James M. "Jim" Ellis, Jr. is the clear choice for election to the Board of Supervisors from the Chickhominy District on November 6th. Hanover Conservation Voters has endorsed Ellis over incumbant Robert Setliff because of Ellis' genuine committment to responsive government. Ellis shares HCV's dismay at the contrived exclusion of meaningful citizen input during the recent Comprehensive Plan Update process. Ellis also shares our conviction that the Comprehensive Plan revisions are "too much -- too fast" and that they ignore the concerns of a well-informed majority of Hanover citizens.
Jim Ellis believes that good public policy decisions are made when government officials demonstrate respect for their constituents' opinions. We agree. His election on November 6th will give Chickahominy voters the kind of representation they need and deserve.
Remember in November!
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I applaud the effort of the citizenry of Hanover County in signing all the Petitions for the candidates against the current BOS, Bravo! The way the Board completely ignored, (And in the case of Gordon and Stanley, did not strongly defend) the clear majority of citizens attending the Comp Plan work shops who opposed the Comp Plan, is nothing less that tyranny. I thank the candidates that want to cast off the old leadership and provide for a better future. But to think that new Supervisors alone will fix the problems we face is ignoring the real problem.
The Board of Supervisors do vote aye or no on the proposed changes, implementations, plans and so forth. But where do they come from. Usually they originate at the Office of Developers and presented for review bay the Hanover County Planning Department. If you want to really blame someone for the Comp Plan, I give you the Hanover County Planning Department!!!!
Michael E. Crescenzo is the Director of Planning. David Maloney and John Bender are the Deputy Directors of Planning. Planning Department personnel can be reached by calling (804) 365-6171.
The sheer lunacy of some of the plans they have accepted over the last four years is maddening. Some are completely void of the adult thought process and do more harm than good. The drainage in some Sub Divisions has continually been a problem and is not getting any better. Sidewalks where they are not needed, some dumb requirement for a secondary sewer drainage tube in the middle of yards, and buffer plants that are, (By all science) planted to close together, not draught resistant, and dead within weeks and never checked on! Roads built that are often to wide and lines painted that are strangely confusing causing two vehicles in one lane and often turn lanes that end up being, Not Turn Lanes? There is an inspection process in place with the county, but it is seldom enforced leaving the single homeowners with eyesores instead of views.
Fortunately, There are still Developers who have pride in their work and take care of their Sub Divisions for future considerations. These developers know who they are and often need no policing by the county, “True Professionals”. However there are plenty of just out in out Bums out there throwing plans together without any regard of the end result for the Homeowners. The County Planning Department is allowing Sub Division Buffers to be placed on a single Homeowners Property in small Sub Divisions, saving the Developers form placing them on common areas as in larger Sub Divisions. How are we as citizens to read anything else into this but lazy or completely corrupt?
A complete sweep in the BOS will not solve the problem; it’s a good start though. The new BOS have to take the Planning Department by the horns and either fix it or clean house! That is the solution for Hanover County!
MR. Ellis, this job means getting your hands dirty. This “Good ol Boy” network is devious and condescending to the point of rude if not just totally thinking they are above the law. I think you can do it because I still think truth and justice eventually wins out. But we usually take a beating getting there.
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