<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">I agree Sue. We have enough of that kind of gernica in entire Washington area. We should be trying to preserve the thing that makes our town unique. We are one of the very few places that have retained a lot of the small town quality that is long gone from our neighing community's. <BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 6/1/11, Sue Collins <I><wheadle@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Sue Collins <wheadle@yahoo.com><BR>Subject: [RP <SPAN>TownTalk</SPAN>] Growth?<BR>To: towntalk@riverdale-park.org<BR>Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 11:06 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>RE the influx of new businesses, etc., in the area. I realize that change is <BR>inevitable, sometimes even desireable and necessary. However, I agree with <BR>others that we need to be very careful HOW our town grows, especially if we want <BR>to preserve our "neighborhood feel." With all of those new apartments, condos, <BR>stores, etc., on Route 1 and other nearby areas, there's also an increase in the <BR>need for public services, trash pickup, police/fire personnel, road maintenance, <BR>and so on. As for traffic? Don't even mention it. Ever try to get from, for <BR>instance Paint Branch Road and Route 1 to the Beltway exits on Route 1 up past <BR>Cherry Hill Road at rush hour? Or, to bring it a bit closer, if you're a <BR>pedestrian, ever try to cross Queensbury at Lafayette at rush hour? It's almost <BR>impossible. As I said, I realize change is inevitable - geez, I
remember when <BR>Riverdale Plaza was an actual working FARM! - but let's not just say "oh goody, <BR>a new store, oh great, new condos," without taking all factors into <BR>consideration. <BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>TownTalk mailing list<BR>To post to the list, send mail to <A href="http://us.mc594.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=TownTalk@riverdale-park.org" ymailto="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org">TownTalk@riverdale-park.org</A><BR><A href="http://us.mc594.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org" ymailto="mailto:TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org">TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org</A> is for automated subscription processing only<BR><A href="http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk" target=_blank>http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk</A><BR><BR>For more information about Riverdale Park, visit <A href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/"
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