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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>However, Brookland is part of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>
which is a different animal than RP. I have heard that property taxes are unnaturally
low in DC but I think they are aware of this disparity and trying to gradually
address this. I observed in our own search for a home that taxes were lower but
I couldn’t afford to live in a neighborhood like Brookland because of the
property prices.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org</st1:PersonName> [mailto:<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org</st1:PersonName>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>ABragg7393@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:01
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> brian_boettger@hotmail.com;
towntalk@riverdale-park.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [RP <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">TownTalk</st1:PersonName>] Taxes, Business, Etc...</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In a message dated 5/17/2007 10:39:01 AM Eastern Daylight
Time, brian_boettger@hotmail.com writes:<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Comparing our taxes to someplace like Brookland or <br>
anyplace in DC is an unfair comparison. You'll need to look at the business <br>
areas and compare. I don't think Riverdale Park will be seeing a Starbuck's, <br>
Borders Books, Barnes &Noble, Subway, etc. on every corner much like most <br>
any place in DC or Northern Virginia.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Have you ever been to Brookland? I think I am comparing apples to
apples. There are no Starbucks, Borders, Subway, etc. There are
small individual businesses. Col. Brooks Tavern, locally owned. The
Coffee Shop, The Ice Cream Parlor, The Antique Shop, The Hardware Store - all
locally owned. No big chains there. Oh, one I forgot about - there
is a CVS. So I think the area called Brookland is very similar to <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Riverdale</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. They have <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Catholic</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">U.</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
we have <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Maryland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">U.</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> They have Brookland Metro - we
have Hyattsville and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">College Park</st1:place></st1:City>.
They have Brooks Mansion - we Have Calvert/Riversdale. How much closer
can I get to a comparison?<br>
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See what's free at http://www.aol.com.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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