Comments on: While Stevens Miller Frets

By: Wolverine

Wolverine — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:02:36 +0000

You are right that much of the “border” between Sterling District and Dulles District is commercial — not all, but most of it. If I’m not mistaken, Old Ox Road (Rte 606) may be the actual demarcation line. I think that’s why former Sup. Snow joined with Delgaudio in protesting the day laborer center up there. That said, while the move from SP across Route 7 may be the easier one, since when has that much distance ever stopped these guys? They have been moving into SP from Manassas for a long time now, long before PWC ever got serious about the illegal alien issue. I think that South Riding and the Route 50 corridor may be in for a big surprise, long before even Broadlands and Brambleton. Lots of townhomes out there now. From what I have seen the crime rate in South Riding may be starting to go up a bit already, principally car and home breakins. Route 50 and Route 28 are very handy escape routes.

By: Shiplap

Shiplap — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:58:19 +0000

Joe,

“Loudoun County is an anomaly in the sense it has not followed the pattern of PW or Herndon despite bordering both and also having a substantial illegal immigration problem. ”

The Board of Supervisors has a very simple decision to make ; “Now that we have decided that we will not address the root cause of some of the major issues facing eastern Loudoun, will we focus on remediation of the symptoms”.

The issues and symptoms as I see them :

Dead bodies in Sterling shopping centers and communities.

Some very nice neighborhoods in decline. Yes Loudoun, Sterling does have some very nice neighborhoods. Potomac Falls, Ashburn, and South Riding do not hold a monopoly on this.

Zoning infractions not being enforced and in many cases, totally overlooked.

Wanted posters for some rather heinous crimes are becoming commonplace in the storefronts of local businesses.

Until such time that the Board of Supervisors does step up to the plate, and take a few solid swings, I suggest that we continue to target them at every opportunity that is presented to us. They must receive an unmistakable message that lip service, and gross negligence, will no longer be tolerated.

By: Joe Budzinski

Joe Budzinski — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:49:57 +0000

That is hilarious

By: Cathymac

Cathymac — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:23:16 +0000

Look away!

By: dan

dan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:14:28 +0000

What, they don’t know how to use mapquest or google maps ?

speaking of google maps, how about a little friday levity ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPgV6-gnQaE

By: Cathymac

Cathymac — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:06:40 +0000

Do the zoning inspectors even know how to get to South Riding?

By: dan

dan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:38:40 +0000

Cmac, here you go :

http://www.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=1035

Looks like South Riding is the big kahuna of this district..

By: Cathymac

Cathymac — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:59:04 +0000

Dan, I need a map of the county, I don’t know if Broadlands is in the Dulles District. I was thinking that since Sterling neighbors Sugarland with little commercial buffer, it is probably not a big leap to move a boarding house from SP to Cascades. Apparently it has already happened in a couple instances. We have an HOA over here that at times has teeth (depending on the situation), but if our HOA relied on zoning to enforce, we’d be in the same boat.

By: dan

dan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:58:31 +0000

Dear John McCain and the RNC,

“There is good evidence that the illegal population grew last summer while Congress was considering legalizing illegal immigrants. When that legislation failed to pass, the illegal population began to fall almost immediately.”

Please read this paragraph at least twice.

By: dan

dan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:26:57 +0000

“He also has a soulmate in Andrea ”

I believe this, they do vote together on many issues..

By: dan

dan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:54:23 +0000

cmac – is Broadlands in the Dulles District ?

By: ACTivist

ACTivist — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:22:04 +0000

By watching Stevens Miller you will realize he doesn’t have an idea (or a clue), he just seeks clarification or understanding which is also what everyone else in earshot needs when he speaks. He also has a soulmate in Andrea McGumby who gives us stories of her childhood (you know, pork chop around the neck so dog would like her thing) and comes up with “I see colors” type of rosey statements. Neither one of these supervisors has a clue or cares about what really goes on in the county. They are followers being steered in a direction. Yes, illegal aliens will always be with us because there are bigger and better fish to fry. And while we’re at it, let’s stop trashing Sterling and making the county look bad. Talk it up for once. From what I’ve heard “We have trees!”. Well don’t I feel better now!

By: G. Stone

G. Stone — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:58:00 +0000

Shiplap nails it ! Correctly ID’ing the obvious cause and effect that those jurisdictions having the political guts and foresight to act are having on the migration of illegals.

Does everyone see why I like to use the term Illegal migrant ? What we are seeing is just that, migration from jurisdiction to jurisdiction based on the level of pressure brought to bare by any one political body.

Fairfax County is now waking up ( 2500 new students from Prince William County )some in their BOS sees the trend and the costs associated with this mass exodus of illegals into their county.

Due to inaction and political stupidity it is Loudoun County tax payers who will be left holding the bag.

By: Cathymac

Cathymac — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:28:37 +0000

I may be geographically ignorant, but isn’t the section of the Dulles District that bumps up against the Sterling District mainly commercial? I’d think the flow of illegals migrating from one neighborhood to another would flow in other directions, since I know that several houses across Rt 7 in Cascades have become a problem with overcrowding.

By: dan

dan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:18:30 +0000

Email responses I have received from Supervisor Miller indicate he was in favor of the board requesting from the Chamber of Commerce a plan to deal with illegal hiring in the county.

My follow up emails to him, several months later, the CoC plan is still pending. Not much of a surprise here is there ?