tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287147033560336418.post1098342264349604727..comments2024-03-18T17:04:51.721-07:00Comments on The Dixie Pig: Weekly Column: The Top 20 Reasons the 2014 Session Mattered for the 44th DistrictScott A. Surovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899160531211393625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287147033560336418.post-39183057357822013692014-03-11T20:26:36.589-07:002014-03-11T20:26:36.589-07:00Tess:
First, the newspaper limits me to 700 words...Tess:<br /><br />First, the newspaper limits me to 700 words!<br /><br />#3 - A-F grades would result in many of Mt. Vernon schools getting poor grades. I have mixed feelings about this.<br /><br />#4 - The Digital Divide is more pronounced in the 44th District than any other in Northern Virginia. Many children on the west side of US1 do not have home computers.<br /><br />#6 - NOVA has the highest hybrid ownership rates in VA - 90% of all hybrids in Virginia are in NOVA.<br /><br />#8 - Mt. Vernon has some of the oldest electrical infrastructure in NOVA. That's why we have more outages than Centerville.<br /><br />#10 - Cycling safety is a big problem in Fairfax County. We also have a ton of cyclists in Mt. Vernon due to the MV Trail. I get many emails about it.<br /><br />#11 - The electric chair isn't a particular issue for the 44th District, but it was a big issue this session.<br /><br />#12 - If you use electricity, water, natural gas, sewer service, have any kind of insurance, or use a bank, maximizing the amount of sunshine on the SCC is important. It controls all of that in Virginia.<br /><br />#13 - The HOA tried to grab new powers for older HOA's. Many older HOA's are right here in Mt. Vernon because of when we were built out. That is a very important issue for homeowners in Mt. Vernon. <br /><br />#15 - The 44th District is 24% Hispanic and 29% foreign-born. There are many children in the 44th that the DREAM Act would benefit.<br /><br />#16 - The U.S. 1 Corridor is the car title lending capital of NOVA.<br /><br />#17 - The 44th District has one of the largest concentrations of minimum wage workers in NOVA.<br /><br />Thanks for your note as always Tess! Scott A. Surovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899160531211393625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287147033560336418.post-23261332997375111332014-03-10T09:06:10.991-07:002014-03-10T09:06:10.991-07:00Please expand on *why* these issues are critical t...Please expand on *why* these issues are critical to the 44th. Like the newspaper article this seems modeled after, there is little "why". <br /><br />Your items 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, in particular, need further explanation.AMCIThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03518773448689925900noreply@blogger.com