30-Year-Old Chad Bishop Slams 85-Year-Old Maud Robinson Over Historic District

Firing Squad Next for Chad?

Chad Bishop was recently appointed to the Windover Heights Board of Review to fill the slot formerly filled by Steve Bukont. The following are comments made by Chad Bishop and his wife Christie Bishop. Maud is not going to be happy with one of her board members speaking the truth!

First, Christie Bishop declared:

“He [Husband Chad] is not entirely sure why it [historic district] exists if it didn’t do everything it was supposed to do when it was formed in terms of having places…declared historic and protected and all that. He knows he is sitting on a political board, but he is not a very political person.”

Chad Bishop countered his wife in a separate conversation declaring:

"For me its not political, it's trying to be involved in the community."

Bishop was asked about the pending litigation regarding the historic district:

"I don't know much about that unfortunately."

Bishop offered his view on the Windover Heights Historic District Review Board next:

"After reading through the code I have some concerns of my own in regards to how the Board is handled. And even the validity of the Board."

Bishop added:

"Maybe if there are some inconsistencies on the Board there is a way to fix it being on the Board."

Bishop added:

"If people do feel there are injustices within the Board or the Board itself is an injustice...I might be able to work with the Town to try to either fix those injustices or eliminate the Board completely...I do think there are inconsistencies...I am trying to fix things by being there [on the Board]."

When pressed about why he would be on this Board when he and his wife know there are problems, Bishop again confirms:

"Both of us think there are issues."

Asked about the litigation, Chad Bishop states:

"I was curious if I could find out what that [the litigation] was [from the Town]. I haven’t had any response in regards to that yet. I would assume they want to keep that under wraps cause you don’t want to usually disclose anything when litigation is involved. Which is unfortunate cause I am sitting on the Board and if that’s the case I should be disclosed as to what’s going on."

Bishop then adds thoughts about historic "significance" in Vienna:

"What is considered historic? I have looked around and I haven’t seen anything in any Virginia register that says we have any buildings in the Town of Vienna that are historic."

He then questioned the historic significance of the Freeman House and the original Library. Bishop then talks about the lack of specifics he has encountered on the Board so far:

"When I asked for a list of historic sites or buildings or structures, they didn't have that list [laughs]."

In talking about the one of the historic district lawsuits pending regarding a fence, Bishop states:

“The way that I read the code…I would vote for putting up the fence.”

Chad concluded with:

"My concern is that if we don't have anything that is historic, how do I rule on anything? Do you follow what I am saying? I want to know exactly what we need to rule on cause I don't. I am still in the discovery stage at this point."

While we appreciate Bishop's candor, the fact that he refuses to resign from this corrupt Board leaves his ethics open to severe criticism.