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Two K.G. issues linger
King George supervisors continue to deal with two concerns: work at Chatham Village subdivision and fire and rescue volunteers
Date published: 10/24/2009
By CATHY DYSON Two issues continue to haunt the King George Board of Supervisors: the infrastructure of Chatham Village subdivision and the status of fire and rescue volunteers. This week, two Chatham Village homeowners, Donna Eubank and Tracy Travers, wondered why the driveways of their homes weren't seamed together properly the way one driveway in the Dahlgren-area subdivision was done. Different types of asphalt were patched together to create a finish that didn't match. "The homeowners of Chatham Village should not have to accept such shoddy work," Eubank told supervisors at a meeting Tuesday. Homeowners in Sections 1 and 2 of Chatham Village have been battling for two years to get their infrastructure completed. A September story in The Free Lance-Star chronicled the saga homeowners faced after the developer left without finishing the work. Residents appealed to the supervisors. They believed the county was responsible because Jack Green, King George's director of community development, gave construction bond money back to developer Thomas Worman before the work was done. Typically, bonds are put up by developers as a guarantee that they'll finish the work. The bank backing those bonds paid for a paving company to fix curbs, gutters and drainage issues, and a lot has happened since mid-September, said Ruby Brabo, the resident leading the homeowner campaign. The gaping ditch in the backyard of Cepeda and Nina Long has been filled in and fixed, Brabo said. Most of the easement and curbing issues have been addressed, and work has begun on the storm pond. The homeowners, who retained a lawyer well-versed in homeowner association disputes, no longer plan to sue the county, Brabo said. "Everything is not necessarily as it should be," she said, but "it is far better than when we began two years ago." What perplexed her most was how the situation was handled. Homeowners had to plead their case repeatedly to the board, even after the supervisors voted in April 2008 to "do all things necessary" to complete the subdivision infrastructure. She hopes her efforts will help others.
Date published: 10/24/2009
No Personnel Shortage
(posted by
KGTaxPayer
, Oct. 24, 2009 12:15 pm)
I am truly glad someone asked the magic question of the God's of KG, but as usual did not get the truth. If 8 fire engines and tankers go on a call with only 9 total personnel, there must be a good reason. Maybe the true reason might that most all of the volunteers have left KG and gone some place else and only the career and a few volunteers ran this call. A fire engine from Caroline went to the Western end of KG on a vehicle accident when two other fire trucks responded each with a driver only....
More "Political Malarkie"
(posted by
KGTaxPayer
, Oct. 24, 2009 11:40 am)
Grzeika and his band of "merry-men" (Sisson & Howard) think the public are totally stupid. Eight fire engines and tankers go on a call with nine total personnel on-board and there is not a personnel shortage problem. This thinking will get people hurt or worse and will definately cause the loss pf property. Supervisors, get your heads out of your butts and look around. Some one is going to have tp pay for your ignorance with their life if you don't do something.
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