"I'm very concerned," said a resident who asked to remain anonymous
for fear Miss Brooks also will target her. "She called the neighborhood a
slum. She works for Olson; she becomes the association president. All of
the bricks are falling into place to the possibility of eminent domain."
West responds: "In such a system, unofficial civic associations, for better
or for
worse, fill an essential gap in democratic decision-making. It is not
possible to run a government of this size and structure without
utilizing their activity."
Democratic decision making? What nonsense!
The development corporation in this Maryland account has its paid operative
as President of the civic association. It is using the cloak of the rule of
law and "democratic decision making" to terrorize the community. It's about
as democratic as the excrement from the male bovine.
You always stress the need to be paid for your activities. I think you
should probably complain to Lewis. You were the emporer of Clark Park for
all these years, protecting fiercely, the UCD agenda for domination of the
park users. What were you paid? They didn't let you and Cindy have a badge
so that you could put me in the UCD chain gang. I would be jealous of the
Maryland civic association presidents if I were you. Their masters give
them the power to directly oppress and terrorize their targets.
The wanker
In a message dated 7/27/07 6:49:04 PM, kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu writes:
the cool thing about this software is that i can pre-ban glenn!
This will be heaven. But, I hope he doesn't know where you live.
Melani
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From: "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [UC] Sound vaguely familiar? From the Washington Times --
11/18/07
I lived in Prince George's County and covered its governments for two
years. It is more similar to Philadelphia County than you might think: a
major urban center with a population of 850,000. Maryland differs from
Pennsylvania in that it has no organized townships.
Therefore, outside a scattering of small municipalities, there is no tier
of strictly-local elected government for this mammoth public entity. The
only official representative most communities have is their district
County Council member (one out of nine).
In such a system, unofficial civic associations, for better or for worse,
fill an essential gap in democratic decision-making. It is not possible to
run a government of this size and structure without utilizing their
activity.
-- Tony West
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
"They're calling our neighborhood deteriorating and blighted," said Kate
Tsubata, a West Lanham Hills resident and former president of the
citizens association.
The 66-year-old neighborhood has no mayor or council, and the association
is the closest thing it has to a government....
County Council member Eric Olson, a Democrat who co-introduced the
proposal, did not return a phone call Thursday on whether the county
would seek to use eminent domain. However, he said last week that no
final plans have been made and that public hearings are starting Dec. 5.
"This is the beginning of a public process," he said. "It is very
important that the citizens are involved."
Mr. Olson also said that the hearings could continue for a year before a
final zoning plan is approved, and that other Annapolis Road
communities — including Hansen Oaks and Landover Hills — are part of the
plan....
Residents acknowledge the region is a potential target for development.
In addition to being near the Metro station, which also is an Amtrak
stop, West Lanham Hills is surrounded by major highways, including the
Capitol Beltway and U.S. Route 50. Also nearby are the new Internal
Revenue Service and Computer Sciences Corp. buildings, built as part of
the original overlay zone and serving thousands of employees....
Some residents also think they are being bullied into leaving. They say
Olson staffer Wanda Brooks, the acting president of the West Lanham Hills
Citizens' Association, canvasses the neighborhood looking for such
violations as cracked sidewalks and uncut grass, then prepares suggested
warrants for police and other county agencies.
"I'm very concerned," said a resident who asked to remain anonymous for
fear Miss Brooks also will target her. "She called the neighborhood a
slum. She works for Olson; she becomes the association president. All of
the bricks are falling into place to the possibility of eminent domain."
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