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We HAD a café in Town Center -- the Riverdale Bookshop and Coffee
Depot. It was a lovely, lovely place to hang out, and is sorely
missed. But as nice as it is to say we would "support" such a
business, I got the impression that the book/coffee shop wasn't
actually making any money. That's not to say that I don't think Town
Center could support a café! That would mean giving up on the Town
Center altogether, and I firmly believe that it can be a vibrant little
downtown. I hope and believe that we will have a nice little cafe,
deli, tapas place, or other family-friendly hang-out eatery there. But
I hope that whoever decides to open it will take a good look at the
dearly departed book/coffee shop, talk with Simon & Audrey, and
with not only their loyal customers but also some of those who for
whatever reason did not hang out there, to try to find out what worked
and what didn't. A business has to make money or it's not going to
survive. Riverdale Park is a wonderful community, but it's a small
one, and a café or whatever has got to be able to bring in plenty of
customers, RPers and "foreigners", to stay afloat.<br>
<br>
My 2 cents.<br>
<br>
Nancy Mooney wrote:
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<div>I love the idea of the train cafe, and agree that we can make
something of our 'asset'.</div>
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<div>Of course, we would need someone to set up a model train set,
one that kids could play with and adults would enjoy, too..... I may
not be using the right term, but I mean one of those big things on a
table with fake green mountains and tunnells...and whistling toy
trains. doesn't that sound like fun? And also a 'Thomas' station for
the little kids. I've got leftover Thomas stuff that I think we could
donate....</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Nancy Mooney</div>
<div>4811 Oglethorpe St.<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:30:58 -0400 (EDT)<br>
From: Andrew Farrington <SOMEFOOL @dvnt.com=""><br>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Mayor and Council Salaries<br>
To: Rob Oppenheim <OPPENHEIM @email.com=""><br>
Cc: TownTalk <TOWNTALK @riverdale-park.org=""><br>
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I didn't make it to the meeting last night, but I thought I would
observe <br>
that -- according to the calculator at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.westegg.com/inflation/">http://www.westegg.com/inflation/</a> <br>
-- "What cost $200 in 1995 would cost $248.83 in 2005," and "What cost <br>
$400 in 1995 would cost $497.67 in 2005."<br>
<br>
So, this would be quite a raise, not simply a Cost of Living
adjustment. <br>
Which seems fine to me, I suppose. I heard said that our county council
<br>
people are making like $80K a year or something?<br>
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-Andrew Farrington<br>
4605 Queensbury Road<br>
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On Tue, 19 Sep 2006, Rob Oppenheim wrote:<br>
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> I am introducing legislation to update the Mayor and Council's <br>
> compensation.<br>
><br>
> This legislation will be announced in the next Town Crier and will
be <br>
> discussed at the next council meetings. If the legislation passes
it <br>
> will take effect in July 2007. It was last changed in 1995, which
makes <br>
> it 12 years between changes. A bit overdue.<br>
><br>
> The current salary for a council member is $200/month and
$400/month for <br>
> the Mayor. I am proposing to make this $450/month for council
members <br>
> and $900/mo for the Mayor starting in July 2007 after the next set
of <br>
> elections. ? I think compensation should be linked to
participation. "Do <br>
> nothing" would mean "get paid nothing." Do more and get paid more
- up <br>
> to a monthly limit. If this were ever implemented, it would
encourage <br>
> attendance, discourage tardiness, and be fair for a wide range of <br>
> participation. ? Compensation could be based on public activity,
so it <br>
> is easily verifiable, things like attending meetings and writing <br>
> legislation and Crier articles. Yes, the mayor and council do lots
of <br>
> other work. Public activity is a good reflection of their total <br>
> activity.<br>
><br>
> I am introducing a change to the Town Charter that would allow
such <br>
> pay-for-work compensation to be enacted. (That does not mean it
will be <br>
> - it only means that it could be). Some council members oppose
this idea <br>
> pretty strongly. I will leave it to them to put forward their
positions. <br>
> ? I hope you will express your thoughts to the council. The best
way to <br>
> do that is at a meeting. You can certainly comment here too. ?
There are <br>
> other Charter changes and a lot of change to the fence and hedge
code. I <br>
> am still writing this up for the Crier. Once done, we can look at <br>
> posting it here too.<br>
><br>
> -Rob Oppenheim<br>
> ?<br>
> Ward One Councilman, Riverdale Park<br>
> 5902 Cleveland Ave<br>
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Message: 2<br>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:34:00 -0400<br>
From: Lou King <LKING @knob.com=""><br>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Politics<br>
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First I get bombarded by political speech after 11 o'clock at the <br>
council working session and now what I consider spam on "towntalk".<br>
<br>
Must be an election season. @#$%!<br>
<br>
JMHO Lou<br>
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Iris McLaurin wrote:<br>
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> Warmest Greetings Riverdale Residents,<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> I am a member of the Prince George's County Women for
O?Malley/Brown <br>
> Steering Committee. ...<br>
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Message: 3<br>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:49:46 -0400<br>
From: "Iris McLaurin" <ELSIEGOH @starpower.net=""><br>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Politics<br>
To: "'Lou King'" <LKING @knob.com=""><br>
Cc: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br>
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I am sorry for the inconvenience. Once in a blue moon I share events I
am<br>
participating in with the Riverdale residents; like the tickets to the<br>
Nationals game I announced yesterday. The event you responded to just<br>
happens to be a political activity. But I can appreciate your<br>
dissatisfaction. No offense was intended. <br>
<br>
Iris McLaurin-Southall <br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Lou King [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:lking@knob.com">mailto:lking@knob.com</a>] <br>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 7:34 PM<br>
To: Iris McLaurin<br>
Cc: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: Politics<br>
<br>
<br>
First I get bombarded by political speech after 11 o'clock at the <br>
council working session and now what I consider spam on "towntalk".<br>
<br>
Must be an election season. @#$%!<br>
<br>
JMHO Lou<br>
<br>
Iris McLaurin wrote:<br>
<br>
> Warmest Greetings Riverdale Residents,<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> I am a member of the Prince George's County Women for
O'Malley/Brown <br>
> Steering Committee. ...<br>
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Message: 4<br>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:48:35 -0700 (PDT)<br>
From: Sue Collins <WHEADLE @yahoo.com=""><br>
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Cafe<br>
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I agree that a cafe of some sort in the town center<br>
would be great; maybe one with a train theme? I mean,<br>
we have a regular crew of train spotters, not to<br>
mention people that bring their kids to watch the<br>
trains go by, especially in warmer weather. Instead<br>
of considering the trains as a nuisance, we really<br>
should try to capitalize on them as being part of the<br>
town. Maybe a cafe called the "Railroad Station," or<br>
something? Waiters/waitresses w/ train caps? At any<br>
rate a reasonably priced, family friendly cafe would<br>
be most welcome. <br>
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