I am glad that the Town is considering this possible option given that it has already explored other avenues. On several occasions, both the Town's leadership and other leaders have encouraged the owner to reach out to EYA (the former owners of Arts District Hyattsville). EYA also made multiple attempts to purchase the property from Jey over many years. Given that this property is within the Town's boundary it seems appropriate to consider this option especially given its degraded appearance. I encourage the Town to consider all options to improve the quality of all of the corridors in our town.<br>
<br>Dannielle Glaros<br>4800 Sheridan St<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 12:22 PM, James D. Holmes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdholmes@comcast.net">jdholmes@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Why is the Town of Riverdale Park concerned about the appearance of the old gas station at the corner of Baltimore Ave and Madison Street. This property is located adjacent to the Hyattsville Arts District development. Pulte Home Corp is in the process of building hundreds of town houses and retail stores in this area, a majority of this development is located within the City of Hyattsville. Only the 4500 blk of Madison Street is located in the Town of Riverdale Park. Why hasn't the Town of Riverdale Park approached Pulte Home Corp or the City of Hyattsville to purchase this property?<br>
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Has anyone considered testing the soil of this property before it is purchased. Remember it was a Exxon gas station years ago. Is the soil contaminated with hazardous petroleum products? The State of Maryland appraises this property at approximately $450,000. With the current development in this area, a fair market price could exceed over 1,000,000. Does the Town of Riverdale Park have a big enough check book?<br>
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The City of Hyattsville has a web site with the site plans for this development<br>
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<a href="http://www.hyattsville.org/DocumentView.aspx?DID=126" target="_blank">http://www.hyattsville.org/<u></u>DocumentView.aspx?DID=126</a><br>
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As a resident of over 33 years of Riverdale Park, I think the Town Council should vote no to the purchase of this property (Jey's Auto 5731 Baltimore Ave)<br>
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James Holmes<br>
Taylor Road<br>
Riverdale Park<br>
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