[RP TownTalk] Cafritz/Calvert Tract proposal meeting/approval

[Vernon Archer]

Friends and neighbors,

As most of you are aware, the time is fast approaching for our council to
act on the proposed rezoning of the Cafritz/Calvert Tract. The Planning
Board will meet to deliberate on Thursday the 12th in Upper Marlboro.  As
zoning is controlled by the county our "action" is a recommendation for the
county.  I want to give you an overview of where we are in this process and
how I anticipate this working out over the next few days.

Monday at 8 PM there will be a special legislative meeting to review the
proposed conditions/covenants and side agreements that have been negotiated
with the applicant (Cafritz development team) in tandem with
representatives of University Park and College Park, the County Executives
Office, and our state delegation. At this point it seems unlikely that
everything will be in order for a final vote on Monday. We therefore have
scheduled a meeting for Tuesday evening also.

Tuesday at 8 PM there will be a second special legislative meeting to take
final action on the proposal.

Draft conditions for approval will be posted on the town website tomorrow
morning.

The critical change from where we were in the middle of December is we* seem
* to have an agreement to get a crossing (presumably a bridge) of the CSX
tracks early in the project. I say we seem to have, in that as of this very
moment our town attorney is still working with the applicant to finalize
language, and we will not have a finalized version before tomorrow at the
earliest. Thus, it is down to the wire.

Stay tuned and please be encouraged to come to Town Hall tomorrow and
Tuesday.

Best wishes,

Vern

-- 
Vernon Archer, Mayor
Town of Riverdale Park, Maryland
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