William Womack, Jr.; New Vienna Planning Commission Member and Tom Davis Aide

We welcome new Vienna, Virginia Planning Commission Member William Womack, Jr. to HistoricVienna.com. We hope Bill, a legislative director for Congressman Tom Davis, brings a breath of fresh air to the Planning Commission.

However, as you can see from last night's meeting, some of your Planning Commission members were ready to ram a law change through to disguise what amounts to a rezoning all to benefit a single person. The arguments put forward by Ed Chase, David Miller and Laurie DiRocco as to why anyone deserves special treatment were transparent and disingenuous.

These three tried to make the case with a straight face that the deletion of three words from the Town Code would set in motion a commercial/residential mixed use development boom. Give us a break.

Laurie DiRocco
316 Moorefield Road, SW
Another Maud Puppet

In the case of Laurie DiRocco, her argument for giving out a big gift was borderline mindless - we can't tell if she is dumb or acting. While these three don't have a prayer of a further political career, Bill you may. And in Vienna, as you will learn, there is a severe vacuum in the corner of honesty and ethics. We eagerly wait to see where your bread is buttered.