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Friday, February 1, 2013

Cafritz Developers Announce Intent to Refile

Calvert Tract, LLC files letter of intent to resubmit their preliminary plan for approval by county planners.

Calvert Tract, LLC, developers of the Cafritz Property in Riverdale Park, have announced their intent to re-file their preliminary plan of subdivision before the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The move comes in the wake of a controversy surrounding a last-minute withdrawal of a previous preliminary plan review application after surrounding municipalities raised concerns about the developer's ability to meet key requirements imposed on the project. The developers have to wait until at least Feb. 28 before they can file their preliminary plan again, according to University Park Mayor John Tabori, but it will likely be longer than that before the plan is filed. For example, the recently withdrawn preliminary plan was …

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Michael B. Cron

1:37 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

I have no problem with them refiling as long as they have proof of satisfying all of the covenants and conditions required so that the process goes smoothly. Unless something drastically changes regarding an agreement with Applied Physics or an alternate landing site is secured, it will be a waste of time to refile. No bridge no development.   more ›

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Riverdale Park Gets Full Custody of Broken Street Sweeper

The Hyattsville City Council voted Monday to relinquish its share of the vehicle, which needs an estimated $34,000 in repairs.

Congratulations, residents of Riverdale Park: you are now the sole owners of one broken street sweeper.  That's because the Hyattsville City Council Monday night unanimously approved a measure relinquishing its share of the Tymco 435 Sweeper, which the two cities have jointly owned and operated since 2007.  Originally purchased with grant money, the machine has been in the repair shop since October 2011 as a result of a rusted hopper which leaked dust and sapped the performance of the vacuum. The total cost to repair the street sweeper comes in at roughly $34,000, split between Riverdale Park and Hyattsville. City officials balked at the high cost of the repair, arguing that the street sweeper was never used much.  Hyattsville resident and…

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Jenni Pompi

5:27 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012

I guess Riverdale Park will be budgeting $34K in FY2013 for sweeper repairs?   more ›

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