<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">I have friends who are <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-0><SPAN>extremal</SPAN></SPAN> active in the preservation movement in Silver Spring.</SPAN></div>
<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">They told me that one of the stipulations Whole Foods had for opening up in Silver Spring was that the <B>Montgomery County Farmer run</B> <B>farm market</B>, be moved <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-1><SPAN>before</SPAN></SPAN> they would set up <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-2><SPAN>business</SPAN></SPAN>. The market was <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-3><SPAN>consequently</SPAN></SPAN> moved to the old Blair High <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-4>School</SPAN> and the market date changed. I think they may have completly moved from the area by now.</SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">The <B>current Farm Market </B><B>in Silver Spring</B> is <B style="RIGHT: auto">Not an independent market. it is owned by a nonprofit company with many markets in the area and is ofilliated with Whole Foods</B></SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><B style="RIGHT: auto"> <A href="http://www.freshfarmmarkets.org/about_us.html">http://www.freshfarmmarkets.org/about_us.html</A></B></SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><B><A style="RIGHT: auto" href="http://freshfarmmarkets.org/markets/silver_spring.html">http://freshfarmmarkets.org/markets/silver_spring.html</A></B></SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><B style="RIGHT: auto">Note: partner <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-5><SPAN>organizations</SPAN></SPAN> for the market are Downtown Silver Spring , <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-6><SPAN>Sheppard's</SPAN></SPAN> Table and Whole Foods</B></SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">The Whole Foods partnership with the market is not just isolated to the Silver Spring Market. </SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">As a whole , our community would serve it self well by talking to the people in Silver Spring to get some kind of idea what kind of neighbor Whole Foods realy is.<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN></div>
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<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Audrey Bragg <abragg7393@aol.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> towntalk@riverdale-park.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:51 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RP TownTalk] if you support mixed use development of <SPAN id=misspell-8>Cafritz</SPAN> property...<BR></FONT><BR>Audrey, I have no knowledge about the background of that claim - but<BR>it's certainly true now that
Silver Spring has a very successful<BR>farmers market right there on Ellsworth, practically in the shadow of<BR>Whole Foods.<BR><BR>On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Audrey Bragg <<A href="mailto:abragg7393@aol.com" ymailto="mailto:abragg7393@aol.com">abragg7393@aol.com</A>> wrote:<BR>> Before I support anything, I like to get all the information about the<BR>> project as I can. I think it's called due diligence. I like the Whole Foods<BR>> store and I do shop at the one in Silver Spring, especially in the winter.<BR>> But it is only a Store, just like any of the other "designer" stores -<BR>> <SPAN id=misspell-9>Wegman's</SPAN>, Harris Tweeter, etc.<BR>> I read a remark on the Patch and I don't know if it is factual and would<BR>> like to hear some input on this. Someone said that when Whole Foods opened<BR>> in Silver Spring, they required that the Farmer's Market close down. I would<BR>> much rather have the RP
Farmer's Market over any store. You can buy products<BR>> at Whole Foods, but they cannot offer the products, camaraderie,<BR>> socialization, fun and community spirit of the Farmer's Market. I, for one,<BR>> would like a guaranty that our Farmer's Market will not be closed or dragged<BR>> off to some dark corner in town. As I said, I just read the remark and I<BR>> have no idea of the truth to it or not, but I sure would like to know before<BR>> making any support/non support decisions.<BR>> Audrey Bragg<BR>><BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: Sarah Wayland <<A href="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com">sarah.wayland@gmail.com</A>><BR>> To: TownTalk <<A href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org" ymailto="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</A>><BR>> Sent: Tue, Aug 9, 2011 11:22 am<BR>> Subject: [RP TownTalk] if you support
mixed use development of <SPAN id=misspell-12>Cafritz</SPAN><BR>> property...<BR>><BR>><BR>> I know that there are lots of varied opinions about whether the<BR>> proposed <SPAN id=misspell-13>Cafritz</SPAN> development in Riverdale Park is appropriate;<BR>> this message is for those who support the proposal for changing<BR>> the zoning from single family residential to mixed-use.<BR>><BR>> A resident of our neighboring community of College Park is organizing<BR>> people who are in support of the proposed Whole Foods Market<BR>> development on the <SPAN id=misspell-15>Cafritz</SPAN> property in Riverdale Park. If you support<BR>> this development, she is collecting signatures for a letter (text<BR>> included below) to be sent to the elected officials for the<BR>> communities bordering the proposed development.<BR>><BR>> If you would like to sign her letter, please send your name and street<BR>>
address to her at <<A href="mailto:cynthia.a.finley@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:cynthia.a.finley@gmail.com">cynthia.a.finley@gmail.com</A>>.<BR>><BR>> ----<BR>> The text below will be sent in a letter to the Riverdale Park Mayor<BR>> and Town Council, the College Park Mayor and City Council, the<BR>> University Park Mayor and Town Council, and the Prince George?s County<BR>> Council and County Executive. If you would like to have your name<BR>> added to the letter, or if you have any questions about the letter,<BR>> please send an email to Cynthia at <A href="mailto:cynthia.a.finley@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:cynthia.a.finley@gmail.com">cynthia.a.finley@gmail.com</A>.<BR>><BR>> ----<BR>><BR>> As residents of Riverdale Park, University Park, the Calvert Hills<BR>> neighborhood of College Park, and surrounding areas, we understand<BR>> that the owners of the <SPAN id=misspell-19>Cafritz</SPAN> property,
located on the east side of<BR>> Route 1 in Riverdale Park, are requesting a zoning change from single<BR>> family homes to mixed use development. This zoning change would<BR>> accommodate development of a retail center, which would include a<BR>> Whole Foods market, and new residential units. We recommend that the<BR>> Town of Riverdale Park, the Town of University Park, and the City of<BR>> College Park support this rezoning request and that the Prince<BR>> George?s County Council approve the zoning request.<BR>><BR>> We believe that a Whole Foods market and the associated development of<BR>> the <SPAN id=misspell-22>Cafritz</SPAN> property would be a valuable asset to our community. A<BR>> Whole Foods market would provide a shopping opportunity that is unique<BR>> for our community, which currently lacks a full-service specialty<BR>> grocery store. This development would provide important tax revenue<BR>> and
jobs while also making our area more attractive to families. Whole<BR>> Foods has been a catalyst for community redevelopment in many areas,<BR>> including at its P Street NW location in Washington, D.C. and in<BR>> Silver Spring. A Whole Foods at the <SPAN id=misspell-23>Cafritz</SPAN> property would complement<BR>> the existing and proposed redevelopment projects in our area, such as<BR>> the <SPAN id=misspell-24>Hyattsville</SPAN> <SPAN id=misspell-25>EYA</SPAN> Arts District and the East Campus project.<BR>><BR>> We urge our local elected officials and citizens to work with the<BR>> <SPAN id=misspell-26>Cafritz</SPAN> development team to find creative solutions to the potential<BR>> issues involved with development of the property. These issues ? which<BR>> may include increases in traffic congestion and <SPAN id=misspell-27>stormwater</SPAN> runoff ?<BR>> are not unique to the <SPAN id=misspell-28>Cafritz</SPAN>
property. They will be issues for any<BR>> development along Route 1 and they have been dealt with successfully<BR>> in many other locations throughout the country. Traffic signal and<BR>> lane modifications can be used to mitigate traffic congestion. Green<BR>> infrastructure solutions, such as vegetated <SPAN id=misspell-29>swales</SPAN> and green roofs,<BR>> can be used to retain <SPAN id=misspell-30>stormwater</SPAN> on site. In addition, the amount and<BR>> location of parking spaces and green spaces in the development can be<BR>> negotiated with the development team.<BR>><BR>> Since the <SPAN id=misspell-31>Cafritz</SPAN> development team has not presented a detailed plan<BR>> for the residential portion of the site, we ask that the County only<BR>> allow this portion of development to proceed after all of the impacts<BR>> are fully considered. Dense residential development in the vicinity of<BR>> transit
hubs, such as the College Park Metro station, is more<BR>> environmentally sustainable than the current zoning for single family<BR>> homes. However, the density may also necessitate an alternate<BR>> vehicular access point to the <SPAN id=misspell-32>Cafritz</SPAN> property. The increase in public<BR>> school enrollment will depend on the type and number of housing units,<BR>> and this impact will also need to be evaluated. These are issues that<BR>> can be addressed with proper cooperation between the community and the<BR>> developers.<BR>><BR>> We appreciate your consideration of these comments. Again, we urge<BR>> support and approval of the rezoning of the <SPAN id=misspell-33>Cafritz</SPAN> property to a<BR>> mixed use designation, along with continued involvement to ensure that<BR>> the development proceeds responsibly and realizes its potential as an<BR>> asset to our
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