Goodbye Stirrup/Goodbye Stewart

Maureen Caddigan(Republican) is actively campaigning for Sharon Pandak(Democrat) in her bid for the at-large seat on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.  Seems somewhat odd to me that this is occurring and it has me curious as to the behind the scenes happenings.  Why are Republicans campaigning for Democrats?

There was a short posting on the Potomac News bulletin board suggesting that Stewart had done something in Caddigan’s last election but no details were provided.

Posted on 09/25 at 09:44 PM

Stewart has demonstrated blatant incompetence from the budget situation to controlling growth. He has been politically divisive (remember him trying rig Caddigan’s last election) and hurt our Republican party. Irresponsible politics = Irresponsible leadership. Previous comment is correct, he should go back and serve his semi-gated community in Lake Ridge. He can’t grasp the wholesome of county politics or does not want to invest the time our county deserve.  –Publius

University of Virginia conducted their 15th Annual Citizen’s Satisfaction Survey just before the County’s Immigration Resolution and citizens ranked concerned about illegals at 3%.  The entire report can be found on the Prince William County’s Government website at -http://www.pwcgov.org/docLibrary/PDF/006710.pdf

There’s an interesting article concerning the results in the Washington Post, entitled, “Residents Rate Government High, Despite Traffic“, in which the director of the center that conducted the survey makes mention of how our current ‘hot button cause’ was a ‘non-factor’.

But the hot-button cause of the moment was a non-factor. Issues involving illegal immigration did not rate high among those surveyed, said Thomas M. Guterbock, the center’s director. Only 3 percent said they would like changes regarding illegal immigration in the next 20 to 25 years.

Here are some local editorials concerning Prince William County Politics that have appeared in either the Potomac News or the Washington Post over the past few months.

1. Stewart serves own interests, not county
2. County policy on illegal immigration disturbing
3. Police-Powers Resolution Is ‘Another Scare Tactic’
4. Put some sense back into the chairmanship, 10/06/07
5. Illegal immigrants come of necessity 7/31/07
6. There needs to be some changes in the county
7. Don’t Turn a Blind Eye To Immigration Backlash
8. Local solutions aren’t going to do the job
9. Long goes even lower than the Ku Klux Klan

According to today’s edition of the Potomac News, Battlefield High is at 125% capacity making it the second most overcrowded school in the county just behind Brentsville High.  And with no plans for another high school until 2011, overcrowding is bound to get worse.  This is a direct result of poor planning by the County Board of Supervisors.  Years of allowing developers to build without requiring the proper proffers for schools.  But now that it is election time the canidates are proclaiming that they are going to ‘get tough’ with developers.  Isn’t it a little late for this approach?  The housing boom has passed and we are now in a serious market correction process. 

 Today’s PWC Related News Articles

1. Brentsville still overcrowded
2. Group protests damaged sign
3. Latinos Unite Across Classes Against Curbs on Immigration