Warrenton resident
To the Editor:I feel the need to call to your attention the poor display of “patriotism” you chose for your front page of the May 28th issue of the Fauquier Time Democrat. The photo shows a young boy with a flag and the caption leads us to believe the child ... | 0 comments
Guard Rail
A great young man has lost his life where people have been trying to get a guard rail put up. What is wrong with VDOT I know the budget is tight. But let me tell you if this young man could have been saved if the guard rail was there ... | 0 comments
Solution doesn't bypass problems
Solution doesn't bypass problems I am writing in response to the article on the Broadview Avenue study completion printed in the May 21 edition ("Consultant wraps up Broadview renovation study"). I was nearly floored when I read the statement by Chris Mothershead that said the town's number-one priority was to ... | 0 comments
Fauquier Parents can be very Proud
Fauquier Parents can be very ProudMy wife and I attended the viewing for Edward McGee on May 20 at the Moser Funeral Home. Both of us were extremely impressed by the youngsters that attended.It has been reported that the number of people attending was record breaking. I estimate that about 500 ... | 1 comment
Are American Auto Makers Deaf, Dumb and Blind
American Auto makers have always confused me, but in today's world with soaring gas prices, concerns about congestion abounding and the pollutants we are putting into the air, they just amaze me. They still cannot make a car that competes with the Asian or European models. They remind me of ... | 1 comment
WSA bills have neither rhyme nor reason
WSA bills have neither rhyme nor reason In response to your article on May 14, I would like to add my experience with the Water and Sanitation Authority. To begin, it was horrible. I moved to Fauquier County in 2000 being a Loudoun native. I lived in the Town of ... | 0 comments
Blue and Gray Ball a resounding success
Blue and Gray Ball a resounding success The new venue at Kelly’s Ford Inn located in Remington, Virginia was a great success for the eighth Blue and Gray Ball held on May 10. The 135 ball attendees were transported back to the 19th century with the sights, sounds, and mannerisms ... | 0 comments
It's about money
It's about money Your editorial in last week's paper ("Public benefit") compares an article by John Griffin, criticizing Fauquier's methods of conserving its farmland, to my letter of rebuttal. The last paragraph of you editorial states: "The Farm Bill subsidizes farmers so that we all pay less at the grocery. ... | 0 comments
Cross Creek is wrong kind of development
Cross Creek is wrong kind of development As a college student who grew up in Fauquier County, I have to say it is more than disheartening to return to witness county administrators and planners playing to the whims of large-scale developers with such disregard for the local character of our ... | 0 comments
Business as usual isn't working
Business as usual isn't working What has Fauquier County government done to help bring any type of commercial business or industry into the county that would help with the tax base and/or create jobs?In the last 15 years, it seems local government has done more to chase away business than ... | 1 comment
Trash talk
Trash talk I’m writing today relative to a growing concern by many of us in Fauquier County and the Town of Warrenton who respect beauty and despise garbage and ugliness. Recently, I invested some time chatting with representatives of the Virginia State Police and Town of Warrenton Police Department (I ... | 0 comments
Thanks for nothing
Thanks for nothing To Fauquier County businesses, I'm sorry I can't spend my $600 tax rebate with you. The real estate tax man seems to need it worse than Costco's millions of [tax] dollars.Oh, yeah: Thank you, President Bush, for sending my $600 back to me instead of to some ... | 0 comments
Ready to go, waiting for the green light
Ready to go, waiting for the green light Air Serv International is preparing to be a first responder to Myanmar disaster. With helicopters ready to deliver crucial supplies and relief workers to areas hardest hit in this devastated country, Air Serv is conducting a needs-assessment on how to deliver aid ... | 0 comments
Enough's enough
Enough's enough What are the county supervisors trying to do to the senior citizens of Fauquier County? It appears they are trying to tax them out of their homes.On April 9, the Times-Democrat published Linda Lawler's letter (“Priced out”), a rather sad statement about the plight of senior citizens facing ... | 0 comments
Gimme, gimme, gimme
Gimme, gimme, gimme The headline in the April 30 issue, “Big real estate bills in the mail,” should have read “Real estate big bills in the mail — retroactive to Jan. 1.”Since 1998, there has been a 92.6 percent increase in real estate taxes, according to the commissioner of revenue. ... | 0 comments
Correction
CorrectionThis week’s cover story in the Fauquier Times-Democrat, “Grant aims to finish Brentmoor renovation work,” needs a correction. The John Singleton Mosby Museum Foundation has not requested nor does it expect to receive a matching grant of $250,000 in the Town of Warrenton’s FY 2009 budget. To clarify matters, ... | 0 comments
Mystified, not disgruntled
Mystified, not disgruntled I am pleased to see the Times-Democrat take an avid interest in the Eva Walker Park upgrade and redevelopment project. We can all be very proud of efforts by members of the community, staff and the town’s park design consultant in forging a sustainable plan to upgrade ... | 0 comments
On the right track
On the right track This is a reply to Mr. John Griffin's latest attack on land conservation in Fauquier County, i.e., the land-use evaluation tax, the conservation easement and the Purchase of Development Rights (PDR).When the tax is reduced on open land, the tax on all the buildings on that ... | 0 comments
Guard duty
Guard duty I would like to express my appreciation for our new recreation center, WARF (Warrenton Aquatic and Recreation Facility). The benefits are greater than meet the eye of a casual visitor. The staff, lifeguards, and management have all shown the best in care and concern. A case in point: ... | 0 comments
Policy pablum
Policy pablum The whole idea of the McCain-Clinton “gas-tax holiday” this summer, coupled with the Bush-Pelosi “free money” gambit that kicks off with checks in the mail this week, is just the sort of short-sighted political trickery that drags communities like ours down. Come to think of it, these cynical ... | 0 comments
Not so fast
Not so fast As one of the founders of Citizens for Accountable Government, Inc., a non-profit corporation formed to provide public awareness and support for matters such as the Rohr v. Board of Supervisors and Cross Creek Investment, LLC lawsuit, I feel obligated, on behalf of our supporters, to point ... | 0 comments
Costco contagion
Costco contagion I am disappointed and very frustrated by the latest rejection thrown in the faces of the residents of the New Baltimore, i.e., Circuit Court Judge Jeff Parker's decision to reject arguments presented before him by James Rohr's lawyer regarding Cross Creek Shopping Center as a site for Costco.I, ... | 0 comments
Who's in charge?
Who's in charge? Why is it impossible to get the Warrenton planning department to approve the Boys and Girls Club application to move into the Old Town Athletic Club building?Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) was pleased with the facility and is a strong supporter of the club. All five supervisors have ... | 0 comments