tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post3726758555802898932..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: Fifteen Years of Wants-Not-Needs Government in Arlington - EnoughArlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-81268032177858146772013-12-18T18:32:28.428-05:002013-12-18T18:32:28.428-05:00Year-end meeting to divvy up the loot from pay-to-...Year-end meeting to divvy up the loot from pay-to-play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-89313453767638122252013-12-18T18:30:00.271-05:002013-12-18T18:30:00.271-05:00Wonder what's occurring in the CB's closed...Wonder what's occurring in the CB's closed sessions this week?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-46716591590664016072013-12-17T22:30:47.150-05:002013-12-17T22:30:47.150-05:00All Arlington's become is a neighborhood-by-ne...All Arlington's become is a neighborhood-by-neighborhood urbanization redevelopment opportunity for the County Board's pet out-of-state REITs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-82105616836159429782013-12-17T10:33:18.684-05:002013-12-17T10:33:18.684-05:00Yes. Libby Garvey must have seen some pretty horre...Yes. Libby Garvey must have seen some pretty horrendous stuff occurring in the CB offices for her to want nothing to do with Zimmerman's hand-picked successors, and the charade party caucus to select one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-28281192878046112112013-12-17T09:56:48.137-05:002013-12-17T09:56:48.137-05:00How bad are they? Democrat Libby Garvey, who meets...How bad are they? Democrat Libby Garvey, who meets with them in closed session and sees who has the red carpet rolled out for them at the County Board offices, wants nothing to do with the three Democrats who have been picked to engage in a charade party caucus to select Zimmerman's successor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-48285942467911018772013-12-17T09:50:29.688-05:002013-12-17T09:50:29.688-05:00It gets worse. County Board keeps a huge bureaucra...It gets worse. County Board keeps a huge bureaucracy of non-residents employed without any threat of RIFs or layoffs, including at least 50 public relations flacks spread across County government, in return for total obedience the the County Board's whims and wants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-58104467887974285842013-12-17T09:19:55.567-05:002013-12-17T09:19:55.567-05:00"Affordable Housing" is also a huge char..."Affordable Housing" is also a huge charade. What the VOICE limo liberals call "affordable housing" is entry level housing for their recent college grad children and grandchildren.<br /><br />There has been no real affordable housing aka workforce housing constructed in Arlington for at least two decades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-35406624337033326402013-12-17T09:15:34.903-05:002013-12-17T09:15:34.903-05:00FYI, Smart Growth is on a roll across America, fur...FYI, Smart Growth is on a roll across America, further devastating a middle class already badly hurt by the last recession.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-21991667456373207612013-12-17T09:12:01.208-05:002013-12-17T09:12:01.208-05:00County Board meetings are a complete charade and w...County Board meetings are a complete charade and whatever is decided is the result of deals made in the County Board offices without any input whatsoever from citizens, except by facilitators from the Democratic party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-11527026753745487582013-12-17T09:06:50.979-05:002013-12-17T09:06:50.979-05:00Seen on another blog: "Chris Zimmerman's ...Seen on another blog: "Chris Zimmerman's Legacy: A diverse and affordable County turned into an expensive mess only people with six-figure incomes can afford".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-32856175658070505582013-12-16T19:45:35.682-05:002013-12-16T19:45:35.682-05:00Bob Atkins was another Rust Belt Refugee Rockefell...Bob Atkins was another Rust Belt Refugee Rockefeller Republican, FYI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-17885504139367399862013-12-16T19:43:01.662-05:002013-12-16T19:43:01.662-05:00Second the Motion: No More So-Called Democrats ele...Second the Motion: No More So-Called Democrats elected to County Board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-88717342460216885442013-12-16T13:11:28.540-05:002013-12-16T13:11:28.540-05:00Then there's their media facilitators.Then there's their media facilitators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-71065758984723770242013-12-16T13:08:37.531-05:002013-12-16T13:08:37.531-05:00County Board only listens to the REITs and their a...County Board only listens to the REITs and their attorneys. And the voices in their heads telling them to spend more on soccer, swimming pools, live theaters, etc. No more Democrats elected to County Board. They've had 30+ years, we can't afford their tax-borrow-spend antics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-55131165502527457292013-12-15T21:15:30.894-05:002013-12-15T21:15:30.894-05:00Agreed. Zimmerman will spend more time lobbying th...Agreed. Zimmerman will spend more time lobbying the County Board next year in the County Board offices for massive Smart Growth urbanization than he ever spent this year in the County Board offices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-1945838209159088852013-12-14T18:29:32.934-05:002013-12-14T18:29:32.934-05:00Hey Yupette, Bob Atkins died suddenly at home earl...Hey Yupette, Bob Atkins died suddenly at home early this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-50831195482879196602013-12-13T21:26:23.110-05:002013-12-13T21:26:23.110-05:00Milliken's client, Vornado, gets the gold mine...Milliken's client, Vornado, gets the gold mine, you get 5% to 6% residential real estate increases every year for the next 5 years to help pay for Vornado's gimmes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-60583464787359858732013-12-13T21:08:29.145-05:002013-12-13T21:08:29.145-05:00How many Zillions will Zimmy be making next year f...How many Zillions will Zimmy be making next year from inflicting $mart Growth upon America?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-16885336840334096452013-12-13T20:52:43.156-05:002013-12-13T20:52:43.156-05:00Gourment Backyard Chicken at the Fi$ette $ignature...Gourment Backyard Chicken at the Fi$ette $ignature Dinner Theater. Yum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-89909847061155454202013-12-13T15:41:36.995-05:002013-12-13T15:41:36.995-05:00Wants not needs? Like $1 million bus shelters, $45...Wants not needs? Like $1 million bus shelters, $450,000 brick wall public art? $1.2 million soccer fields? $1 million softball field, $250,000 taxpayer bailout for the Signature Theater? All placed on the County Board's consent agenda, meeting after meeting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-82378820294864979872013-12-13T13:23:20.418-05:002013-12-13T13:23:20.418-05:00Who wants to eat dinner while watching yet another...Who wants to eat dinner while watching yet another $ignature revival of 'Sweeney Todd?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-75289638394197253472013-12-13T13:17:43.243-05:002013-12-13T13:17:43.243-05:00How about - "Gourmet Jay's Signature Dinn...How about - "Gourmet Jay's Signature Dinner Theater"? <br /><br />Featuring the "Best of Arlington's Backyard Barnyards"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-67752610105675115032013-12-13T11:09:32.431-05:002013-12-13T11:09:32.431-05:00Jay and his former domestic partner and now spouse...Jay and his former domestic partner and now spouse, Rob Rosen, can afford to buy the Signature Theater and run it as a for-profit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-89588886825740301972013-12-13T11:04:57.302-05:002013-12-13T11:04:57.302-05:00FYI Milliken family was Jay Fisette's biggest ...FYI Milliken family was Jay Fisette's biggest campaign contributor this past election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com