<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span><font size="3">Here's a little </font>fairy tail<font size="3"> for you from me .... Just supposin'...</font></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;">The day has come when the dust settles and the Cafritz property is developed. Still,the 10000 pound gorilla in the room remains how to get in and out of the place.<span>It's sort of like the game of how does the bear get over the mountain?</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15.555556297302246px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">Turns out the idea of a bridge over the CXS line is not possible, for numerous reasons that are obvious to any average Joe, especially the
ones who live on the Lafayette side of the tracks. </div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15.555556297302246px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15.555556297302246px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">There is a right of way through the property at Tuckerman street, on the Rt. 1 side. The problem with that access is it involves the cross county trolley line bike path. In order to use this rout as access park and planning would have to be involved. And Park and planning is saying "un,un ", at least for right now.</div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15.555556297302246px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"> Well what about going out
through Rhode Island Ave. and turning on to QueensBury? </div><div style="background-color: transparent;">No way. Traffic is already a nightmare. Too much objection form too many fronts, state,other municipalities, citizens etc...</div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15.555556297302246px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">So What to do?</div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15.555556297302246px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent;">Well there is one more way out to Rt. 1. That's where Jey's property comes in to the picture. </div><div style="background-color: transparent;">There already is a traffic light on that corner. If the town owns the property, well then they
would not have to go to park and planning for permission to make that a major intersection for the 3000+ cars that need access to Cafritz apartment complex and food shoppers ware house.</div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent;">A new rout to the property could be established from the Cafritz property, through the Jamal parking lot, down Rhode Island Avenue. The town owns DuPont circle, so that would be demolished for a nice wide access road.</div><div style="background-color: transparent;">Your guess is a s good as mine as to what they would do with the Cannon on the circle that came off the USSS Hulbert, the first ship to fire on the Japanese aircraft attacking Pearl Harbor and named after former citizen of Riverdale Park Henry Lewis Hulbert....</div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0,
0); font-size: 15.555556297302246px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">Call me silly, call me a dreamer, but that's my little supposin' about why the town may want to own Mr. Jey's property. </div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15.555556297302246px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15.555556297302246px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">Melissa </div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15.555556297302246px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"> </div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
12pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> James D. Holmes <jdholmes@comcast.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> towntalk@riverdale-park.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, March 2, 2013 4:16 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [RP TownTalk] Introduction of Ordinance 2013-OR-03, to authorize the acquisition of 5731 Baltimore Avenue by eminent domain<br> </font> </div> <br>
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This is what is posted on the Town's web site for Monday night's
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<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;">Town of Riverdale Park</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;">Legislative Meeting</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">March 4, 2013</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">8:00 p.m.</span></b></div>
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<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><b><span style="">AGENDA</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Call to Order</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Pledge of Allegiance</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Approval of Agenda</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Mayors Report</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Presentations</span></b></div>
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<li class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Cafritz Project Update</span></li>
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<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Correspondence Summary</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Treasurer/Town Administrator
Report</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Police and Code Report</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Public Works Report</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Fire Department</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Council Committee & Ward
Reports</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Public Comments on Non-Agenda
Items</span></b></div>
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<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Legislative Action Items:</span></b></div>
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<li class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Motion to close Town Center
from 2:00 a.m. on May 4, 2013 until 7:00 p.m. on May 5, 2013,
to support the Arts Fest</span></li>
<li class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Motion to authorize the Town
Administrator to sign and send a letter of support for funding
of the Purple Line</span></li>
<li class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Motion to adopt Resolution
2013-R-09, supporting a public art initiative in Riverdale
Park</span></li>
<li class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Motion to adopt Resolution
2013-R-10 to implement a consent agenda Town Council meetings</span></li>
<li class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Introduction of Ordinance
2013-OR-02, amending Chapter 23:Charges and Fees</span></li>
<li class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;"><big><big><b><font color="#ff0000"><big>Introduction of Ordinance
2013-OR-03, to authorize the acquisition of 5731
Baltimore Avenue by eminent domain</big></font></b></big></big></span></li>
<li class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Motion to approve minutes for
regular legislative meeting on February 4, 2013 </span></li>
<li class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Motion to approve minutes for
special legislative meeting on February 25, 2013</span></li>
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<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Unfinished Business</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">New Business</span></b></div>
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<div class="yiv2074440661MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Adjournment</span></b></div>
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