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And that something will be the SB current clown car voted out next year.  I am fine with diversity of all types - but not if it has to be socially engineered. [/quote]

Social engineering - the use of centralized planning in an attempt to manage social change and regulate the future development and behavior of a society.

So you're telling me the current status quo exists [i]not[/i] due to social engineering?  :roll: Are you saying "centralized planning" wasn't used by the School Board to define Langley's boundaries? Are you saying Fairfax County Dept. of Planning and Development doesn't [i]centrally[/i] control the zoning regulations to limit residential development in Great Falls by restricting units per acre according to some old master plan document? The citizens of Great Falls don't [i]plan[/i] at Town Halls to vote against zoning changes?[/quote]

Residential development in GF is restricted by size because the lots are on septic - which yes, residents have voted to keep, as is their right.  Even the GF shopping center is on a septic field, which limits development there (thankfully).  What about that do you not understand?[/quote]

DP, but serious question - what laws allow GF residents to decide what the zoning is in their unincorporated part of Fairfax County, or whether they should remain on septic (which of course limits future development)?

I ask because it seems like the Board of Supervisors and the planning commission just decide on their own where development, affordable housing, etc. occurs elsewhere.  I don't think they specifically obtain approval from those most affected in each instance. [/quote]

All zoning changes, even for a single lot, must go through rounds of public hearing and the county supervisors take community feedback *VERY* seriously. Unless there is a legal requirement or some other overriding public good that significantly outweigh the demands of community members, the supervisors will generally bend to the will of the community. [/quote]

[b]So the key is defining a “community” whose wishes must be honored?[/b]  I guess that explains why Great Falls residents promoted a group called “One Great Falls” a few years ago opposition to the county’s “One Fairfax” initiative. Great Falls is an unincorporated part of Fairfax County like Burke and Springfield, but it helps if you have enough money and can hold yourself out as if you’re a separate jurisdiction even when you aren’t. [/quote]

What an odd way of viewing the world. You do know that we live in a liberal democracy that protects individual rights and the right to freely associate in our private lives, right? Fairfax County government respects the wishes and desires of every community, including Great Falls - to the extent that it can while considering the needs of the larger public. [/quote]

LOL.  If you have more money, your "wishes and desires" are far more likely to be respected - or purchased.  [/quote]

DP.  The chip on your shoulder is a mile wide and can probably be seen from space.  Grow up.[/quote]

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