Posts Tagged ‘Politics’

Will the Board of Supervisors be raising our taxes soon?

If this article is any indication the answer may well be yes. To quote Prince William Conservation Alliance “As described in the 2005 Service Efforts and Accomplishment Report for Watershed Management, developers pay a Development Permit Fee to “meet expenses of site plan and lot plan review, site development inspections, and erosion control inspections.” In contrast, “[r]evenue from the stormwater management fee is dedicated solely to the operation and construction of watershed management projects.”

In the budget being voted on soon, supervisors plan to switch 70% of the cost of the Watershed Inspections Function away from developers. Developers who build new stormwater facilities will still pay 30% – perhaps enough to cover initial inspection costs, but all future inspections and repairs will be covered by the residents.” Click here to read the entire article.

Ky Convictions Question Reliability of Touch Screen Vote Machines!

In Clay county Kentucky senior election officials have been convicted of buying and selling votes in the 2002 2004 and 2006 federal elections. Their actions included changing votes in the ES&S vote machines AFTER a voter had cast their ballot. The Lexington Herald-Leader has the entire story.
Lexington Herald-Leader article

Yes We Can – No You Can’t Video

Well worth the 2 minutes it takes to watch it.

Corey Stewart and the Coffee Party

Our BOCS Chair doesn’t have much good to say about citizens working for civil discourse in politics and yet the “Tea Party” are “patriots”. Check this post out.

A New Year Begins – Looking Back, Looking Ahead

In the year ahead we will be taking on the issues that most affect the residents of Prince William County. We plan to explore each issue in detail, discuss it with our neighbors through a variety of forums and then begin advocating for the kinds of legislation or programs that will address the issues.

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Redistricting Part Three

The third installment of the discussion of the Virginia redistricting process from David Solimini, posted on the William and Mary Election Law Society blog. Click the link below to read this interesting and informative article.Redistricting Part 3.

Virginia Redistricting Part 2

Part one was a summary of the redistricting process in Virginia now we learn the pro’s and con’s of the arguments for and against partisan redistricting. The second part of the William and Mary Election Law Society blog discussion of our redistricting process.

What is the process for redistricting in Virginia?

There may be a bill to form a bipartisan redistricting commission rather than have the General Assembly develop the plan. Some educational links that are quite interesting.
Here’s one link to information.

Or this one.