Comments on: LETTER: Don’t Call Me a Come-Here, Mr. Supervisor!

By: Jim Welch

Jim Welch — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:41:09 +0000

Joseph – That’s an excellent point, “What is a Christian man?” And how does that pertain to this particular Christian man voting against greater transparency on the part of the Board of Supervisors? Why does he want to hide his closed door agendas? In the short time I’ve attended some of these Eastville meetings I’ve noticed the squandering of hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax payers’ money without any result. There is currently gleeful intention to increase the public debt by millions of dollars on unproven, ill-conceived, and dare I say, half-baked ideas that are not based in prudent business logic. These are ideas that in the short term will only increase the wealth of a very few, and in the long term will lead to failure as evidenced by the marvelous Cape Charles Industrial Park disaster built without even a direct road leading into it!

Love, peace, common sense and greater openness on the part of the BOS.

By: Melvin W. Williams, Jr. CWO USCG (Ret)

Melvin W. Williams, Jr. CWO USCG (Ret) — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:09:40 +0000

Reading all of your comments I find it very sad and selfish for it appears you all have your own agendas in this planning. It does include the people from all the “Heres,” but what about the rest of the people — you know, the lower income, limited educated, unemployed, disadvantaged, and property-threatened people? Are they encouraged to have a voice and participate in this planning, or are they overlooked and considered not to be a part of it, because they don’t have the $$$?

By: Joseph Corcoran

Joseph Corcoran — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:52:47 +0000

Dear Tony,
What is a Christian man? Is that better or worse than a Jew, Muslim, or Heathen?
Love and peace,
Joe

By: Tony Sacco

Tony Sacco — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:13:12 +0000

I am a “come-here” who has known Larry Trala over 25 years and I must tell you that the service he has done for Northampton County is too long to mention here. He has helped the poor that were living without indoor plumbing to live a more comfortable life, he helped disadvantaged children to continue school instead of dropping out, and he also was responsible for managed growth for folks to shop and gain employment. Mr. Trala must be given respect as he serves not only his district but all the people. His remark (come-here) is not to belittle anyone — he is reaching out to you to say the born-heres lived through blood lines a way of life that they only know. Where I come from (New York City), if I said I wanted farms and no more condos I would be laughed at.

Mr. Trala is a Christian man; please treat him as such. My relationship with him will always be as someone I can trust.

By: Jim Welch

Jim Welch — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:39:11 +0000

To Mary Dufty’s well expressed concerns I’d like to add that as a business person and potential investor in Northampton County, I feel the greatest detriment to the current and future citizens of the county is the misuse of public tax dollars that continually get squandered on frivolous impracticable ideas that never bear fruit by the Northampton County Board of Supervisors. There are many actual examples that can be sited but that’s not the purpose of this communication. From the limited exposure I’ve had to the Supervisors meetings, it’s easily apparent that at least 50% to 60% of the tax money spent by the Board is simply money that is totally wasted. Now would the citizens love to get a 50% tax reduction instead of a tax increase? That’s easily accomplished. All that has to be done is for the board to relax, look at how they can more efficiently operate the county with less waste of the people’s tax dollars. This is the wrong time in terms of a national economic outlook to think about ridiculous expansion ideas, ideas that will bring harm to the environment, and put people’s investments and peace of mind at great risk. As far as “come-heres,” the Board should look at their side of the bench next time they’re seated. There’s some interesting activity going on there.

By: Joseph Corcoran

Joseph Corcoran — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:29:12 +0000

Bravo, Mary Dufty! How I wish that we could all get beyond this silly “come-here,” “from-here,” “been-here,” “back-here” distraction. It is not helping to solve our problems; name-calling never did. But keep in mind that the come-heres are here by choice — except for those rare individuals who got to choose their parents. Except for the First Americans, we are all come-heres or descendants of come-heres. It is time to simply come together.

By: Keith Underhill

Keith Underhill — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:15:18 +0000

I was part of the extensive process the Citizens of the Shore went through to draft and put in place the current zoning. The process was brought on by the Board of Supervisors trying to pass bad zoning over the holidays when no one was looking. Now it is happening again. It is a shame that the very people elected are now the enemy unless your company wants to scrap the Shore we love and pave it over. I expressed after we got the present zoning that citizens must elect proper Supervisers and keep an eye on what they do. If not, the greed is always in the background waiting to change laws to allow a few to steal the Shore life and sell it away forever. Stand up! Vote! Show up at all meetings and hold YOUR Supervisor liable for YOUR COUNTY! The foxes are back to steal from you and your children. Once resources are gone and projects built it will be too late.