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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Folks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I can’t believe I’m reading this. That corner has needed to be rehabbed for years. This is an exact replay of what happened when Jey tried to rehab his gas station there years ago. It’s uncanny how I’m seeing the same rhetoric. Note what happened. Did we get what we wanted? Are we going to do this again? To add insult to injury, many of you are complaining about why hasn’t Jey done anything up there. It’s because you don’t want him to. It’s not “what I want” it’s what he’s willing and capable of doing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I think folks need to understand that that property belongs to Jey. It’s his money and he’s taking all of the risk. None of you have any “skin in the game” nor any right to dictate what he does with his property. On the other hand, if you want to get what you want. Put up some money and take on the burden of risk. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Once Jey clears the MUTC committee, he has every right to build a convenience store and I for one am 100% behind him. Given what’s up there now and the history of that property, it’s a no brainer. I don’t want my tax dollars used to purchase his property and build a park or a sculpture garden. Look at the backdrop, Ez Auto Rent, Chambers Funeral Home, S&S Auto Repair, a park or sculpture garden? Give me a break. I’d rather the money be spent on something that would benefit all of us rather than a park that no one would use like Beale Circle for example.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jey has obtained all of the PG county permits and all of the detailed architectural drawings any contractor can use to build the convenience store. I think it would be next to impossible for the Town to declare eminent domain on his property given this level of effort and the related evidence he could present at an eminent domain hearing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It’s about time we in this Town support Jey in his endeavors to improve our Town. We have every right to ask him to do things for us, but in the end it’s up to him. If we took care of him a little bit, we might get want we want. I urge all of you to contact your Town representative and tell them to support Jey in the rehab of his property. Let’s get this done people otherwise we will keep getting “what we want”. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bruce Wernek<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>President Riverdale Business Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org [mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dwight Holmes<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 16, 2013 9:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jackson325<br><b>Cc:</b> Jonathan W. Ebbeler; towntalk@riverdale-park.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RP TownTalk] (no subject)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>and there is a 7-11 across the street, right? for anyone needing a convenience store, plus the Exxon on Rt 1 & Queensbury has a small convenience store as well.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Jackson325 <<a href="mailto:jackson325@verizon.net" target="_blank">jackson325@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I agree. We've been in RP long enough to see dunkin donuts on route 1 come and go. We'll go to Dumm's Market for convenience.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Janice<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Mar 16, 2013, at 6:43 AM, Fred Holcomb <<a href="mailto:fred.j.holcomb@gmail.com" target="_blank">fred.j.holcomb@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I'm fairly new around here, but neither of these ideas (Dunkin Donuts and convenience store) sound very progressive to me nor in line with the character of the current Arts District. I live only a few blocks from Jey's property and would love to see something there that I could walk over to on a nice Saturday afternoon or evening with my wife and dog. A nice set of shops or a restaurant/cafe. If not that, then *something* that would advance the walkable aspects of the Arts District and Route 1 corridor would suffice.<br><br>However, I can tell you that I probably will not be visiting a Dunkin Donuts anytime soon as I personally don't care for nor need donuts in my diet. With a convenience store, I won't be setting foot inside, again I have no need of beef jerky or cigarettes. I do have a car so I can't rule out a gas purchase once in a while, but I already pass many stations on my typical travel routes. <br><br>Additionally, it seems unlikely a Dunkin Donuts or convenience store will add any visual appeal to the area. So, for me, it's a lose-lose. Those two options also seem like a lose-lose to Riverdale Park. And, finally, both of those options don't seem like great money makers -- at least when it comes to my wallet.<br><br>I hope Jey will rethink his current plans and take another look at the trajectory of Riverdale Park and the Route 1 corridor not only 2 years from now, but 20 years from now and the role that he can play in shaping that vision.<br><br>Regards,<br>Fred<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 7:02 PM, Jonathan W. Ebbeler <<a href="mailto:jebbeler@efusionconsulting.com" target="_blank">jebbeler@efusionconsulting.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>@Sarah<br><br>Jey did not present at M-U-TC this week. He was supposed to come back to the committee with a set of requested documents but the committee did not received anything and Jey did not request to come before us in March.<br><br>I did attend an RPBA meeting Wednesday in which he was there with his attorney and reported that he is no longer pursuing a Dunkin Donuts but wants to put in a convenience store instead. It was reported that he has renderings but they have not been provided.<br><br>The M-U-TC meeting was for Douglas Development. They needed committee approval for their proposed screening of their high pressure gas line being brought into the building as they continue to prep the site for full utilities in advance of tenant build-outs<br><br>Jonathan<br><br>Jonathan W. 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