all of 
us rats in as close proximity as possible?
Anyway, I am for the development of the Cafritz Property and even changing  
the zoning from residential to commercial, providing  that the County open 
Queens Chapel Road to the public.  That will  ease the traffic.
Hey, if you don't want to throw your dollars to Montgomery County, go to  
the Farmer's Market, Go to Glut, Go to Mom's and then go to the new Yes about 
to  be open.  How much dollars do you have?
Many people now shop on the internet instead of leaving their homes anyway, 
 so I think we should just do away with all the stores.
Did you know the trees "breathe" oxygen into the air and take up the carbon 
 dioxide?  And since we breathe that oxygen, I think we need them.
I love my little town.  I am in a music group with people from  Bethesda 
and Rockville and they were talking about getting a place to  practice.  I 
told them if they wanted to come to Riverdale, I would  just call up my Mayor 
or Councilperson and see if they would let us use the  public space.  
Riverdale location won't work for them, but  I found it  a breathe of fresh air, 
that I could just call my Mayor or Council Rep.   These people living in 
Rockville and Bethesda don't have that kind of  relationship with their reps.  
They might have the "shopping" and "the"  stores, but they don't have the 
personality, the friendliness, the compassion of  our little town.  I wouldn't 
trade it for all the stores in  Rockville.  Amen.
Audrey
 
 
In a message dated 6/3/2011 9:23:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nicholas.laureys at gmail.com writes:

Here's  another aspect of the proposed Cafritz development to think about: 
spending  our money in our own county!  Does anyone else feel awful about 
throwing  away potentially tax-revenue-generating dollars in neighboring 
counties?  I love shopping at Trader Joe's, since there are few stores in our  
county that offer wide organic/natural foods selections, but I always get this 
 sick feeling in my stomach that I'm spending money in Montgomery County 
that  could easily be kept in our own beautiful Prince George's County!  I  
could understand the outrage if a KMART was being built, but haven't many  
articles been written about Prince George's County residents being upset about  
having to go out of county to do their shopping?  I also think the  posters 
opposed to this development sound an awful lot like NIMBY-ers masking  
their true opinions as a love for parks and green space.

--  
Nicholas  Laureys






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