[RP TownTalk] Storm Water Management Presentation

[Vernon Archer]

Per my message of last Monday, the main report regarding the Cafrtiz
Project proposal/Wells Run is now posted with a few other supporting
materials on the town's website:

http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/StormwaterManagement.cfm

This is seperate from the Cafritz portion of the website as other materials
will be posted in the coming months as the redesign/survey of Wells Run
continues.


On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Vernon Archer <varcher at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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Vernon Archer, Mayor
Town of Riverdale Park, Maryland
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