[RP TownTalk] Riverdale Park Station Land for sale

[Dan Behrend]

I believe Riverdale Park Station is within the school boundaries for
University Park Elementary.

http://pgcps.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9e460957a22b4cd6aa30a60e2be23403

It doesn't really address your concerns, but it was the most recent news on
development fees for schools that I remember seeing:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/local/md-politics/in-prince-georges-a-battle-over-whether-developers-must-fund-school-construction/2018/10/15/9865195e-c742-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html


On Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 11:58 AM Sheri Mattes Wake <smattes3 at gmail.com wrote:

> Forgive me if this has already been brought up, but is there any attention
> going to the school situation for Riverdale Park?  As I understand it,
> Riverdale Elementary was overcrowded before the RP Station townhouses went
> in. Are the kids in those townhouses being assigned to Riverdale Elementary
> too?  I just keep feeling like developers are cramming townhouses in
> everywhere they can and I don't hear about any improvements going to the
> local schools to accommodate new families.  The Elementary, Middle and High
> schools assigned to RP residents are rated 2 and 3 out of 10 according to
> Great Schools ratings on Redfin.  Any insight in improving this if all of
> the new housing and businesses are clearly bringing in money?
>
> On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 2:13 PM Dan Behrend <danbehrend at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you, Sonia, for sharing the Hyattsville Wire article (
>> https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2019/01/19/riverdale-park-property-wmata-sale/
>> ). I had missed this news.
>>
>> It will be interesting to see what rezoning an eventual buyer may pursue.
>>
>> Since the site is about a 15 minute walk to the College Park Metro
>> Station, 2 MARC stations, and 2 of the planned Purple Line Stations,
>> hopefully they'll propose something that allows some denser housing options
>> or mixed use.
>>
>> I hope whatever is built maintains some buffer along Albion Road for the
>> folks in Calvert Hills.
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