Bd. of Supervisors Debate - Oct 3 -Broad Run and Dulles

The Loudoun League of Women Voters is presenting a series of debates for the candidates running for Loudoun County. Come hear what the candidates have to say.

Wednesday, October 3. BOS Candidates from Broad Run and Dulles Districts. Lori Waters, Jack Ryan, Phyllis Randall and Steve Snow, Stevens Miller - all participating. 7:00 to 9:00. Auditorium, Stonebridge Highschool.

Candidates will be questioned by a media panel -representatives from LeesburgToday, Loudoun Times Mirror, Loudoun Connection and the Loudoun Easterner.

There is also time allotted for members of the audience to ask a question of the candidates.

The following two debates are:

Wednesday, October 10. BOS. Candidates from Leesburg, Catoctin, and Blue Ridge. Loudoun County High School.

Wednesday, October 17. BOS Candidates from Sterling, Sugarland Run, and Potomac Districts. 7:00 - 9:00. Potomac Falls High School, auditorium.

 

Correction: Snow won't be there.
http://loudounextra.washingtonpost.com/news/2007/sep/30/supervisor-candidates-pull-out-debates/
Unbelievable.

 

Joy I find that unbelievable also. Is Snow so arrogant the he feels his name alone will carry him thru this election. Also like many of the incumbents most of their election money comes from developers and builders and other sources that don't even vote in Loudoun county but know what is best for us. What is interesting many of the good neighbor developers are not even on their campaign donation list at least what I have seen so far. For example I don't see Miller and Smith developer of One Loudoun on Snows list of donors, at least not yet. Yet Miller and Smith have several mega high profile developments in Snows district. Yet Van Metere which has many consumer voter complaints is a big donor. We will see when the new report comes out who has donated lately.

Lee j

 

Take it up with the LCRC, guys. All Steve said was he's a team player. The LCRC does raise a very good question: why is the only Supervisor's seat elected at large NOT scheduled for a debate? I can see the LWV saying they don't have the scope to do the statewide ones, but Chairman at Large is a glaring omission.

I also have to agree that it does seem to lend credence to a conflict if the Chair of the LWV resigned over the work with Voters for Loudoun's Future.

The red herring is being floated that since LWV is supposed to be non-partisan, and VLF says it is bipartisan, that there is no conflict. However, that leaves out one crucial fact: VLF is a PAC.

 

It seems only two members of the LCRC "team" not debating are Snow and Staton. Obviously the whole "team" is not on board with this boycott. Or am I wrong?
I think it is a disservice to his constituents for Mr. Snow not to appear.

 

Chickens! Snow is a chicken. This is driven by pure fear. I was at the Chamber forum last week. This was a precursor to the debates. Each candidate had the chance to answer a few questions, but there was no back and forth.

Stevens Miller was excellent, had a very strong command of the issues, and was legimately pressing Snow on his four year record.

Snow looked stale. He sounded like a music box playing the same message over and over.

The real issue here is Snow is scared. It has nothing to do with team. It's my opinion Miller was going to take him to the house and Snow turned chicken.

Staton and Delgaudio the same. They are facing surprisingly strong challengers and I think they were surprised like Snow. The Chamber event freightned them all.

It reminded me of the kid who brags about going out for the football team, gets to the first practice, and gets smashed in the mouth. Goes home crying, and quits. Chickens, they are all chickens.

 

Good question vacliff,

According to the WaPo two republicans are going ahead with their commitment to debate, Clem and Waters.

 

There is still a debate that both Dulles candidates will be participating in. In addition, there have already been three that Snow attended, but Miller missed two of.

GM, it sounds funny to see you hollering after your very positive remarks about one of Snow's appearances over at the tooconservative site: see

http://tooconservative.com/?p=1490#comments

number 23.


Steve will be damned by someone no matter what he does.

 

I'm confused, why would Republicans be that upset if the Chairman at Large candidates were not invited? There are only 2 candidates a Republican and a Republican/Independent candidate. There is no Democrat candidate for that position!

Also in regards to the statewide candidates not being included, I would bet that the Democrats are just as upset that they are not taking part but they have not pulled out of the debate.

 

Lisa, Scott York has been an Independent for some years. The Republican candidate is named Firetti.

To image Scott York as a Republican candidate is apparently quite desirable for some reason, as he ran Independent in the 2003 election, while calling himself "the Real Republican".

The confusion that year was then seriously compounded when the senior Democratic official in the county (the vice chair of the Board of Supervisors) resigned her Democratic Committee membership to endorse Independent York over her own Planning Commissioner, Democratic candidate Van Huyck.

Go figure!

 

Admins, is it time to move all but post one on this thread to politics?

 

Where and when, please?

 

Cliff, it is the one the Loudoun Easterner is hosting in the Waddell Theater on the Loudoun campus of Northern Virginia Community College on Saturday, Oct. 13, starting at 7 p.m. and running to 9:30 p.m.

Apparently the Easterner has limited it to the five eastern districts, as that comprises their readership base, and I believe questions can be submitted to the newspaper for consideration.

I know Steve is going, and I believe I heard Mr. Miller is going as well.

 

Ms. Munsey or is it Ms. Shadow - since you have a higher acumen & education of so many facets concerning life and politics in LC...

You certainly DOMINATE the WaPo Loudoun Extra, this Forum and TC...
Who knows what other countless (as you stated) "cesspool blogs” you also participate using your REAL or fictitious name.

I hope the for sake of governmental fiscal responsibility that your copious on-line post are NOT on the Tax Payers DIME and not using LOUDOUN COUNTY COMPUTER RESOURCES for your on-line post

Rather odd that you VERY rarely mention that you are a PAID LC Planning Commission member who Spvr Snow appointed in 2003.


I expect you'll attempt to take over our admin & moderator role of the BROADLANDS forum. However you are NOT a Broadlands resident and as you have stated on this forum "Afgm - you and I are guest on this site"

Our admins do an adept job of managing threads/post. This IS a LOCAL EVENT - let me guess are you also going to question Cliff's (the President of our HOA) on his recent thread concerning the Meet the Candidate event as well.

When will you ever stop!

 

Thank you.

 

Steve-
I believe there is an explicit law that forbids government employees from engaging in political activity while working on government time. Now the definition of "political activity" can probably be argued.

 

Steve - Rules are rules and your 2 recent post on this thread have crossed the line into our own forum rules - NO PERSONAL ATTACKS.

If the best you can do is "hawk" - frankly I have had worse personal insults. However I am confused - am I a dog "bark" or am I a "hawk".

As a Forum Admin & Moderator breaking your own rules sets POOR example for other users and at best you owe me a public apology.

 

Erika, as it is Sunday, I can assure you I am at home. As I've said many times, I participate here as plain old me. As a matter of fact, I do not HAVE a government computer, as I am an appointee.

I asked a question, and I believe it is the Admins who will answer at their leisure.

In the meantime, I have a question for you: I realize that the tooconservative blog either really thinks "Shadow" is me, or would like for whatever readers they have to think so.

http://tooconservative.com/?p=1513#comments

I would direct you to post #11.

(Admins, if you wish to disable the link after reading it I wouldn't blame you.)

Aside from the fact that I am NOT in fact the "Shadow, I would note that the salary you quote does not take effect until the next administration--it is illegal for a sitting body to raise their OWN salary (or ours) during a term. Cut it in half, and you would be closer to the mark.

In addition, I would ask if you have read VA Code 18.2-152.7:1. You may wish to.

In closing, I am recalling your comment of 9/14/07 on the Utterly Unreasonable etc committee thread which reads:

Nieghbor - I am also on the committee and volunteer on others. I assure you that "We" strictly follow the rules and guidelines. In some cases we will review and "suggest" updates to some guidelines.

The Modifications Subcom - meets twice a month (during "busy" season) and reviews hundreds of applications. If you or others do not agree with the decisions, I urge you appeal to the HOA BoD.

However to read OPEN criticism, such as yours is rather dis-heartening and makes me wonder why I spend my free time to serve our community.

The members of this Com as well as the HOA BoD V O L U N T E E R their free time (time away from their families, hobbies etc) to make our community a safe and enjoyable place to call home.

I agree with Zeratul (and thanks' Z for your post) and I appreciate you acknowledging his suggestions. I would like to add one more, if you do not like the process, please consider V O L U N T E E R-ing your FREE TIME to serve on a or THE committee.
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Erika M. Hodell-Cotti

You have every right to be as politically active as you wish.

Your methods are remarkable, to say the least.