{"id":1287,"date":"2020-09-08T17:42:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T21:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2020-09-09T21:55:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T01:55:32","slug":"bocs-flip-flop-on-route-28-bypass-it-aint-over-til-its-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activepw.org\/?p=1287","title":{"rendered":"BOCS Flip-Flop on Route 28 Bypass: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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By Charlie Grymes, Active Prince William Board Member<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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On September 8, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) reversed an 8-0 decision made just a month earlier and reinstated the Route 28 Bypass (Alignment 2B) in a 5-3 vote.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The BOCS voted before listening to any of the citizens who were waiting to address the Board during the scheduled 2:00 pm Public Comment Time, which was delayed for more than three hours, and they declined an opportunity to wait until the next Board meeting before finalizing their decision.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The decision split along partisan lines; all five Democrats switched.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

One quote from the discussion is relevant \u2013 \u201cwe have not made a decision on construction.\u201d\u00a0 A new road up Flat Branch is not yet guaranteed, though it came a lot closer to reality on September 8.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Over 50 homeowners are now at risk of having their homes \u201ctaken\u201d for a commuter road.\u00a0 The equity lens associated with this issue bent under pressure and developed a cataract over the last 34 days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

$89 million was previously set aside by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) for construction of Route 28 improvements, but the Board will need to sell $200 million in County bonds to fund Alignment 2B. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The County\u2019s finance staff made clear in early 2019 that selling the $200 million in bonds will require raising local taxes.\u00a0 The issue remains alive\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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By Charlie Grymes, Active Prince William Board Member   On September 8, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) reversed an 8-0 decision made just a month earlier and reinstated the Route 28 Bypass (Alignment 2B) in a 5-3 vote.\u00a0 The BOCS voted before listening to any of the citizens who were waiting to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[164,47,205,204,78],"tags":[206,189,194,207],"class_list":["post-1287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advocacy","category-planning","category-pw-bocs","category-route-28","category-transportation","tag-pw-bocs","tag-route-28","tag-route-28-bypass","tag-transportation-planning","post-preview"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t