[RP TownTalk] Trees Cut Down on Bike Path near Greg's Towing

[Dwight Holmes]

I didn't read any of the posts to this thread as armchair complaining.
Surely citizens expressing their views and giving their input is as much a
part of democracy as office holders carrying out their duties, no?

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On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 4:18 PM, RAYMOND RIVAS <rayray2448 at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Sounds like if people really want to make a changes about what is going on
> around Riverdale PARK then maybe they should run for office as a council
> member or Mayor. Go to the elections today and write you names in and have
> your friends in TownTalk write your names in. This will probably get you
> enough votes than the regulars for the past 8 years and you may win by a
> landslide. Try it instead of doing nothing and seating behind your computer
> and complaining..
>
> On May 1, 2017 at 11:53 AM "A. Spain" <alisonspain at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm not an arborist, so can't truly speak to the health of those trees.
> Looking at the remains, some seemed quite healthy and others rotted out.  I
> watched some of the removal and it seemed like they just weren't interested
> in selective pruning, which is unfortunate.  Curious as to what they plan
> to do with the remaining stumps.
>
> I like the idea of community space, but it seems like activating an
> existing and under programmed space vs. displacing hard working people and
> their businesses is more in the spirit of Riverdale's character and
> history.  The Cemetery above the Farmer's Market is a perfect example of a
> place that could be more of a gathering space with a sense of enclosure
> created by a bit of landscape buffer from East-West and a fence to keep the
> kids out of the road.  There's a lot of little spots like that tucked into
> Riverdale.
>
> With regard to the existing businesses, where would you relocate them?
> Everyone needs or benefits at some point from the kind of labors and
> services they provide, including developments like Cafritz. Whereas the new
> Whole Foods pilgrims walking down my street sometimes say hello, the
> gentlemen who take their breaks outside of Pittcon always have an
> enthusiastic greeting for my son and have invited us to their parking lot
> BBQ on more than one occasion. An older Pittcon employee has been gardening
> between the trail and the building for much longer than I've been a
> Riverdale resident. His garden is not as meticulously landscaped as Whole
> Foods but I'm sure it's a lot more sustainable and local. My point being,
> there's more community happening on that little stretch of asphalt than you
> might imagine.
>
>
> Alison
> Tuckerman St.
>
>
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