Writer Offers Truck Center Options
With all due respect to Debra McCown’s usual balanced reporting, I feel her coverage of the “truck stop project” on June 9 did not truly characterize the public presentations to the Washington County Board of Supervisors. Only a handful spoke in favor of granting the rezoning from agricultural to business, which would allow the truck stop to move in. In sharp contrast, the room was filled with more than 100 people, with at least two-thirds opposing the truck stop at the proposed location and a large percentage of these making public presentations.
And, while a petition with 200 signatures of supporters was offered, there were two petitions presented holding 800 signatures in opposition, most from Meadowview residents and volunteered, not solicited, at the two Meadowview businesses where the petitions had been placed.
McCown’s article omitted the convincing research presented by several Emory & Henry College science professors regarding the health and safety risks, as well as increased crimes that the truck stop would bring. The crime statistics presented were impressive and were filed from occurrences around the Glade Spring truck stop.
I also found it interesting that so much of the reporting focused on the present property owner’s presentation. She spoke of how wonderful it was growing up there on the farm, yet she and her son want to deprive present residents of the same experience. This family’s focus on profiteering from the sale of the property may be equal to the greed of the Love Corp. since the property owner can choose to sell to a business that does not present the same health and safety hazards and the truck stop can locate elsewhere in Washington County.
Both of these thoughts were offered by most of the presenters in opposition and omitted from McCown’s article.
Bunny Medeiros
Damascus, Va.
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For less Govt, VOP stand for Virginia Organization/ing Group. Which is part of a national group. Even if they sometimes have some good idea’s they tend to lean to the far left. They are a non profit and have become well organized. You can do a search and find out more. The local chapter just seems to be to far to the left.
Well, someone told me one time if you don’t ask you are ignorant. Exactly what is VOP and what/who do they represent? My ignorance. Excuse me.
Well I hope you all no that they THINK they are always a step ahead of us…You need to no that there is a phone # that is being sent to people by text message to call to oppose the truck stop…I bet we no who is doing this… I am trying to get that # now…
NYY…count me in….What do I need to do??? Contact Radio Bill???
Well I hope you all no that they THINK they are always a step ahead of us…You need to no that there is a phone # that is being sent to people by text message to call to oppose the truck stop…I bet we no who is doing this… I am trying to get that # now…
Hey NYY, count me in for this group also. I think RadioBill will be interested too, can someone contact him and see what he thinks?
NYY, you are talking about a new watchdog group to keep check on things like the VOP, I’m very much for this myself and I can be reached at the berlow e-mail address:
newagent1911@gmail.com
I would love to be involved in this as there are some other projects on the table that I’m sure the VOP will fight once they lose the travel center battle.
I also think this is a new tatic they are using to keep us from figuring out their real agenda, I’m sure there are some vague ties to the good ol VOP. I think they know they are losing this battle and they don’t know what to do about it.
Now that we know who the VOP are we will be keeping a close eye on them.
I don’t know what board meeting Bunny attended either, did they slip one in that I missed? I bet this lady was not even there.
They were NO convincing studies done by the E&H people, just spreading their opinions with nothing to back it up with.
As for the crime, My Hopp wants to twist things to make it look like Glade has became crime central in Wash. Co. Va, this is by far not accurate. Anyone who has a question about this needs to contact the Sheriff, he will tell you the facts about this. His people spend alot of time at Wallmart but I never hear all these calls to the tuck stop in Glade.
And for the petitions, the VOP was going door to door in Abingdon handing out their literature and gathering names, why not in Meadowview? because they know MOST people in Meadowview are for this.
Well NYY, it looks like Miss Bunny is another writer that is in with the unitarian universalist church of the highlands, wonder why their membership has taken such an interest in this travel center?
I guess Dayle is just trying to help her husband, Dr. Fred Hebard in his fight against the travel center and is getting fellow church members to write letters, just like Miss Linder did earlier. A Massage Therapist from Damascus wouldn’t have much other reason to write this, not that I can see anyways.
Bunny, hop on back to Damascus and don’t worry about what happens in little ol Meadowview.
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