Goodbye Stirrup/Goodbye Stewart

Stewart starts off his second term proclaiming he wants to refocus his attention on to environmental issues; and what is his first step?  He allows sewer into the Rural Crescent.  There’s an old saying, ‘With friend’s like this who needs enemies’.  If this is how Stewart intends to protect the environment, we should all go out and hug a tree because it won’t be long before the entire County is paved over.

It appears as if the Board applied situational ethics.  According to Marty Nohe,

Our job is not to necessarily follow the clear ideological path, but to look at each situation individually

Unfortunately, the problem with using this ’situational ethics’ approach is that it puts us on a slippery slope for all future requests.  Additionally, as you encroach into the Rural Crescent there will always be another adjacent property that claims it isn’t fair that their next door neighbor has sewer but they can’t.

But, probably more disturbing though, is the fact that the Board went behind closed doors to work out a deal which is expressly forbidden.  There seems to be a consistent theme with this elected body, whether it be with the ‘Immigration Resolution’ or Open Space Plan or rezoning applications, there is no transparency in their governing.  And we are left wondering, what’s going on behind closed doors…