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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Case in point: At the final community meeting in May, T&ES Director Yon Lambert announced that the process would now include a City Council vote. This rendered the already delayed Traffic Board hearing meaningless and delayed the process again from June to September. Does anyone really believe that Yon Lambert made that decision without political intervention? [/quote]

Everyone knew that if the Traffic and Parking Board decided for Option 3 the keep it 4 people would appeal, and that if they decided to keep it 4, the option 3 people would appeal.  By setting up an automatic appeal it made the process simpler. It did not extend the time.

Most of the process duration was caused by the need to wait for a VDOT study relative to their express lanes.

When the Mayor said we can't do this again, I don't think he meant the duration of the process.  I think he meant the massive vitriol against electeds, staff, and fellow citizens.

Mr Rossello apparently thinks all the process problems could be avoided if the City had simply gone with his side from the beginning.  I suppose that's true, but it omits the fact that his side's position was opposed by large numbers of Alexandrians, as well as going against city policies and plans.  If Mr Rossello thinks the way to smooth a broken process is for the Council so subcontract policy decisions to a coalition of civic associations with at best problematic processes for gathering resident input and whose residents altogether represent a minority of all Alexandrians, he is not likely to succeed in that.  [/quote]

How many is the “large number of Alexandrians.”  [/quote]

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