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<div> I'd be happy to provide the photographs I took a couple of years ago to document the MULTIPLE used condoms, piles of cans and bottles of beer, broken bottles of beer, and full diapers strewn about the Riverside Park and its parking lot. I am personally quite tired of the dangers posed by these things in the park, since it is because of the park that I moved to Riverdale.....Park. </div>
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<div>Adrianne Lefkowitz</div>
<div>Madison Street</div>
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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:12:46 -0800 (PST)
From: kira branson <<A href="mailto:kmb12067%40yahoo.com">kmb12067@yahoo.com</A>>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Calvert Park
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I am wondering what can be about the Calvert Park area alongside Riverdale road
nearly across from Riverdale Elementary.
Being a nice day I took my lunch from school to the park by the river,
something I will not do again anytime soon. Aside from the trash scattered
about, which seems absurd considering the amount of public trash cans, I lost
count of the condoms laying about and relationally lost my appetite.
I guess it is a good thing that condoms at least are being used but I doubt
the park is an appropriate nor legal venue for these activities.
I know fences, clocks, parades and politics...thoughtfull growth and
development topics are part of this community but down past the historic
neighborhoods and brick paved sidewalks, around where the surviving feral hens,
cocks and other wild things live, there extends the town of Riversdale and even
though we haven't entirely figured out how to integrate different cultures and
socio-economic groups in Riverdale let alone the world, to ignore the
separateness and coincidentally condom refuse is to prevent the wholesome growth
and development of this whole community.
What can be done about the nocturnal orgies occurring in the park, should it
be a concern for the image of River dale and the healthy living conditions of
the people in the surrounding apartments. Is it a reflection of some underlying
issue that should be dealt with by our whole community. In my opinion it is
hard for a community to have a healthy self-esteem when it is surrounded by
trash reflecting self and communal disrespect.
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Hi, I don't' know who you are or how long you have lived here. I might
suggest that when one writes an email we get a name at the bottom, because I
can't
identify with the email name. I would like to call you by name. Anyway - I
totally agree with you about the trash along the river park. The Park and
Planning are responsible for this area. They don't do a good job and maybe our
town officials need to call them on it with a very strong letter. The
Anacostia Watershed Society organizes clean up of that area 2 times per year. I
have
worked on it sifting through the trash and cleaning up. I remember the last
time I was there, exhausted, soaked to the skin picking up the mess and a
Spanish speaking person rode by on his bike and said "loco" to us. Great. Yes
we
do need to do something. The condoms are bad but how about the human feces.
Yes, there is that too. Maybe we can all address separate letters to P&P and
start getting some action. They can clean up, they can patrol, the can do
something to make our park and our river a pleasant place for us to go. So if
you will lead the grass roots effort, I will be glad to help and certainly I
will write my letter. Thanks for bringing this to the attention of the list.
It
is a very important issue. It is quality of life.
Audrey</TT></PRE></div>
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