[RP TownTalk] Calvert House?

[Bruce Wernek]

Hi Vern

 

I just got back from the Calvert House and there's a sign on the entrance
indicating that I should not enter the premises without permission from the
Town.  Rumor has it that the Town considers the Calvert House a dance hall.
I've probably been there ~50 times and I've never seen anyone dancing there,
just eating.  After all it is a restaurant.  What's going on?

 

Honestly Vern, I'm incensed that this sort of thing is going on in
Riverdale.  Is this what the Town calls economic development?  Freydoun
(spelling) has been there for 30+ years.  A typical day for him is 10am to
4am.  Does anyone on distribution work this hard?  Is this how we take care
of longtime business owners in this town?  If there's an issue with karaoke
or whatever, I'm sure Freydoun would be happy to stop that activity until
the issue is resolved without the need for signs which state and I quote "No
person is to enter the premises without permission of the Town".

 

Has anyone at the Town Hall considered the impact of this sign on Freydoun's
business.  How about his family or all of the people that work there.  The
revenue from his business is their lively hood.  Is it the Town's intent to
put him out of business and all of those people out of work?  What about
their families and their well being?  I just talked to Susan (Fredoun's
wife) and she told me the place has been dead since the sign was posted.  He
has a valid license to operate a restaurant.  So what is the problem with
him operating the restaurant?

 

I talked to one of the vet's at Lynn Animal Hospital and he told me that
trash has been a problem behind their building recently.  Freydoun told me a
few days ago that he's been cleaning up the parking lot after he closes.
I'm guessing that maybe some of the trash behind the building is from
McDonald's patrons parking there after hours.  I believe McDonalds is now
open for 24 hours.  It would be easy to determine if this is the case.  Just
check to see how much McDonald's trash is in the back of the Calvert House
on a Saturday or Sunday morning.

 

I feel that the Town should be working with Freydoun to resolve this problem
as if he were a college not an enemy.  He's been here a lot longer than many
of us.  Doesn't this mean anything to the Town?  He as his wife are good
people and their business is an asset to Riverdale Park.

 

Bruce  

 

P.S.  You've read my posts long enough to know I don't mince words.  Bear
with me if I don't have all of the facts straight.  I did do some research
on the issue.  Please make the necessary corrections to anything I've
written if applicable.

 

 

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