tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post8828234661519617361..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: July 10th County Board Meeting to be "Christmas in July" for CB's Pet People, ProjectsArlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-55336222498573881782010-07-09T08:47:29.438-04:002010-07-09T08:47:29.438-04:00I would like the Arlington Circuit Court to take a...I would like the Arlington Circuit Court to take a look at the legality of Arlington's Neighborhood Conservation Program before the luxury upgrades for wealthy neighborhoods bond referendum gets on the ballot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-12335619465780493692010-07-08T13:27:36.461-04:002010-07-08T13:27:36.461-04:00Biggest Christmas-in-July give-away of all is Agen...Biggest Christmas-in-July give-away of all is Agenda Item 51, the EFC redevelopment give-away to developers. How about a separate thread, Yupette?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-71336552753657562742010-07-08T13:22:17.951-04:002010-07-08T13:22:17.951-04:00Christmas in July - Item 31, $66,216 to Ballston C...Christmas in July - Item 31, $66,216 to Ballston Commons to pay the rent for a non-profit that runs programs for the disabled in Ballston Commons retail space. Is this one of Barbara Favola's pet special interests?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-80349473072501180012010-07-07T14:00:43.131-04:002010-07-07T14:00:43.131-04:00How many single family homes will be torn down to ...How many single family homes will be torn down to create the "open space" that the funds from the bond referenda will enable?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-10244663211663960562010-07-07T13:57:50.392-04:002010-07-07T13:57:50.392-04:00Christmas in July, Agenda item 47, transfer of cab...Christmas in July, Agenda item 47, transfer of cable TV franchise from Starpower to ABRY Partners, which appears to be a Boston hedge fund that speculates in communications.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-8401992149121648602010-07-06T19:18:44.255-04:002010-07-06T19:18:44.255-04:00Hey Yuppette, did you see Condo Chris and Gelato J...Hey Yuppette, did you see Condo Chris and Gelato Jay are cutting the kids' spray parks this summer? Why of course the arts must come first. After all, the kids around Drew, Arlington Mills and in the shadows of Ballston can join those swim clubs in the north of the county. I am so proud to live in a kids first community, my buttons are bursting!Let's Be Freenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-28366476840368902722010-07-06T14:25:54.692-04:002010-07-06T14:25:54.692-04:00Christmas in July, Item 34 - Gift to WMATA of $36....Christmas in July, Item 34 - Gift to WMATA of $36.6 million for Rosslyn Station Access Improvements.<br /><br />Chris Zimmerman doesn't get it - it's the obsolete 2-track system UNDER the station that needs improving before anything else. Starting with another tunnel under the Potomac.George 22201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-13393286054255340622010-07-06T13:52:56.413-04:002010-07-06T13:52:56.413-04:00The repaving cost for Wilson and Clerendon Blvds f...The repaving cost for Wilson and Clerendon Blvds from Rosslyn to Glebe Road could be as much as $10 million.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-7417605362063069582010-07-05T22:38:49.059-04:002010-07-05T22:38:49.059-04:00In case you wondered how far the $14 million in th...In case you wondered how far the $14 million in the bond referendum will go for paving streets it may only pave 40 miles because the streets are wide and in such bad shape they have to be milled. There are about 950 miles of streets and roads in Arlington.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-66106281554422776362010-07-05T22:23:40.999-04:002010-07-05T22:23:40.999-04:00Latest from Mike Nardozimmy (Zimmerman's Chief...Latest from Mike Nardozimmy (Zimmerman's Chief Ward Heeler for EFC redevelopment) is a series of bike trails to connect parks. Wonder how many Arlington Dem Committee insiders are shareholders in Arlington Bicycle Enterprises, Inc.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-81571066376551475102010-07-05T18:31:38.677-04:002010-07-05T18:31:38.677-04:00Our "future" - ride a bicycle or ride a ...Our "future" - ride a bicycle or ride a Harley?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-40985860177108440722010-07-05T18:30:56.342-04:002010-07-05T18:30:56.342-04:00The County Board's biggest ward heeler, Mike N...The County Board's biggest ward heeler, Mike Nardozimmy, wants to expand Rails to Trails. These guys are to bicycles what Rolling Thunder is to HarleysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-8667715728465794472010-07-05T18:24:34.479-04:002010-07-05T18:24:34.479-04:00No more Rails to Trails. Rails to Trails is what m...No more Rails to Trails. Rails to Trails is what made I-66 the G-D mess it is and always will be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-17125129247131915662010-07-05T18:07:35.457-04:002010-07-05T18:07:35.457-04:00Christmas in July - Item 45, 2010 Bond Referenda. ...Christmas in July - Item 45, 2010 Bond Referenda. Having siphoned off pay as you go funds for luxury items like live entertainment, the County Board is intermingling short-term paygo projects with long-term capital projects in the 2010 Bond Referenda. Thus taxpayers will pay significantly more for short-term projects than if the projects had been funded through paygo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-343524080158338852010-07-05T17:31:06.154-04:002010-07-05T17:31:06.154-04:00I get it, this is all about rewarding Charlie Denn...I get it, this is all about rewarding Charlie Denney & family for Lucy Denney's invaluable assistance getting County Board incumbents elected and re-elected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-84049897309298037642010-07-05T17:15:06.761-04:002010-07-05T17:15:06.761-04:00I am 66 years old and there is no way I will ever ...I am 66 years old and there is no way I will ever ride a bicycle anywhere again. Especially considering the increasing traffic volume concomitant with the development the County Board of Urban Village Idiots approves.<br /><br />FYI, one of the region's biggest bicycle fanatics was killed last week when he was hit by a car in Maryland.Linda - 22205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-5857798416776357602010-07-05T16:49:23.514-04:002010-07-05T16:49:23.514-04:00Christmas in July - Item 53 on the County Board...Christmas in July - Item 53 on the County Board's agenda is approval of a bicycle sharing franchise owned by the son of the Arlington Democratic Party's long time Ward Heeler in Chief involving extensive use of public property with (apparently) no compensation whatsoever from the franchisee to the County.TPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-64477103852897224012010-07-05T16:18:06.545-04:002010-07-05T16:18:06.545-04:00Christmas in July - Item 44 on the County Board...Christmas in July - Item 44 on the County Board's agenda is approval of $781,000 from pay as you go accounts for theatrical lighting and audiovisual equipment for the Artisphere. In the event you wondered why street paving was put on the bond referendum it's because the luxuries get funded out of paygo and the basics don't get funded, or if they do it's when hundreds of miles of streets are literally crumbling.Joan - 22207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-43039138504305095042010-07-05T12:36:32.995-04:002010-07-05T12:36:32.995-04:00How about almost $90,000 for two wealthy live thea...How about almost $90,000 for two wealthy live theater groups - Signature and Synetic? Gee that's about 38% of the total. Same Signature that held fund raisers for County Board Chairman Fisette last year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com