|
|
|
| Wed, Nov. 25 - - Mobile - RSS | |
|
|
Please, don't stereotype Fawn Lake neighbors
Date published: 11/12/2009 Please, don't stereotype Fawn Lake neighbors This is in response to Dick Meck's Oct. 30 letter ["Hypocrisy brigade now fights at Wilderness"]. First of all, I thank him for his 24 years of military service. I am sure he sacrificed to keep Americans safe to live the lifestyle they chose, and not a lifestyle imposed by dictatorial or theocratic governments. With the sacrifice of Mr. Meck and so many others, we are free to live in neighborhoods of our choosing. Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, DuPonts, Dukes, or truly wealthy people do not live Most of the people I've met here are hardworking, middle-class folks. Many served their country, just as Mr. Meck did, with 20-30 years in the military. Many retired from the military and served again Most of my neighbors performed jobs with high-pressure responsibilities, while their wives stayed at home to tend to family. And many couples found they needed to have both parents working to get by. They all had one thing in common: They planned for their future and were able to buy a nice home. I appreciate reading diverse opinions in The Free Lance-Star. I just don't think it's neighborly to attack one subdivision that was planned and developed before any of us moved to the area. Fawn Lake residents bring a lifetime of diversified experience to the neighborhood. Some serve in advisory positions in the medical field, some work to develop new hiking trails, some volunteer to protect our river, some work for smart growth, some work for the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank, and some help the elderly and needy. We're good neighbors. Where we choose to live doesn't paint a picture of who we are. Mr. Meck's letter sounds like "sour grapes." Judith Lillis Spotsylvania
Date published: 11/12/2009
Sorry navy
(posted by
wideopenspace
, Nov. 12, 2009 4:26 pm)
but you take things too seriously. Did I name you directly, nope sure didn't. You missed my comment just like Judith missed Meck's. The anti-Wal-Mart folks realized it was coming no matter what so they changed their tune to simply "move it down the road 300 yards." Not every comment is directed towards you so please grow up and get over yourself.
big difference
(posted by
pensfan71
, Nov. 12, 2009 10:32 am)
between the original fawn lake and the new bs expanded section toward the front entrance. the people that bought houses in the original fawn lake 15 years ago were NOT middle class (Joe Gibbs, Farmer Meadows?). most moved here when it was built to escape high property taxes in new york and new jersey. the new section shouldnt even be considered "fawn lake"...should be called "baby deer pond"
she doesnt get it
(posted by
ILikeCheese
, Nov. 12, 2009 9:50 am)
nicely written but ya missed the boat on what he was referring too.
wideopenspace
(posted by
navyorchid
, Nov. 12, 2009 8:37 am)
Stop calling all those opposed to the location of Walmart, "anti-Walmart folks!" Most who opposed Walmart, only opposed the location and not Walmart itself, agreeing that Walmart would be good for Orange County. Whether or not mistakes were made in approving previous development does not mean that individuals can't learn from it and protect what is remaining!
We're ALL living on top of "historic" lands
(posted by
tpifos
, Nov. 12, 2009 8:14 am)
Can't preserve everything or we'd all be living on rafts &
surviving on fish & rainwater. Choose the most important
areas, incorporate development in as tastefully as possible
(which this area notoriously can't seem to do) and get over the
rest.
|
 |
|||
|
|||
