The following comment was posted by Susan Guest (resident of District 3):
There is a Board meeting coming up this Tuesday (July 7) at the Luray Courthouse at 7 p.m. with Mr. Baughn and Dr. Cardman AND Mark Belton presenting. My district representative (J D Cave) intends to invite public comment after each presentation. Here is the agenda:
Agenda
Page County Board of Supervisors
Work Session
July 7, 2009 – 7:00 p.m.
Board of Supervisors Room
Call to Order
Presentation on the Transient Occupancy Tax Karen Riddle
Report from the Economic Development Authority Lowell Baughan
Airport Property Acquisition Powell Markowitz
Report from the Public Works Department Henry Mikus
Rezoning Request – Century Luray Kevin Henry
Resolution Supporting the Hub Zone Program Dr. Tom Cardman
School Board Budget Categorization Mark Belton
Special Entertainment Permit – Shenandoah Speedway Mark Belton
County Office Building Discussion Mark Belton
Henry Mikus
Vehicle Use Policy Committee Update Supervisors Cave/Sours
Tax on Recreational Vehicles Committee Update Supervisors Cave/Sours
Adjournd
July 6, 2009 at 8:09 pm
When you say [J.D.] intends to invite public comments after each presentationn does that mean that the others will go along and we all get to speak or will the others overide{J.D.} and no one gets to speak??
Usually no one gets to speak at a work session I’m not real sure but that may just be a by-law.
So do we get to speak or not???
July 6, 2009 at 10:29 pm
I have seen it happen in the past where J D says, “I’d like to hear what people have to say” and they have allowed it. However, I have also seen it happen that you ask one question, you get a gibberish nonsense answer, and then you don’t get to request clarification of the B.S. As far as Lowell Baughan’s information, I have submitted sufficient requests under the Freedom of Information Act that, as far as I’m concerned, Mr. Baughan has nothing else to say.
The documentation exhibits the answer. I won’t need to attend.
Alice
July 7, 2009 at 8:25 am
Yes, I was assured in writing that the three page resolution and one page detailing ‘costs’ was all the documentation that existed in response to my FOIA request.
This means that if I did not receive anything else, it does not exist. I suppose the only surprise is the $11.8MM pricetag but there’s no need to worry about payment because the Board supports the EDA’s project and the Board has been repeatedly told that taxpayer funds will not be used to pay for the project.
Now you’ve been told what is good for Page County and how it will be achieved so don’t burden yourself with details or worry. You’ve also been told that you are ‘unpatriotic’ if you do not support the plan – right out of Goebbel’s (whoops – the US’s) playbook! Wands will be waved to help you sleep well, and Authorities and Supervisors Will Make It So. Heckuvajob, Brownie!! But no one could have anticipated…we underestimated, we didn’t know…y’know, the kinda stuff that lands the commoner in jail…but lets Authorities walk with a shrug toward apology…
It’s too painful for me to see eloquently delivered, authoritarian ’shut ups’ that silence questions and put down the questioner so that they stop asking…I have a lot of experience in this arena and am sad to bear witness to it again and so won’t.
There’s a person or two who doesn’t like Kool Aide in every crowd. Pay close attention to what happens to them on their journey to Truth.
July 6, 2009 at 12:03 pm
We don’t know that the board will ‘let’ people ask questions. Mr. Cave intends to ask for permission to let people ask questions.