Please Help Chris Zimmerman

Hello Yupette,

Arlington County Board and WMATA Board member Chris Zimmerman needs help answering the following question:

What happens when 85,000 Metrorail commuters from Tysons and Dulles reach the East Falls Church Metro station at 8 AM weekdays?

Thanks in advance for helping Chris.

Tom - Leeway-Overlea

County Allows Gentrification Contractor Dumping at Pike Recycling Site

Hello Yupette,

Have you visited the recycling site on Columbia Pike at Four Mile Run on weekends recently? The County is allowing contractors who are working on gentrification projects to dump debris at the recycling site, including mixed with the recycled cans and bottles. Sunday I saw that some group that had a large picnic dumped about 20 large bags of food waste off at the site. Disgusting. This is in Chris Zimmerman's neighborhood and when I asked the County Manager's office what could be done they said "We're working on it".

Pikester

CIP Takes from Middle Class to Fund Pet In-fill Gentrification Projects

Hi Yupette,

Seen the County's new Capital Improvement Program? It's a blatant rip off of the middle class to fund the County Board's pet Gentrification projects. Like the mess Zimmerman wants to build at the EFC Metro Station that only a Yuptard could love.

Tom - Leeway-Overlea

Massive Opposition Forced CB to Abandon Library Relocation Scam

Hello, Yupette,

It appears that it was only "massive resistance" by our neighborhood that prevented our local library from being relocated to Arlington Mill so Arlington Mill would become more attractive to developers.

Arlington County is run for and by developers. I believe that lots of these development and redevelopment "decision makers" are being paid-off, starting with the County Board.

Time for a change of government in Arlington County !!!

Terri - 22204

Racist And Elitist County Board Prohibits On-Site Affordable Housing

Racist and Elitist County Board Members prohibited on-site affordable housing from being constructed at 1900 Wilson Blvd. at the June 15th County Board Meeting.

Route 1 at Potomac Yards - Region's First Mega-Dumb Growth Mess

Responding to several requests for a thread related to Potomac Yards ""smart" growth.

A.Y.

EFC Metro Station Development - Another Zimmerman Dumb Growth Mess

Hi Yupette,

Plans for the East Falls Church metro Station Development are now on the County's Web Site and it's a classic Chris Zimmerman "Guru of Gridlock" Dumb Growth mess. But that's what we get for re-electing Chris Zimmerman and allowing him to pack planning committees with his hand picked Dumb Growth dummies.

Don - 22205

Adults to Arlington County Board - Grow Up

Hello Yupette,

It was refreshing to see so many adults at yesterday's County Board meeting telling the Arlington Yuppie Board to Grow Up.

Also, despite serious harassment from Arlington Yuppiecrats, it appears the change-the-government petition already has enough signatures for a referendum to be on the ballot.

Mark

Many Arlington Residents Have Expressed Unhappiness With Rolling Thunder

Hello Yupette,

Thank you for your blog.

You should know that many Arlingtonians have expressed unhappiness about the noise and bad behavior from 'Rolling Thunder' We recently suggested that 'Rolling Thunder' move to a resort area like Virginia Beach and that 'Rolling Thunder' be replaced by bicycle and pedestrian events. We were ignored.

Thanks for trying to improve our quality of life, not cater to every special interest that wants to do its thing in Arlington.

Susan

Don't Want HOT Lanes? Stop Approving More Parking!

Hello, Yupette,

If the County Board is so hostile to HOT Lanes, why is the County Board on a roll to approve a lot of commuter parking spaces via new site plans this year?

Norm

Who Defends the Rights of Citizens to Sign Petitions?

Hi Yupette,

I am employed by Arlington County. I also signed the 'change of government petition'. We have a right to sign petitions, afforded to us by the U.S. Constitution. Who would I contact if I am demoted or fired for signing the petition?

Kim - DHS

GE Controls Sun Gazette Parent and Finances Harley Dealers

Yupette, FYI,

Dis you know who controls the Sun Gazette Newspapers parent corporation - American Community Newspapers LLC? GE Capital Credit. Did you know who provides major financial services and lends hundreds of millions to Harley-Davidson dealers? GE Capital Credit and GE Credit Solutions.

Joan

Fisette Will Continue 'Boutique' Projects

Hi Yupette,

Last night County Board Chair Jay Fisette resisted requests from Civic Federation delegates to reverse his emphasis on 'boutique' projects and concentrate on basic infrastructure. So there's an aquatic center and a bunch of million dollar lighted soccer fields in our future.

22205

Virginia General Assembly Said....

Yupette, here is what the Virginia General Assembly had to say long before "Rolling Thunder" existed. It's in the Code of Virginia.

"It is hereby declared that the protection and preservation of the home is the keystone of democratic government that the public health and welfare and the good order of the community require that members of the community enjoy in their homes a feeling of WELL-BEING, TRANQUILITY, and PRIVACY"

Bethany