Apparently if you aren't with BURG these days, you're of some "ilk" that isn't good. Grouped into this "ilk" are people who would like to see Paul Lancaster returned to Town Council. Now that this large crowd has been outed by the Roanoke Times, it will be interesting to see how BURG treats these citizens who dared to disagree with their view of utopia.
It is interesting to read the messages that were sent to Blacksburg Town Council members about filling the vacancy left by the untimely demise of Derek Myers. Those in support of Paul Lancaster talk about his interest and involvement in the community, his service on Town Council, the Planning Commission, other boards and committees, and his sense of fairness and balance. Those who want him run out of town on a rail exude lots of venom when describing how he is rude, doesn't care to listen to comments from citizens, isn't for smart growth, and is just generally disagreeable. I guess the "We Won!" post to the BURG group about the Supreme Court decision extended their carte blanc permission to force their views on everyone else.
By withdrawing his name, Paul showed class and showed concern for what would be had he been reappointed to the Town Council -- many months of contention and hard times for those council members who voted for his appointment. That isn't to say there still won't be contention and hard times if BURG doesn't get another puppet on town council -- unless, of course, the First & Main folks pack up their tent and steal away in the night, deeding the rugby field to some BURG members to keep green and pristine (or at least from being soiled by a Wal-Mart).
But since First & Main needs some additional businesses to bring in traffic, the developers will probably do what they can to put something on that site. The right thing to do would be for all interested to offer some suggestions about how best to do this, while leaving the bogus fears and histrionics out in the backyard.
Will this happen? Doubtful, given the track record of BURG and its ilk.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment