[RP TownTalk] Huh?

Thu Apr 13 18:25:53 UTC 2017

Aha!!!!  (ATTENTION TOWN WEBMASTER!!!!)

That's funny.

You are undeniably right the two names do get used interchangeably.  But
they are distinct.
Used to be the incorporated town's name was Riverdale.  And the wider area
(best defined by the Post Office's zip code 20737) was also known as
Riverdale (though subdivisions have names such as East Riverdale and
Riverdale Heights). But the town voted in 1998 (IIRC) to change the name of
the town to Riverdale Park.

The name Riverdale Park, the police department and other wonderful services
and attention provided by the town -- and taxes that pay for those - are
all attached specifically to the town.  The wider area that lies outside
the incorporated town's boundaries are, like much of the county,
unincorporated areas of Prince George's County.

On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 1:58 PM, adrian limmen <adrianlimmen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I see Riverdale and Riverdale Park used interchangeably.  Guess it just
> doesn't bother me.
>
> Even at the very bottom of the town's web site the address in tiny letters
> says "Riverdale" and not Riverdale Park"<==================ATTENTION TOWN
> WEBMASTER!!!!
>
> http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/
> "Town of Riverdale Park      5008 Queensbury Rd. Riverdale, MD 20737"
> <==================ATTENTION TOWN WEBMASTER!!!!
>
> On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 1:49 PM, Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Adrian -
>> among other reasons.........
>> It was the Town of Riverdale Park which led negotiations with the Cafritz
>> developers to get the best plan possible (including requirements for
>> opening new roads and the CSX bridge).....
>> It was the Town of Riverdale Park which negotiated the Tax Increment
>> Financing mechanism which helped to enable the project be as good as it
>> could be..
>> So, yes, the Town or Riverdale Park's name should be on the store (as it
>> is on the entire development, "Riverdale Park Station")
>>
>> _____________________________________
>> "A budget is a moral document." --Jim Wallis
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 10:49 AM, adrian limmen <adrianlimmen at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Is it really that bad?  Riverdale vs Riverdale Park?  Mail seems to get
>>> to my home just fine when people send things to "Riverdale".
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Jeffrey Yorke <yorkedial at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The naming mistake is throughout the Whole Foods presentation. The
>>>> pizza brick oven says "Riverdale" only, the staff tee-shirts read
>>>> "Riverdale", and all related advertising just "Riverdale". But the names
>>>> lapse is not unique to Whole Foods. The initial online advertising by
>>>> Stanley Martin for its $425K (starting) Townhomes was "Riverdale." I
>>>> pointed that out to Cafritz legal eagle Larry Taub months ago and he was
>>>> justifiably mystified. While the new home owners might not struggle with
>>>> their jumbo mortgages, they may suffer confusion with their home addresses.
>>>> Good thing the Pony Express is right around the corner...
>>>>
>>>> It will take the corporation some time to add "park" but it can happen
>>>> with influence from the community.
>>>>
>>>> Meanwhile, Riverdale Park and the other neighboring "Parks" benefit
>>>> greatly by having the Cafritz family's *Riverdale Park Station* open.
>>>> Don't lose sight that other positive developments in Riverdale Park will
>>>> follow and hopefully extend to the Kenilworth Avenue corridor. And it
>>>> happens faster when you express your desires. Tell the Town Administrator
>>>> and the Riverdale Park Business Association what you want in your
>>>> neighborhood.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 7:20 AM, Councilwoman Marsha Dixon <
>>>> marsha4ward1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I spoke to the managers (store and regional) about it yesterday. They
>>>>> are selling reusable bags in the store that also say Riverdale. They said
>>>>> it was done out of their global office and they will correct it.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Councilwoman Marsha Dixon, Esq.
>>>>> Riverdale Park, MD - Ward 1
>>>>> Phone: (301) 531-4230
>>>>> website: www.marsha4ward1.com | Twitter: @marsha4ward1 | Facebook:
>>>>> www.facebook.com/marsha4ward1
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 12, 2017 11:12 PM, "michelle burns" <mishburns at yahoo.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> That's kind of insulting. They are in our town after all.  Not
>>>>>> University Park, not College Park.  Riverdale Park, ya'll.  I suggest phone
>>>>>> calls to the regional offices in Rockville: 301.984.4874.  Lots of
>>>>>> phone calls.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Michelle Burns
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>> *From:* Jeffrey Yorke <yorkedial at gmail.com>
>>>>>> *To:* towntalk at riverdale-park.org
>>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 12, 2017 10:38 PM
>>>>>> *Subject:* [RP TownTalk] Huh?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I thought Whole Foods was gonna open in Riverdale Park? Should it be
>>>>>> called "Fresh Fields" until corporate adds Park(ing)?
>>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jeffrey Yorke
>>>> Yorke Property Management, Inc.
>>>> Yorke Partners
>>>> Jeffrey at YorkeRents.com
>>>> 301-502-1243 <(301)%20502-1243>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
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>>> Adrian
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>>
>
>
> --
> Adrian
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