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Weir Rejoins Haymarket Town Council

Submitted by Webmaster on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 10:51pm. Other News Sources

Weir Rejoins Haymarket Town Council
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By Dan Roem
Source: Gainesville Times
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 2008

The Haymarket Town Council unanimously voted against approving the resignation of council member Bob Weir during a continuation meeting Thursday night, allowing Weir to rejoin the council to serve out his term in office.

Weir had resigned from his post during a Jan. 14 special session to discuss the recently-sold Town Center property. His reasoning came because he thought the council had overstepped its bounds by pre-empting the town Planning Commission regarding variances in the Town Center property.

However, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted 7-1 Tuesday in favor of rezonings that would allow 210 homes could be built within a mile of the Town of Haymarket's southern border, despite objects from the Haymarket Town Council. Weir, who spoke at the public hearing, then decided that if the Haymarket Town Council voted against his resignation, he would comply with the members' request so he could have a greater say in dealing with the developments and the Board of County Supervisors.

The council approved Tuesday of a notion for Weir to write a letter on its behalf to county attorney Ross Horton and the Board of County Supervisors addressing legal issues with the density transfer involving the the Haymarket Landing and Somerset Crossing developments.


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Weir Reneges on His Word!

Submitted by Citizen on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 10:58pm.

Now who didn't know that Bob Weir would be back!?!? This was all a big show for the upcoming election. What an idiot? Two newspaper articles and your still in the same situation?

I guess he didn't have to stand up for his ethics and morals that bad.

I believe the Town Council has to appoint Weir to the Council. He has already resigned. I will be calling the voter registrar tomorrow morning. Of course, it would be hard to believe that Haymarket is not following the letter of the law.

The Mayor had to have him back, she wouldn't have had anyone to type her memos for her! This Council will never learn.

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Stupid but utterly predictable

Submitted by Walter Raliegh Dr on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:54am.

I see several reasons for this. One the town has no idea what managing a municipality entails. They have no plan what so ever other than to sell the property and get back in the black financially. they have let every "plan" they have had fail. remember the Charrette, paid alot of money and nothing came of the plans. Remember the sidewalks and beautification plan. Go look at it they allowed the crosswalks to deteriorate tot he point they were ruined , then filled them in with asphalt....cheap
Oh wait what happened withthe rest of the improvements, oh thats right they allowed the builders to do the work with no oversight, go look at the sidewalks from Coach down washington Street.
That iare just some of the basic problems. Look at the police department. I know of no other PD that has such problems. Officers who can not go to court to testify because the prosecutor says they lie. Sexual harassment charges that were never dealt with.. Wife beatings liars ect....

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unreal

Submitted by enforcer on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 4:57pm.

It is completely unreal that this idiot makes such an obnoxious display of juvenile behavior as an elected official. He has been making an ass of himself for the past few months before the entire town and county. He made headlines as the local idiot on the Potomac News and what does the town do to save grace, they ask him to come back. Completely weak! This just goes to show that the town politics will never change. I would bet anything that the exact same members including the mayor will be re-elected. The only reason is that the town residents do not want to get involved. The would rather go to work and go home and stay behind closed doors and ignore the unethical politics that goes on. Just a shame.

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They wanted him back since

Submitted by Walter Raliegh Dr on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 9:11am.

They wanted him back since the next runner up from the election would fill his term out , That being Jay Tobias there is no way the mayor would want him back since he wanted to get rid of the police chief. We can't have that now can we? Actually I wish Dave Taylor would move back and run that was the one small breath of fresh air in this town in a long long time but he got smart and got out of town.

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Jay Tobias

Submitted by enforcer on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 4:35pm.

I'm not sure if he is done with dealing with the town politics, but he would still be a good candidate to put the others in check.

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