tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post7786053011042692664..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Public input sought on Fairfax County schools budgetAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-46912990811456926662015-10-06T14:38:39.420-04:002015-10-06T14:38:39.420-04:00We pulled our kid out of FCPS because of the early...We pulled our kid out of FCPS because of the early start times, which were harming her physical and mental health. But of course schools exist for teachers and bus drivers, not for students. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-19877870916141166682015-10-05T22:26:13.638-04:002015-10-05T22:26:13.638-04:00^^ thumbs up! ^^ thumbs up! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-65845368137452765062015-10-03T23:14:11.952-04:002015-10-03T23:14:11.952-04:00Well, I would have thought w Penny G as deputy cha...Well, I would have thought w Penny G as deputy chair of the BoS that we would have a better district. But our district is a disaster. If PG took her job as district supervisor as serious as she takes the deputy-chair we would have a better district. Every time I drive by Mosaic and Dunn Loring I just want to scream that I invested my money and time in Mason. <br /><br />Penny you have you have disappointed many of your supporters, either get serious about Mason, the job your supported elected you to do or let someone else do it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-67890527433765807282015-10-03T07:29:13.969-04:002015-10-03T07:29:13.969-04:00To Anonymous 10/2, 9:12 am--
Thank you Penny, 50 y...To Anonymous 10/2, 9:12 am--<br />Thank you Penny, 50 years of your experience is quite enough. We desperately need a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-52849326817185231442015-10-02T17:46:19.736-04:002015-10-02T17:46:19.736-04:00TO: Anonymous10/2/15, 1:59 PM
You are getting mor...TO: Anonymous10/2/15, 1:59 PM<br /><br />You are getting more creative, but meaner. <br /><br />By "She" you must mean Penny Gross, Queen of your " BIMBO's", who wanted to eliminate 589 of the lowest income housing units in Seven Corners? Residents of the neighboring communities and other Supervisors protested. Four supervisors refused to vote for the Seven Corners plan until Penny wrote them back into the plan. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-23199329185846852112015-10-02T13:59:49.846-04:002015-10-02T13:59:49.846-04:00That's correct. NIMBY is boring. I like BIMB...That's correct. NIMBY is boring. I like BIMBO: Build It Merrily Better Overthere.<br /><br />She's not the voice of the NIMBYs but rather the Queen of the BIMBOs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-24514387081057995402015-10-02T12:54:00.792-04:002015-10-02T12:54:00.792-04:00To: Anonymous10/2/15, 9:12 AM
Wow! Our situation...To: Anonymous10/2/15, 9:12 AM<br />Wow! Our situation in Mason District is even worse than I realized. So, Penny brought Capitol Hill experience in subterfuge, spendthrift attitudes and backbiting to our local politics...this explains a lot. <br /><br />I do not want my local government to reflect the disfunctionality we witness at the federal level. Apparently, Penny has no background in the business world or the everyday workaday world that most of us endure. In 20 years she has shown little interest in Mason District and it shows. Supervisor Gross imposes her ideas and fails to incorporate those of her constituents. Her discernable goal has been to promote Fairfax County and elevate herself simultaneously.<br /><br />Its past time to work with someone who understands people, listens to their concerns and holds the same values they do. Mollie is someone who believes in teamwork and prudent financial management. She manages properties and has managed a retail business. She understands what it takes to be a small business person and overseeing finances to keep a business going. Small business is the backbone of FFX County and the country. Mollie is a breath of fresh air. <br /><br />NIMBY is becoming an extremely boring word. It only serves to divide, which is dysfunctional itself. The people you accuse of NIMBY pay plenty of taxes, give donations to causes and have children attending our local schools, so be creative and come up with a better descriptor if you really need it. The people you are calling NIMBY are working hard to come up with functional solutions to the dysfunctionality they witness daily. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-54860959572027534362015-10-02T09:12:59.197-04:002015-10-02T09:12:59.197-04:00In 1995 Penny had over 30 years on Capital Hill fo...In 1995 Penny had over 30 years on Capital Hill for US Senators and Representatives from multiple Western states working on and solving real national issues. Then she became a community leader.<br /><br />Mollie is a malcontent whose only claim to fame is reviving the Mason District Council - an unelected, self-serving group of NIMBY whiners.<br /><br />If you think Mollie is as qualified as Penny was in 1995, you are truly delusional. Mollie has accomplished nothing - Parklawn, her own neighborhood, is no better than it was before as she claims and she dropped them for the MDC. <br /><br />Betting on Mollie . . .? Good luck, you'll need lots of it.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-24195088169280930102015-10-01T22:44:31.643-04:002015-10-01T22:44:31.643-04:00TO: Anonymous10/1/15, 5:02 PM
On a serious note,...TO: Anonymous10/1/15, 5:02 PM<br /><br />On a serious note, here are some specifics. Your data about Fairfax County's financial management is out of date. County reserves are at an all-time low and its AAA bond rating is in jeopardy.<br /><br />See The Washington Post article about the $100m deficit for 2015 and the projected $79m deficit for 2016. How can the County budget be balanced if there is a deficit? <br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/fairfax-county-facing-179-million-budget-shortfall-in-the-next-two-years-officials-say/2014/11/25/06581760-74f7-11e4-9d9b-86d397daad27_story.html<br /><br />Contrary to your utopian vision, Penny’s mismanagement of the county budget in her land use negotiations with FCPS has cost the county multi-millions to date. <br /><br />Going forward the expense of busing children who previously walked to school is at roughly $350,000/yr. in perpetuity that would not have been necessary had she gone forward with a Bailey’s Elementary School partnership with Woodrow Wilson Library instead of forcing FCPS to put the children in an office building.<br /><br />As for Mollie’s resume, take a look at Penny’s resume in 1995. It’s very similar to Mollie’s. Everybody starts somewhere. And, everyone stops at some point. Penny’s stopping point is now. I’m betting on Mollie on Nov. 3.<br /><br />P.S. Did you know that Hillary was a Goldwater Girl? LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-38657878471250615912015-10-01T19:46:31.495-04:002015-10-01T19:46:31.495-04:00Dont try to reason with the Anti-Penny people. The...Dont try to reason with the Anti-Penny people. They have no lives other than to insult Penny.<br /><br />And the same platitudes (pragmatic, ect.) that they were saying about Jessica Swanson they are now saying about Molly. It's just a matter of they really have structured their lives around an obsession with Penny. No sense in talking sense into them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-24365338737908020082015-10-01T17:02:38.594-04:002015-10-01T17:02:38.594-04:00Going to disagree with ya that Penny is a spendthr...Going to disagree with ya that Penny is a spendthrift - if you recall, Supervisor Gross even voted against the pay raise for supervisors. Also by law the country has to have a balanced budget, so what "deficit that is growing bigger" are you talking about??<br /><br />Mollie may be a nice person, but she knows nothing about managing an over 3.5 billion dollar annual budget. Also Fairfax County has consistently been rated as one of the best managed counties in the country, so what exactly to you mean about all the "ill-conceived financial decisions" - please provide specifics.<br /><br />I'd rather have someone with experience managing the county budget, over a "former" Tea Partier who talks big, but has a slim resume. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-7574809116724780442015-10-01T14:31:16.869-04:002015-10-01T14:31:16.869-04:00This issue is money. Our Supervisor is a spendthr...This issue is money. Our Supervisor is a spendthrift, as is the BOS. The money they mismanage could be directed to schools and other services, like the senior programs getting cut in Annandale. <br /><br />Mollie is pragmatic. She would work hard to clean up the mess Supervisor Gross has made of Mason District and where possible turn around some of the ill-conceived financial decisions before the deficit grows bigger and more cuts are required.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-67462072139466971392015-10-01T11:34:59.670-04:002015-10-01T11:34:59.670-04:00To Anonymous 10/1/15. 12 :05AM
AMEN!To Anonymous 10/1/15. 12 :05AM<br /><br /> AMEN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-52372993464807178982015-10-01T00:24:13.038-04:002015-10-01T00:24:13.038-04:00I agree with you 100%; as an FCPS teacher and a...I agree with you 100%; as an FCPS teacher and a long-time Fairfax County resident, I want to thank you for speaking up. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-19556795145590265032015-10-01T00:05:25.024-04:002015-10-01T00:05:25.024-04:00Vote for Trump, build a wall, throw the kids over ...Vote for Trump, build a wall, throw the kids over it and send them all to Hungry, really? If any one entity is to blame it is the bozos in congress that can't pass immigration reform. They are the ones who need to be fired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-88548951861747118972015-09-30T18:16:26.340-04:002015-09-30T18:16:26.340-04:00You weirdos are so obsessed with Penny Gross...you...You weirdos are so obsessed with Penny Gross...your life is sad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-49359556570192909602015-09-30T17:06:10.779-04:002015-09-30T17:06:10.779-04:00they could have used the 5.5 million dollars they ...they could have used the 5.5 million dollars they are going to have to spend in tax dollars to align Charles Street correctly due to the hand out to Spectrum Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-76980912280041918062015-09-30T15:59:24.550-04:002015-09-30T15:59:24.550-04:00@StudlyGeek - and what, pray tell, should the Fair...@StudlyGeek - and what, pray tell, should the Fairfax BOS (a local govt entity) do about immigration which is a national issue? Perhaps build a wall around the county? Or perhaps they can create an army to go around and 'round up "those people" and deport them. Perhaps we should just screen out any children we suspect who are here illegally and not let them go to school so they can instead wander the streets. Please go ahead...enlighten us all, as I grab some popcorn and an Advil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-46374701558621346342015-09-30T15:36:40.412-04:002015-09-30T15:36:40.412-04:00This is about Penny Gross! She has claimed respons...This is about Penny Gross! She has claimed responsibility for adding 3 schools in Mason District. First she says she is not responsible for school issues, and then she turns around to claim credit for what FCPS has clawed their way to get. If you think this is not about Penny then look around at the other districts compared to Mason. They have less overcrowded schools, playing fields, restaurants, and more of everything to offer. Twenty years is enough! Please give someone else a chance. Honestly it can't hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-56482025871609904232015-09-30T14:46:33.341-04:002015-09-30T14:46:33.341-04:00How much longer will the BoS turn a blind eye to t...How much longer will the BoS turn a blind eye to the issue of illegal immigration? Yes, we are a country of immigrants. Are we also a country of law breakers? We should welcome LEGAL immigrants and punish those who intentionally break our laws. It's time for the CITIZENS of Fairfax County to wake up to the real impact illegal immigration is having on your schools and communities!StudlyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03204310540996387712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-7369770921004459632015-09-30T13:41:00.279-04:002015-09-30T13:41:00.279-04:00Free lunch families get far more benefits than jus...Free lunch families get far more benefits than just meals. They get gym uniforms. They get reduced-price parking spaces. They get 13 years of discounts on a litany of items. The Department of Agriculture is NOT covering all of these expenses. <br /><br />And many families lie about their household incomes to qualify for these benefits. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-59074421837708429682015-09-30T13:29:34.443-04:002015-09-30T13:29:34.443-04:00I get the impression that Karen Garza maneuvered P...I get the impression that Karen Garza maneuvered Penny Gross into changing her position on establishing a school at the Willston site. If that's correct, then Mason residents would be remiss in not taking her seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-75082385011823186712015-09-30T12:48:03.438-04:002015-09-30T12:48:03.438-04:00This is not about Penny Gross or her opponent. No ...This is not about Penny Gross or her opponent. No need to bash either one. It's about working together to find solutions for kids!!!<br /><br />Leave the politics out for once, it is not doing our kids any good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-30872061889486501972015-09-30T12:11:34.384-04:002015-09-30T12:11:34.384-04:00Penny and the other members of the Board have tack...Penny and the other members of the Board have tackled a tough economic situation with great skill and prioritizing fairly well.<br />I just so sick of people whose answer to everything is to bash someone in authority.<br />Most middle schools are moving past that.<br />This habit is destroying our country.<br />Be real. Please.<br />If you can do better, run for office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-84793534231946958762015-09-30T11:43:23.715-04:002015-09-30T11:43:23.715-04:00Fire Penny Gross? Seriously? Look at her opponent...Fire Penny Gross? Seriously? Look at her opponent - Mollie "No Details" Loeffler says she is going to magically increase school funding while at the same time as cutting taxes, and also increasing finds for a number of other pet projects. How she plans on doing this is?? The numbers don't add up. A lot of big promises not based in reality..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com