<div dir="ltr">A few things to note:<div><br></div><div>-A biker was hit (did not appear to have any physical injuries) by a taxi driver around 5 two days ago right across from the site. </div><div>-The police are blocking the Truck Entrance to the Whole Foods. Not sure if they plan to do that long term.</div><div><br></div><div>Andrew</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Liz LaGarde <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:liz.lagarde@gmail.com" target="_blank">liz.lagarde@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div></div><div>Maureen,</div><div><br></div><div>From what my family saw on opening day, the police were there to direct traffic. No accidents, just a very full parking lot. There were Whole Foods staff communicating open space numbers to one another and perhaps the police as well.</div><div><br></div><div>As to today, I'm not sure. But perhaps it's the same situation.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Liz</div></font></span><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Apr 14, 2017, at 3:59 PM, Maureen Farrington <<a href="mailto:maureen.farrington@gmail.com" target="_blank">maureen.farrington@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Does anyone know what's up with the police presence there? Saw tons of activity there Weds. night, then this morning there was an unmarked car blocking the first right turn from the south, plus a few other cars.<br><br></div>I'm also curious about the changes they made to traffic flow. Were there a bunch of accidents opening day or something?<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 3:23 PM, Dwight Holmes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com" target="_blank">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Awesome. Thank you, Marsha!</div><div class="m_-6874828743268017370HOEnZb"><div class="m_-6874828743268017370h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 14, 2017 3:08 PM, "Councilwoman Marsha Dixon" <<a href="mailto:marsha4ward1@gmail.com" target="_blank">marsha4ward1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I received the following message from Whole Foods:<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><blockquote style="color:rgb(128,0,128);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px;margin-left:0.8ex!important;margin-right:0px!important;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)!important;padding-left:1ex!important"><div><div><div><div>Hi Marsha-</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much for the background and perspective. We’re adjusting the store’s name to Whole Foods Market Riverdale Park. You’ll see the revision show up quickly in some places and less quickly in others, but know that we heard the community and are pleased and proud to be a part of Riverdale Park. </div></div></div></div></blockquote><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">------------------------------<wbr>----------------------------<br>Councilwoman Marsha Dixon, Esq.<br>Riverdale Park, MD - Ward 1<br>Phone: <a href="tel:(301)%20531-4230" value="+13015314230" target="_blank">(301) 531-4230</a> <br>website: <a href="http://www.marsha4ward1.com" target="_blank">www.marsha4ward1.com</a> <wbr>| Twitter: @marsha4ward1 | Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/marsha4ward1" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/marsha4ward1</a><br><br><br>Sent from my Android phone. Please excuse my brevity and any typos.</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 13, 2017 5:06 PM, "Sarah Wayland" <<a href="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com" target="_blank">sarah.wayland@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline">>> </div>On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 3:23 PM, Andrew Ninnemann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aninn@umd.edu" target="_blank">aninn@umd.edu</a>></span> wrot<wbr>e:<br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">>> Clarification question - Are East Riverdale and Riverdale Heights in Riverdale park then or no?</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span>Not. If you go to Google Maps and type in "Riverdale Park, MD", you will see the boundaries of the incorporated part of our town. It does not include East Riverdale or Riverdale Heights. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">But the town listed on your mailing address turns out to be an issue that is different from official town boundaries. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">The Post Office will deliver mail to anyone in town who has listed the town name as "Riverdale Park" or "Riverdale". </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">As Dwight mentioned, the residents of our town voted to change our name to Riverdale Park, in part because they wanted to clarify which parts of town were served by the Riverdale (Park) municipal services. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">It took us over a decade to get the official name change registered with the Post Office. Now that the Post Office recognizes the name as a legitimate address, we can help businesses, reporters, real estate agents, and others consistently label our town! </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">-Sarah</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-6874828743268017370m_-1708082259340252461m_-6881431071767250884m_-1086132270472165288gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="1" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><font color="#674ea7">Sarah Wayland, Ph.D. | </font><a href="http://www.GuidingExceptionalParents.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">www.GuidingExceptionalParents.<wbr>com</font></a><br><font color="#674ea7">Supporting students with learning differences & their families</font><br></font></div></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:x-small"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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