[RP TownTalk] Let's keep Route 1 Cafritz property Forested. Protecting the Green Spaces within the Beltway.

[Sue Collins]

Thanks for your comments; but didn't say Cafritz land was park land.  However, as I said, I've lived around here for many, many years and seen many changes, some good, some not so good.  And while I am not a pessimist, I AM a realist and anyone who thinks the development won't eventually eat up our parkland in and around town is just kidding themselves.  


From: Jeffrey Yorke <yorkedial at gmail.com>
To: Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com> 
Cc: mike stone <miguelpiedra at gmail.com>; "towntalk at riverdale-park.org" <towntalk at riverdale-park.org> 
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Let's keep Route 1 Cafritz property Forested. Protecting the Green Spaces within the Beltway.



Sue, 

Let's remember that Calvert Tract, LLP is NOT PARK LAND but privately-owned property which has generated a sizable annual property tax bill for the Cafritz family since 1958. That's 55 years of paying property taxes without generating income.  A healthy portion of those taxes goes to paying for the many parks that surround Riverdale Park. Nothing is eating away at the town's parks so shed no tears. In fact, development will spawn a larger tax bill that will send even more dollars to the parks fund. Let the developer cry about that.

Just so you understand, when we bought the apartments on Natoli Place in July 2005, we paid $8,500 in property tax. In about three weeks we'll receive our next set of property tax bills for that property from the county which, if anything like last year, will be pushing $30,000 for the year! If you are genuinely concerned about wildlife, you should know the taxes are choking this horse ... 

Jeffrey Yorke
Natoli Place Apartments


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 6:56 AM, Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com> wrote:

I'd love to see the appeal succeed, but if money and politcs are involved, I'm realistic enough to know it "ain't gonna happen."  Might as well change the name of the town back to Riverdale; before too long there won't be anything remotely resembling a park anywhere in the area.  We've always had a reason to be proud of our parks in and around town, and now?  Enough to make a person want to cry... 
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>From: mike stone <miguelpiedra at gmail.com>
>To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org 
>Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 1:01 AM
>Subject: [RP TownTalk] Let's keep Route 1 Cafritz property Forested. Protecting the Green Spaces within the Beltway.
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>Hello fellow citizens of Riverdale, 
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>The appeal of the re-zoning of the Cafritz parcel in Riverdale (on Route 1),  currently 38 aces of undeveloped (88% wooded) property,to a very dense, nearly totally paved mixed use town center, will be heard Wednesday the 19th at 9 am, in the Circuit Court for the county, on 14735 Main street, Upper Marlboro.  It will take place in Judge Alves' courtroom.   Five hours have been set aside for this hearing. 
>We will try to get carpools going. 
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>Please email route1coalition at gmail.com if you have any questions!
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Jeffrey Yorke
Yorke Property Management, Inc.
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