Sunday, November 26, 2006

Desparate Times

So it has come to this. A Prince William County official has proposed freezing new housing construction for one year in response to northern Virginia's worsening traffic congestion. Apparently, Supervisor W.S. Covington III introduced the legislation in a response to the region's worsening traffic situation.

Although he stated the proposal was introduced "to get the governor's and the General Assembly's attention," it seems to be a sad state of affairs when a County Commissioner cannot get the help he needs from his elected representatives for his region. The fact of the matter is, the Commonwealth of Virginia has been collecting tax dollars for years, and the Northern Virginia region has little to show for it.

Someone will have to blink at some point, but I still think we should just part ways!

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