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Development Tsunami Headed for Eastern Shore (June 10, 2007)
A report by the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy has scary predictions about a deluge of demand for new home sites in Maryland as the U.S. increases its population and as baby boomers retire. SONs Executive Committee urges all Virginia Eastern Shore residents to read this article. Any doubts about why we need to elect sagacious supervisors should be dispelled by the imminent development tsunami which will drown our rural lifestyles if not checked by zoning ordinances that support responsible growth. Lois Cooper writes about the need for citizens to get involved to shine a light on the amateur antics of Supervisors Thornton and Hart which put the County at greater risk as time marches on.
Last week we heard that Judge Tyler sided with SONs on the Motion to Strike the County's response to our lawsuit regarding arbitrary Planning Commission appointments. Over 90% of the citizens of Accomack County agree that taking legal action is sometimes necessary to get responsible government, according to our survey results. Meanwhile, Supervisors Thornton and Hart provided the county with a textbook case of irresponsible government last week. This came complete with a public display of aggression in the local newspaper, as Supervisor Thornton attempted to silence Ms. Lois Cooper for highlighting, in a previous letter to the editor, the shenanigans of Hart and Thornton on School budgetary issues. Supervisor Mallette was outraged as much by the strong arm tactics displayed by Thornton as by the budgetary sleight-of-hand of Thornton and Hart. Other citizens responded anonymously, possibly fearing rough treatment from their County Supervisors. This is a sad commentary, given the fact that Mr. Hart attended the first organizational meeting of SONs almost two years ago and pleaded with us to get involved and speak our minds. Hmmm.
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