Is everyone cold enough yet? This is a brutal winter. Keep the conversation warm.
Public Parks SHOULD be FOR the Public……RIGHT???
Did everyone watch the Board meeting yesterday? What a joke! What an embarrassment!
In a nutshell, the ENTIRE Board, led by Corey and Wally voted to screw citizens and reward private interest groups, whether they be a small little league football team or big developers, it’s all about the short term payoff $$$$.
Did you know that the co-owner of the Avondale property and Brookfield homes paid an UNDISCLOSED amount to the Grizzly football team to build their ill gotten private/public parkland. Why should you care? Because WE all end up paying for the infrastructure required to support these homes. The property tax revenue from these new homes will NOT cover the services the County must provide for those homes. Oh, and let’s not forget the realignment of Vint Hill Road, funded by ALL taxpayers. WE all must pay for that un-needed improvement and in return, we don’t even get a lousy park, a private small interest football team does!
Where are all the fiscal conservatives?????????????????????????????????
Do you have kids that enjoy parks? How much money was “donated” to the Grizzlies so that they could build their ball field? Are you willing to sit by silently while developers pay off special interest groups in order to “buy” votes for their project. Where are our elected officials, our “servants of the public” ? What is their trade off in allowing these back room deals?
Remember when this Board REFUSED to create a partnership with Bull Run Conservancy, a park that would have served EVERY single resident at NO cost to the taxpayer, and yet THIS project, this back room deal, tranfering park rights to the Grizzlies, a private football league, is acceptable?
Bob Weir of Haymarket Declares Candidacy for Chairman of the BOCS
Bob Weir, council member for the Town of Haymarket, publically declared his candidacy for Chairman of the BOCS during citizens’ time today. Most people looked rather surprised. Mr. Weir spoke of his outrage over lack of transparency, lack of open government, and the impact and undue influence of special interests and his comments were directed at the Chairman, Corey Stewart. He also spoke of his disappointment in leadership and overall lack of knowledge of the issues.
Bob Weir told the Board that there were 4 boxes to use in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Mr. Weir will challenge as a Republican. Corey Stewart responded with “And Happy Holidays to you, too.”
