In response to Dr. Tomzak’s claim that he worked to get her to support the River Easement Mrs. Girvan stated, “Actually, the Mayor had very little to do with my vote on the easement.” She went on to state that, “she wanted two conditions met—…

We are three days out from making our first vote on the budget—The first read of the school budget. We are required to have this budget approved by mid-May. There could still be some change between the first and second read but that possibility is be…

Mrs. Girvan now claims that she was opposed to the incentives package the day it was presented to her in a meeting with Todd Nelson and Jud Honaker. Let’s take a walk down Memory Lane and see whether her actions and words support that claim:What Kalaha…

A few thoughts on Today’s OpEd–Girvan: “However, I don’t think the answer is to look for additional revenues without also looking at our spending.”Go back through the budget discussions over the past four years (See Budget Discussions 2007) and look f…

Here are my thoughts regarding the first debate sponsored by Micah Ministries held at Fredericksburg Methodist Church. The major topics were Kalahari/incentives, the homeless issue, and taxes. A question was also asked of the Mayoral candidates on how …

There is no question that Mrs. Doris Buffett deserves the thanks of the entire Fredericksburg community for providing the funds to allow the Dixon Street Pool to be enjoyed by all city residents. The events leading up to this gracious gift deserves a r…

I’ve gone through the city budget and had some time to talk with members of the Boards of Supervisors in both Stafford and Spotsy to get their perspectives and approaches to their budgets especially as they related to the funding of regional and outs…

In her OpEd today Mrs. Girvan stated that she was opposed to the Capital Ale incentives because they had already signed a lease and were coming here anyway. The truth, and it had been explained to Mrs. Girvan, was that Capital Ale was looking to locate…

Taxes are always a topic of conversation in an election year. One candidate for Mayor, Mrs. Girvan, claims to be the fiscal conservative on the Council. The claim is based on her proposal to set last year’s tax rate at 50 cents. Let’s put this clai…

I received an outline of Mrs. Girvan’s statements made before the Rotary Club on March 19th. I did confirm this information with individuals present but I also forwarded a copy to Mrs. Girvan to allow her an opportunity to comment. I am Still awaitin…