[RP TownTalk] Huh?

Thu Apr 13 18:35:10 UTC 2017

We have to be careful other wise we could be confused with Rivendell (Looks
alomst like Riverdale)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivendell

On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Adrian
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Adrian
>>
>
>

-- 
Adrian
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