tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post4245337685331857657..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: Fairlington Residents Put Tejada on Defensive in Advance of July 16th Pike Streetcar VoteArlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-46057448524447653412013-07-19T08:34:51.063-04:002013-07-19T08:34:51.063-04:00Also, some matter having to do with someone appoin...Also, some matter having to do with someone appointed to an advisory group by the County Board. Someone complained about the demands being made by out-of-state reits?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-86803270011328064512013-07-18T22:40:29.813-04:002013-07-18T22:40:29.813-04:00Wild Guess: Something to do with the Harris Teeter...Wild Guess: Something to do with the Harris Teeter supermarket that was flooded by raw sewage?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-52032972246820429202013-07-18T21:41:00.260-04:002013-07-18T21:41:00.260-04:00Anyone know what this is about? County Board went ...Anyone know what this is about? County Board went into a closed session om July 16th for:<br /><br />"two matters requiring consultation with the County Attorney and Staff concerning the County's authority to reimburse <br />County employees for costs incurred responding to allegations of criminal misconduct and concerning the municipal separate storm sewer system permit recently approved by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-21599214505840465262013-07-18T08:12:07.144-04:002013-07-18T08:12:07.144-04:00Will the environmental, design, demand analysis, a...Will the environmental, design, demand analysis, and other analyses the Arlington taxpayers will pay $800,000 for be full of mis-representations, dis-information, and out-and-out false information?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-21214100621200640662013-07-17T21:58:11.350-04:002013-07-17T21:58:11.350-04:00They are spending more than $90,000 for a demand a...They are spending more than $90,000 for a demand analysis and to determine potential ridership?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-8770856257846954712013-07-17T10:00:11.332-04:002013-07-17T10:00:11.332-04:00Vote was 4-1 in favor. I agree that the Pike stree...Vote was 4-1 in favor. I agree that the Pike streetcar is a massive fraud on the taxpayers, based on misrepresentation and disinformation, perpetrated by elected and appointed streetcar proponents who control Arlington Government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-49999557673437217052013-07-17T06:34:39.443-04:002013-07-17T06:34:39.443-04:00Fiscal responsibility? What's that?Fiscal responsibility? What's that?Zimmy-Mary-Jay-Walternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-66104373363465363192013-07-16T21:41:55.926-04:002013-07-16T21:41:55.926-04:00Zimmy is going to get $12.1 million for 'multi...Zimmy is going to get $12.1 million for 'multimodal improvements' on the Pike between the Fairfax line and Four Mile Run from the new regressive sales tax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-75602862058137994492013-07-16T13:50:32.671-04:002013-07-16T13:50:32.671-04:00Funding for a Pike streetcar would be almost all f...Funding for a Pike streetcar would be almost all from regressive taxation, whether from a regressive sales tax or a regressive commercial real estate surcharge passed on to consumers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-65067208831836269862013-07-16T10:31:10.399-04:002013-07-16T10:31:10.399-04:00Staff Report (item #25) on County Board Agenda ---...Staff Report (item #25) on County Board Agenda --- Pike Streetcar Planning. What Planning? --- Fire, Aim, Ready.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-7596421059026141442013-07-16T08:20:49.559-04:002013-07-16T08:20:49.559-04:00Take a look at the staff report (item 25 on the co...Take a look at the staff report (item 25 on the county board's agenda) for this Project Agreement. They are funding a study to "focus on developing updated ridership projections"? Duh.Pike Streetcar Sucks...Here's Whynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-15646327497701312232013-07-15T21:52:38.710-04:002013-07-15T21:52:38.710-04:00Speaking of do-nothing organizations, ACTA is one ...Speaking of do-nothing organizations, ACTA is one old guy playing solitare, the CIVFED is a group of geezers playing gin rummy in the hospital annex activity center.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-22152084557546332932013-07-15T21:46:06.994-04:002013-07-15T21:46:06.994-04:00Achtung Arlington Sheeple: Reitsfuhrer Zimmerman h...Achtung Arlington Sheeple: Reitsfuhrer Zimmerman has spoken. You must transition to a car free diet immediately. If you are injured by a non-resident Arlington County Planner driving a SUV alone while discussing the car free urbanization of your neighborhoods on a cell phone with a REIT, you will have to be more careful crossing the street!Frau Intanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-35181311765032350702013-07-15T21:31:36.857-04:002013-07-15T21:31:36.857-04:00Speaking of paying taxes for public programs, publ...Speaking of paying taxes for public programs, public infrastructure, public services, etc., you will never use, it looks likely that Zimmerman, et. al., will go after the new regressive sales tax revenue to pay for his stupid streetcar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-19522171851199988692013-07-15T21:22:44.404-04:002013-07-15T21:22:44.404-04:00OK, look at Shirlington Village. Entertainment, re...OK, look at Shirlington Village. Entertainment, recreation, shopping, a supermarket, all within walking distance. If you don't own a car and walk everywhere you still pay taxes for expensive transportation infrastructure you don't use. Like Zimmerman's streetcar 2 miles away on the Pike. Car free diet? Another County Board charade.22206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-69857796997106832362013-07-15T18:59:10.342-04:002013-07-15T18:59:10.342-04:00If you live alone on a fixed income and don't ...If you live alone on a fixed income and don't need or want any services from the County, police and fire services amount to 10% of the County's total budget in 2014.70-somethingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-27347673012706033592013-07-15T09:46:22.946-04:002013-07-15T09:46:22.946-04:00I would like to know how much a person on a fixed ...I would like to know how much a person on a fixed income who doesn't own a vehicle or drive, doesn't bicycle, doesn't take cabs, doesn't ride Metrobus or Metrorail, and walks everywhere pays in taxes to support transportation. It's like seniors and singles without children paying high taxes to support the extravagant school system. But at least we know almost half the county's tax revenue goes to the schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-74508326887916576332013-07-15T09:09:15.506-04:002013-07-15T09:09:15.506-04:00Regressive taxes? How many poor people who are bei...Regressive taxes? How many poor people who are being taxed to pay for Arlington's and other jurisdictions' transportation extravagances can afford to even ride a Metrobus?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-52821285242366462592013-07-15T08:48:09.721-04:002013-07-15T08:48:09.721-04:00Arlington Republican Party is now the Arlington Te...Arlington Republican Party is now the Arlington Tea Party. Arlington Green Party is now the Arlington Limo Liberal Party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-71398345863531238262013-07-15T08:41:42.156-04:002013-07-15T08:41:42.156-04:00Yeah, unlike the local media (Arl Now, Patch, and ...Yeah, unlike the local media (Arl Now, Patch, and Sun Gazette) which are shills for the status quo the Post has no excuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-67839962806309174622013-07-15T08:38:16.369-04:002013-07-15T08:38:16.369-04:00Face it, the media have been bought. If the Post h...Face it, the media have been bought. If the Post has the resources to determine the number of sandwiches the Governor's children are taking to consume on the trip back to college, the Post has the resources to determine how much Zimmerman, Fisette, and Tejada are receiving in gratuities from their corporate cronies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-16561422754822974872013-07-15T08:24:59.701-04:002013-07-15T08:24:59.701-04:00Again, people who make the important decisions in ...Again, people who make the important decisions in Arlington are over 55, non-residents, or both. They will not have to suffer the consequences of their bad planning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-43273614461580591982013-07-15T08:22:09.751-04:002013-07-15T08:22:09.751-04:00Of the 3,000+ parking spaces approved by the Count...Of the 3,000+ parking spaces approved by the County Board last year via site plans, at least half will be used by office workers in Rosslyn and Crystal City driving single-occupant vehicles.Car free diet? WHAT car free diet?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-33968051849317934622013-07-15T08:18:32.986-04:002013-07-15T08:18:32.986-04:00So, I guess I shouldn't be surprised if Zimmer...So, I guess I shouldn't be surprised if Zimmerman passes up going to the Feds for funding for his stupid streetcar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-26625979557522220192013-07-15T08:16:08.176-04:002013-07-15T08:16:08.176-04:00Hi,
I'm 63 years old, healthy and I no longer...Hi,<br /><br />I'm 63 years old, healthy and I no longer drive. On a fixed income. Gave my car to one of my children. Live within walking distance of a supermarket. Not going to ride a bicycle, too dangerous. Don't use Metro. Don't use taxicabs or buses.<br /><br />Regressive taxes? You said it! Jay Fisette and his Democratic cronies who run bikeshare want everyone to ride bicycles. The sidewalks in the major corridors are in poor shape. The money to fix them is going to bikeshare and the county board's other extravagant projects. So what's in all these transportation give-aways for someone who walks everywhere? Sooner or later a broken ankle from tripping over the broken brick paving that's was once someone's wonderful idea and that they all voted to install until recently. Thanks for your blog which is the only place I see these issues discussed.Lindanoreply@blogger.com