In its monomaniacal pursuit of revenue, the County has panicked. If the Comp Plan update is approved, they have abandoned a position of measured, incremental growth that keeps expenses under control.

“Getting and spending we lay waste our powers. . .”

Regardless of the good these men may have done in the past, they have turned to the dark side!

As I am a temporary Hanover resident I have traveled these United States for 30 years in the Military. I have seen good and bad communities and corrupt Supervisors, Mayors, City and County employees, all jailed for corruption, It seems once you get comfortable in a job and the influence of Rich Contractors, looking to pad the decision making, turning to the Dark Side is inevitable. There must be some kind of quality Control office of citizens to review every plan and ordinance or code change coming out of the Board and planning office.

As much as I applaud your continued discussion with the current Supervisors, I feel they are in so deep they cannot change. They must be replaced and new people appointed to the Planning Department. I have had many instances when I was asked to read Contracts and Construction and Renovation plans while in the Military. What these people are doing is Criminal, not just wrong!

We are witnessing the same arrogance that we witnessed in Washington prior to the elections last November which changed the balance of power in the House and Senate. When all logic and science and common sense does not answer why someone would act this way then one can only deduct that the motivation be either greed or lust of power. The very things that career politicians are made of.

In light of no means to police the Board as they control the law, the only and best means to solve the problem lies November 6, 2007.

As we are in the age of change, and watching as obstruction still exists in Washington and in Virginia, I feel the anger of reasonable common sense people will once again prevail in November 2007 and 2008!