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<DIV>Hi Mr. Yorke,</DIV>
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<DIV>Can you tell us about your pet policy?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks.</DIV>
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<DIV>Adrianne Lefkowitz</DIV>
<DIV>Madison & 48th</DIV>
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size=2>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 3<BR>Date: Fri, 8 Jun
2007 13:00:52 EDT<BR>From: Yorkedial@aol.com<BR>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk]
Rental options in RP<BR>To: medicinewoman56@comcast.net,
towntalk@riverdale-park.org<BR>Message-ID:
<d10.c59c2ac.339ae544@aol.com><BR>Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="us-ascii"<BR><BR><BR>In a message dated 6/7/2007 8:51:12 P.M. Eastern
Daylight Time, <BR>medicinewoman56@comcast.net writes:<BR><BR>I
currently occupy one of the single family homes that are being
rented. I<BR>know that I am struggling to meet the rent (which
does not include<BR>utilities) now. If my rent goes up, even a
little, I will have to move.<BR>Truthfully, I hope to stay in Riverdale
Park until I am need to live at<BR>Crescent Cities, but if I have
to leave where I am now - I will have to<BR>leave RP. Rental
costs here are keeping pace with the region.<BR>Unfortunately, paychecks
are not. Let's not penalize good citizens for<BR>being
renters. Hmmm?<BR><BR><BR><BR>Dear Medicinewoman56,<BR><BR>We have
one-and two-bedroom apartments available on Natoli Place and we pay
<BR>heat and water utilities. You pay for electricity and gas stoves. WiFi on
<BR>site. (You do drugs, I call police. You bounce.)<BR><BR>One bedroom,
new w2w carpeting, newly remodeled: $875 per month<BR>One bedroom, new
carpeting, new kitchen, new, wooden deck, $975<BR>Two-bedroom, basement with
private entrance, new w2w carpeting, $1,050<BR>Two-bedroom, two
entrances including ground-level kitchen entrance, w2w, <BR>$1,125 per
month.<BR><BR>Security deposits match monthly rent.<BR><BR>And yes, despite
the gross misinformation seemingly purposely decimated by <BR>one former
councilperson, we pay ENORMOUS amounts of property tax -- more than
<BR>$25,000 last year -- and a $75 per unit annual rental license. If RP
were to <BR>increase the taxes just to beef up the new budget, our
struggling, <BR>family-run operation would suddenly be turned into as
vast wasteland of old bricks, <BR>new carpeting and paint, and no humans
standing (or sleeping=renting). Sort of <BR>the tax version of the H
bomb.<BR><BR>(That said, the town's current proposed budget does not appear to
be out of <BR>line. Reasonable economic growth must be achieved to keep
services on par <BR>with surrounding areas. But town's folk should not
be satisfied with keeping the <BR>neighborhood "on par" and should seek
Cafritz-like development possibilities <BR>throughout the town to
increase standard of living to equal similar <BR>neighborhoods in MoCo,
Fairfax and Arlington. <BR><BR>Or, am I the only one sick of The Washington
Post describing the average <BR>Prince George's community as "a modest,
blue-collar neighborhood" and generally <BR>being accurate?
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<BR>Jeffrey Yorke<BR>Yorke Property Management,
Inc.<BR>301-502-1243<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=BayScript size=5 PTSIZE="18">Adrianne
Lefkowitz</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Artistic color=#000000 size=2
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Fundraising and Special Event Coordinator<BR>Humane Society
of Harford County<BR><A
href="http://www.harfordshelter.org/">www.harfordshelter.org</A><BR>410
836-1090, ext 131<BR>euniverz@aol.com<BR><BR>Help Zuzu, Bandit and me raise
money to help the homeless animals. Visit <A
href="http://www.firstgiving.com/zuzubandit">www.firstgiving.com/zuzubandit</A>
and donate as we walk in Bark in the Park II!</FONT></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>