Comments on: Stop the Fairfax Insanity!!! http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/stop-the-fairfax-insanity/ Virginia politics, policy and entertainment from the Greater Richmond-Washington Metro Area perspective. Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:55:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI : Gerry Connolly Has His Head In The Sand http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/stop-the-fairfax-insanity/#comment-22828 BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI : Gerry Connolly Has His Head In The Sand Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:11:29 +0000 http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/stop-the-fairfax-insanity/#comment-22828 [...] has more here, including this: None of this is very surprising for a guy who is overseeing the removal of the great literary works from the Fairfax County library system, turns a blind eye to overcrowding and illegal boarding [...] [...] has more here, including this: None of this is very surprising for a guy who is overseeing the removal of the great literary works from the Fairfax County library system, turns a blind eye to overcrowding and illegal boarding [...]

]]> By: Gerry Connolly Wishes You A Happy St. Patrick’s Day in July! « Virginia Virtucon http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/stop-the-fairfax-insanity/#comment-19491 Gerry Connolly Wishes You A Happy St. Patrick’s Day in July! « Virginia Virtucon Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:06:19 +0000 http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/stop-the-fairfax-insanity/#comment-19491 [...] surprising for a guy who is overseeing the removal of the great literary works from the Fairfax County library system, turns a blind eye to overcrowding and illegal boarding [...] [...] surprising for a guy who is overseeing the removal of the great literary works from the Fairfax County library system, turns a blind eye to overcrowding and illegal boarding [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/stop-the-fairfax-insanity/#comment-1972 Anonymous Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:17:34 +0000 http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/stop-the-fairfax-insanity/#comment-1972 I don't usually say this, but the Washington Post has had three good articles pointing out how Fairfax doesn't follow through on its lip service to linking growth and transporation capacity - A Dec. 2006 piece shows that traffic reduction promises are not fulfilled because, contrary to surrounding jurisdictions, Fairfax does nothing to enforce it: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/23/AR2006122300702.html A June 2006 article about unfulfilled commitments on infrastructure improvements is at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/24/AR2006062400780.html?nav=hcmodule A July 2006 article on unmonitored zoning violations is at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/29/AR2006072900869.html?sub=AR A coalition of non-partisan citizens groups came up with a 12-point Citizens' Agenda last fall, and two of those points addressed problems like these - http://fairfaxcitizensagenda.blogspot.com/2006/10/enforce-developer-promises.html See http://www.fairfaxcitizensagenda.org/ Cong. Davis and Sen. Devolites-Davis have been very supportive - the rest of the Fairfax GOP needs to embrace this grassroots citizens' effort as well. These are ordinary residents, many who are independents or Democrats, who are standing up for the notions that local control is best, and that small homeowners have property rights too - they should not be overtaxed to support the infrasture necessary to accomodate Connolly's contributors. I don’t usually say this, but the Washington Post has had three good articles pointing out how Fairfax doesn’t follow through on its lip service to linking growth and transporation capacity -

A Dec. 2006 piece shows that traffic reduction promises are not fulfilled because, contrary to surrounding jurisdictions, Fairfax does nothing to enforce it:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/23/AR2006122300702.html

A June 2006 article about unfulfilled commitments on infrastructure improvements is at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/24/AR2006062400780.html?nav=hcmodule

A July 2006 article on unmonitored zoning violations is at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/29/AR2006072900869.html?sub=AR

A coalition of non-partisan citizens groups came up with a 12-point Citizens’ Agenda last fall, and two of those points addressed problems like these -
http://fairfaxcitizensagenda.blogspot.com/2006/10/enforce-developer-promises.html

See http://www.fairfaxcitizensagenda.org/

Cong. Davis and Sen. Devolites-Davis have been very supportive – the rest of the Fairfax GOP needs to embrace this grassroots citizens’ effort as well. These are ordinary residents, many who are independents or Democrats, who are standing up for the notions that local control is best, and that small homeowners have property rights too – they should not be overtaxed to support the infrasture necessary to accomodate Connolly’s contributors.

]]> By: Light Horse http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/stop-the-fairfax-insanity/#comment-1969 Light Horse Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:19:40 +0000 http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/stop-the-fairfax-insanity/#comment-1969 Gary Baise is likely to be running against Gerry Connelly for Chairman. Gary Baise is likely to be running against Gerry Connelly for Chairman.

]]> By: Light Horse http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/stop-the-fairfax-insanity/#comment-1968 Light Horse Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:18:41 +0000 http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/stop-the-fairfax-insanity/#comment-1968 It seems to me that a major justification for spending all that money on libraries is so that good literature is available to the citizenry. It's for cultural upliftment. I don't see the point in spending taxpayer money on pop-culture. It seems to me that a major justification for spending all that money on libraries is so that good literature is available to the citizenry. It’s for cultural upliftment. I don’t see the point in spending taxpayer money on pop-culture.

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