[RP TownTalk] Storm Water Management Presentation

[Vernon Archer]

Peggy,

There is no single piece of information of file.  We are in the process of
getting as much in electronic format as possible to ease distribution.
I'll get all that is electronic posted to the town's website as soon as we
reasonably can--hopefully by mid week and I'll post to this list when its
posted.

If there are materials that are too difficult to post due to size or other
issues, I'll make arrangements to have them available for public review
prior to the presentation on the 30th.  Again I'll post back to the
list--hopefully by mid-week--how this can be handled by town staff.

And of course the summary materials--presentation materials--will be
available at the work session.

Best wishes,

Vern

On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 11:06 AM, Peggylint <peggylint at aol.com> wrote:

> Mr. Archer,
>
> How can a resident of Riverdale get a copy of the materials that the
> County has provided regarding the Wells Run system?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Peggy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vernon Archer <varcher at gmail.com>
> To: TownTalk <TownTalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Sent: Sun, Mar 15, 2015 3:14 pm
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Storm Water Management Presentation
>
>  Friends and neighbors,
>
> I want to let you know that at the next Council Work
> Session on Monday
> March 30 at 8 PM there will be a presentation about Storm
> Water
> Management (SWM) along Wells Run relating to the Cafritz project and
> how
> best to manage the system.
>
> The issue at stake is that one aspect of the SWM
> system Cafritz is
> obliged to put in is a holding tank on the west side of the
> property;
> however engineering studies show that piece of the system will
> have
> negligible affect on either 10 or 100 year type floods. Therefore
> the
> suggestion on the table is that a fee be paid instead by the
> developer,
> based on clear county formula, to help fund what is hoped
> to be a more
> effective project to hold water farther upstream commonly
> referred to as the "9
> Pond" proposal. The argument they are making is
> that this will do much more to
> actually control flooding than the
> "tank" that does next to nothing according
> to their study.
>
> The 9 Pond proposal has been in the works for years and at
> least on
> its surface seems to be the only real place where sufficient land
> is
> available that a real reduction of downstream flooding can be
> realized. Not
> just its large size makes it appealing, but the fact
> that the land is largely
> undevelopable also makes it a likely site.
>
> The presentation at the work
> session will come from the Prince
> George's County Department of Public Works
> which is the agency that is
> charged with SWM. Ultimately this agency is the
> arbiter of the issue,
> but it is important that all impacted stakeholders engage
> in reviewing
> and understanding the issues and evaluations.
>
> This is a
> critical time for SWM in Riverdale Park because the Wells
> Run system is being
> surveyed, analyzed and (re)designed for repair and
> reconstruction as well as
> new regulations are being implemented for
> development/redevelopment projects as
> part of statewide SWM efforts.
> Now is the time for us to get the best
> reconstruction plans and
> precedents for development that we can get.
>
> I
> cannot say more at this point because we (Riverdale Park and
> other
> stakeholders) are still evaluating the materials that the County
> has
> provided. As stated above PGCDPW has the final say, but they represent
> all
> of us on matters such as this and we intend to make sure that they
> do not
> forget this.  Please know that you are invited out for what is
> likely to be a
> lively presentation and followup questions.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Vern
>
> --
>
> Vernon Archer, Mayor
> Town of Riverdale Park,
> Maryland
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-- 
Vernon Archer, Mayor
Town of Riverdale Park, Maryland
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