Anonymous
01/05/2024 16:18
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That will make Reston so gross. Really why is she doing this? It will bring only bad things to beautiful Reston. The late beloved developer of that planned community will roll over in his grave if this happens. Comstack is a disgrace.
Learn to read before posting. This has nothing to do with Barbara Comstock. And at least spell her name right
+1. And learn not to believe anything in The Patch.
The patch isn’t believable.
Anonymous
01/05/2024 16:17
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Developers want to develop on the golf course, developers want to develop the casino. The locals don’t want it to be overdeveloped. Reston was a planned urban community with connections to nature among other things. RTC was a concession and the expansion of this and developments outside RTC were not what was wanted.
Anonymous
01/05/2024 14:07
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Babs should have stayed in Congress...ohh wait 😂
The company Comstock is no relation to the failed politician Comstock.
This is correct. Comstock, the developers, have hired lobbyists and it’s become a political fight to get this casino in place. The locals do not want it.
Yes, and where there are lobbyists there is money. People don’t want it but once you get a few elected officials on board it becomes reality. The one drawback of representative government is you just have to “buy” a few people to get the job done.
We will vote them out. See pp about the track record of VA voters keeping riff-raff (Disney, etc) out of the area.
If we had Disney America, there wouldn't be a need for a casino.
There is not a "need" for a casino now. Portsmouth VA has one, because they actually need the money. National Harbor has one because DC actually needs the money.
Everyone says NoVa is booming, but needing a casino tells me they are lying and it's actually going downhill.
NoVa needs to diversify. It can't remain beholden to the military and federal government. Again, I will point to what BRAC did to Arlington. HQ2 bailed them out to some extent but they are now beholden to the whims of Bezos.
So all that IT industry in NoVa is worthless and you have to have a casino to supplement them?
No one in Reston wants a casino dragging their property values down and attracting gamblers and crime to the area. Which is what casinos do. That's why casinos are in. Baltimore and National Harbor.
Now if you want to put a casino in Woodbridge or Dale City that would make sense.
There really is no proof of either of these statements. There have been several studies and they all show that Casinos, off of Indian reservations and Riverboat gambling (i.e., high poverty/rural areas with few economic opportunities) casinos do not increase crime.
Anonymous
01/05/2024 13:29
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That will make Reston so gross. Really why is she doing this? It will bring only bad things to beautiful Reston. The late beloved developer of that planned community will roll over in his grave if this happens. Comstack is a disgrace.
Learn to read before posting. This has nothing to do with Barbara Comstock. And at least spell her name right
+1. And learn not to believe anything in The Patch.
Anonymous
01/05/2024 13:28
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
I would like a casino. TI think it could be fun to have.
What are the reasons against having one? If you don't use it, don't go? I don't love Dave and Busters or Topgolf, so I just don't go....
What are the reasons against having one? If you don't use it, don't go? I don't love Dave and Busters or Topgolf, so I just don't go....
Anonymous
01/05/2024 13:19
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Anonymous wrote:That will make Reston so gross. Really why is she doing this? It will bring only bad things to beautiful Reston. The late beloved developer of that planned community will roll over in his grave if this happens. Comstack is a disgrace.
Learn to read before posting. This has nothing to do with Barbara Comstock. And at least spell her name right
Anonymous
01/05/2024 11:48
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Update … Reston Association mounting plan to oppose the casino in Reston.
https://patch.com/virginia/herndon/s/iu4j2/casino-opposition-plan-outlined-by-reston-association-ceo?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert&user_email=d3a0c6c6cd7d8950d5e1b6c80a0f75ca7bd8bba760903b3225276658c9eaf6e2&user_email_md5=385fcd1120b373837d9b5c2d29e75bb6&lctg=62d9b991d17907a86c0d419c
https://patch.com/virginia/herndon/s/iu4j2/casino-opposition-plan-outlined-by-reston-association-ceo?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert&user_email=d3a0c6c6cd7d8950d5e1b6c80a0f75ca7bd8bba760903b3225276658c9eaf6e2&user_email_md5=385fcd1120b373837d9b5c2d29e75bb6&lctg=62d9b991d17907a86c0d419c
Anonymous
01/05/2024 11:44
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Babs should have stayed in Congress...ohh wait 😂
The company Comstock is no relation to the failed politician Comstock.
This is correct. Comstock, the developers, have hired lobbyists and it’s become a political fight to get this casino in place. The locals do not want it.
Yes, and where there are lobbyists there is money. People don’t want it but once you get a few elected officials on board it becomes reality. The one drawback of representative government is you just have to “buy” a few people to get the job done.
We will vote them out. See pp about the track record of VA voters keeping riff-raff (Disney, etc) out of the area.
If we had Disney America, there wouldn't be a need for a casino.
There is not a "need" for a casino now. Portsmouth VA has one, because they actually need the money. National Harbor has one because DC actually needs the money.
Everyone says NoVa is booming, but needing a casino tells me they are lying and it's actually going downhill.
NoVa needs to diversify. It can't remain beholden to the military and federal government. Again, I will point to what BRAC did to Arlington. HQ2 bailed them out to some extent but they are now beholden to the whims of Bezos.
So all that IT industry in NoVa is worthless and you have to have a casino to supplement them?
No one in Reston wants a casino dragging their property values down and attracting gamblers and crime to the area. Which is what casinos do. That's why casinos are in. Baltimore and National Harbor.
Now if you want to put a casino in Woodbridge or Dale City that would make sense.
I would not wish a casino on any community. Reston is a terrible choice. It isn’t a remote area (like Vegas was) and it isn’t a large established city (like Baltimore). I’d argue that the casino in Baltimore was a terrible location too, but at least it was built near other large venues. Not sure how it affected the nearby neighborhoods.
Anonymous
01/04/2024 14:26
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Babs should have stayed in Congress...ohh wait 😂
The company Comstock is no relation to the failed politician Comstock.
This is correct. Comstock, the developers, have hired lobbyists and it’s become a political fight to get this casino in place. The locals do not want it.
Yes, and where there are lobbyists there is money. People don’t want it but once you get a few elected officials on board it becomes reality. The one drawback of representative government is you just have to “buy” a few people to get the job done.
We will vote them out. See pp about the track record of VA voters keeping riff-raff (Disney, etc) out of the area.
If we had Disney America, there wouldn't be a need for a casino.
There is not a "need" for a casino now. Portsmouth VA has one, because they actually need the money. National Harbor has one because DC actually needs the money.
Everyone says NoVa is booming, but needing a casino tells me they are lying and it's actually going downhill.
NoVa needs to diversify. It can't remain beholden to the military and federal government. Again, I will point to what BRAC did to Arlington. HQ2 bailed them out to some extent but they are now beholden to the whims of Bezos.
So all that IT industry in NoVa is worthless and you have to have a casino to supplement them?
No one in Reston wants a casino dragging their property values down and attracting gamblers and crime to the area. Which is what casinos do. That's why casinos are in. Baltimore and National Harbor.
Now if you want to put a casino in Woodbridge or Dale City that would make sense.
You mean data centers? NoVa wants those out. The other IT are just contractors supporting government and military contracts. Gone when the winds blow the wrong way.
Anonymous
01/04/2024 14:15
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Babs should have stayed in Congress...ohh wait 😂
The company Comstock is no relation to the failed politician Comstock.
This is correct. Comstock, the developers, have hired lobbyists and it’s become a political fight to get this casino in place. The locals do not want it.
Yes, and where there are lobbyists there is money. People don’t want it but once you get a few elected officials on board it becomes reality. The one drawback of representative government is you just have to “buy” a few people to get the job done.
We will vote them out. See pp about the track record of VA voters keeping riff-raff (Disney, etc) out of the area.
If we had Disney America, there wouldn't be a need for a casino.
There is not a "need" for a casino now. Portsmouth VA has one, because they actually need the money. National Harbor has one because DC actually needs the money.
Everyone says NoVa is booming, but needing a casino tells me they are lying and it's actually going downhill.
NoVa needs to diversify. It can't remain beholden to the military and federal government. Again, I will point to what BRAC did to Arlington. HQ2 bailed them out to some extent but they are now beholden to the whims of Bezos.
So all that IT industry in NoVa is worthless and you have to have a casino to supplement them?
No one in Reston wants a casino dragging their property values down and attracting gamblers and crime to the area. Which is what casinos do. That's why casinos are in. Baltimore and National Harbor.
Now if you want to put a casino in Woodbridge or Dale City that would make sense.
Anonymous
01/04/2024 13:23
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Babs should have stayed in Congress...ohh wait 😂
The company Comstock is no relation to the failed politician Comstock.
This is correct. Comstock, the developers, have hired lobbyists and it’s become a political fight to get this casino in place. The locals do not want it.
Yes, and where there are lobbyists there is money. People don’t want it but once you get a few elected officials on board it becomes reality. The one drawback of representative government is you just have to “buy” a few people to get the job done.
We will vote them out. See pp about the track record of VA voters keeping riff-raff (Disney, etc) out of the area.
If we had Disney America, there wouldn't be a need for a casino.
There is not a "need" for a casino now. Portsmouth VA has one, because they actually need the money. National Harbor has one because DC actually needs the money.
Everyone says NoVa is booming, but needing a casino tells me they are lying and it's actually going downhill.
NoVa needs to diversify. It can't remain beholden to the military and federal government. Again, I will point to what BRAC did to Arlington. HQ2 bailed them out to some extent but they are now beholden to the whims of Bezos.
Now this seems plausible for at least part of the reason for the push. That and maybe NOVA isn’t as flush as some would have us believe.
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fy-2025-budget-forecast-presented-supervisors-school-board
A $285 million shortfall is predicted. Why do you think FFX didn't cave to WMATA's demand for more funding? It isn't there. That's also why I expect to see a meal tax pass this year. That's a diversification of the taxes but not the sources of tax monies.
Still wouldn’t want a casino in Reston.
Anonymous
01/04/2024 12:55
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Babs should have stayed in Congress...ohh wait 😂
The company Comstock is no relation to the failed politician Comstock.
This is correct. Comstock, the developers, have hired lobbyists and it’s become a political fight to get this casino in place. The locals do not want it.
Yes, and where there are lobbyists there is money. People don’t want it but once you get a few elected officials on board it becomes reality. The one drawback of representative government is you just have to “buy” a few people to get the job done.
We will vote them out. See pp about the track record of VA voters keeping riff-raff (Disney, etc) out of the area.
If we had Disney America, there wouldn't be a need for a casino.
There is not a "need" for a casino now. Portsmouth VA has one, because they actually need the money. National Harbor has one because DC actually needs the money.
Everyone says NoVa is booming, but needing a casino tells me they are lying and it's actually going downhill.
NoVa needs to diversify. It can't remain beholden to the military and federal government. Again, I will point to what BRAC did to Arlington. HQ2 bailed them out to some extent but they are now beholden to the whims of Bezos.
Now this seems plausible for at least part of the reason for the push. That and maybe NOVA isn’t as flush as some would have us believe.
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fy-2025-budget-forecast-presented-supervisors-school-board
A $285 million shortfall is predicted. Why do you think FFX didn't cave to WMATA's demand for more funding? It isn't there. That's also why I expect to see a meal tax pass this year. That's a diversification of the taxes but not the sources of tax monies.
Anonymous
01/04/2024 08:16
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Babs should have stayed in Congress...ohh wait 😂
The company Comstock is no relation to the failed politician Comstock.
This is correct. Comstock, the developers, have hired lobbyists and it’s become a political fight to get this casino in place. The locals do not want it.
Yes, and where there are lobbyists there is money. People don’t want it but once you get a few elected officials on board it becomes reality. The one drawback of representative government is you just have to “buy” a few people to get the job done.
We will vote them out. See pp about the track record of VA voters keeping riff-raff (Disney, etc) out of the area.
If we had Disney America, there wouldn't be a need for a casino.
There is not a "need" for a casino now. Portsmouth VA has one, because they actually need the money. National Harbor has one because DC actually needs the money.
Everyone says NoVa is booming, but needing a casino tells me they are lying and it's actually going downhill.
NoVa needs to diversify. It can't remain beholden to the military and federal government. Again, I will point to what BRAC did to Arlington. HQ2 bailed them out to some extent but they are now beholden to the whims of Bezos.
Now this seems plausible for at least part of the reason for the push. That and maybe NOVA isn’t as flush as some would have us believe.
Anonymous
01/03/2024 19:04
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Babs should have stayed in Congress...ohh wait 😂
The company Comstock is no relation to the failed politician Comstock.
This is correct. Comstock, the developers, have hired lobbyists and it’s become a political fight to get this casino in place. The locals do not want it.
Yes, and where there are lobbyists there is money. People don’t want it but once you get a few elected officials on board it becomes reality. The one drawback of representative government is you just have to “buy” a few people to get the job done.
We will vote them out. See pp about the track record of VA voters keeping riff-raff (Disney, etc) out of the area.
If we had Disney America, there wouldn't be a need for a casino.
There is not a "need" for a casino now. Portsmouth VA has one, because they actually need the money. National Harbor has one because DC actually needs the money.
Everyone says NoVa is booming, but needing a casino tells me they are lying and it's actually going downhill.
NoVa needs to diversify. It can't remain beholden to the military and federal government. Again, I will point to what BRAC did to Arlington. HQ2 bailed them out to some extent but they are now beholden to the whims of Bezos.
Anonymous
01/03/2024 15:18
Subject: Comstock doubled down again on Casino in Reston
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Babs should have stayed in Congress...ohh wait 😂
The company Comstock is no relation to the failed politician Comstock.
This is correct. Comstock, the developers, have hired lobbyists and it’s become a political fight to get this casino in place. The locals do not want it.
Yes, and where there are lobbyists there is money. People don’t want it but once you get a few elected officials on board it becomes reality. The one drawback of representative government is you just have to “buy” a few people to get the job done.
We will vote them out. See pp about the track record of VA voters keeping riff-raff (Disney, etc) out of the area.
If we had Disney America, there wouldn't be a need for a casino.
There is not a "need" for a casino now. Portsmouth VA has one, because they actually need the money. National Harbor has one because DC actually needs the money.
Everyone says NoVa is booming, but needing a casino tells me they are lying and it's actually going downhill.