The Mind of Jane Seeman Is An Empty Place
From the Sun Gazette:
Mayor M. Jane Seeman, surrounded by Town Council members, staff and VDOT representatives, cuts the ceremonial ribbon re-opening Branch Road to two-way traffic once again. To great fanfare, and even greater relief, the state Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Town of Vienna officially re-opened Branch Road to two-way traffic on Friday. Town council members, staff and VDOT representatives cut a red ribbon, opening Branch Road after an eight-month closure. Once VDOT gave the go-ahead, the town decided a grand re-opening of Branch Road was in order. Now, it's business as usual. "We appreciate the support we received from the town and the community," said VDOT resident administrator, Mahmud Hussain, after the ribbon-cutting. "This project improves the quality of life in Vienna." Businesses in Danor Plaza have suffered since the road, under VDOT construction, became a "do-not-enter" from Maple Avenue. Recently, the town erected an electronic sign pointing to the Maple Avenue entrance into the shopping center to encourage drivers to turn in there. "It was a good project ... and we're happy it's finished," said Mayor M. Jane Seeman, wielding a giant pair of scissors. "Thank you all for being patient."
The Vienna Town Council through sheer incompetence forces businesses to lose thousands, forces Vienna citizens to be tied in traffic knots and that is a "good project"? Yes, they actually lined up and had a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate what any other sane person would consider a disaster. Why can't Jane go back to handing out bumper stickers for State politicians? That, and handing out library cards, are her sole resume qualifications. And you know what? If she only had those qualifications, and made intelligent decisions, we would praise her. However, nothing the Mayor of Vienna does smells of a working mind.
PS. How much longer will Beulah Road take to finish? We are sure some boob will declare that a "good project" when its done too!
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The town politicians NEVER, EVER bothered to tell the businesses of the Danor Shopping Center that Branch Road was going to be under construction for six months. This would have entailed a simple letter dropped off to roughly 15-20 businesses.
But, they managed to obtain a large yellow ribbon, a photographer and call in the presses to announce the road was now open again?!
Maud and Jane are BOOBS.
Posted by: vienna mommy | December 9, 2007 05:24 PM
Does anyone find the timing interesting?
Jane is hoping that everyone will forget the imposition on the businesses and the citizens by January. Just in time for folks to sign her ballot petition to run for Mayor.
Posted by: Get the picture? | December 9, 2007 10:15 PM
A ribbon opening ceremony for just fixing problems (?) that should be the part of a town's everyday work? How in hell does Mayor Boob define quality of life with this statement?: "This project improves the quality of life in Vienna...? Do they think we are still riding around in carts? This sounds to me like a statement from a Kommissar in Russia when they know everything is messed up but they have to say something to make the peasants feel good about the miserable job the government is doing.
My guess is we will have to put up with this level of incompetence until these people die, or smarter younger voters begin to see that their leaders are really as stupid as they seem.
You would not be able to write stuff like this and pretend to think that it makes Vienna look good unless you are as idiotic as the people running the show, because it really is bad for all Vienna to accept this as the best we can do, when we live in an era where "this project" could have and should have been handled in a much better way, and the ribbon cutting ceremony proves that. Typical actions from inadequate politicians.
Posted by: I just Don't Get it? | December 10, 2007 08:34 AM
...Hasnt Branch Rd been open for a little bit of time now??
I live off of Beulah, and it is a freakin disaster!!! I agree, the morons of Vienna's TC will probably have some celebration claiming what a good job they did.
"Thank you all for being patient" HA! Its not about everyone being patient, its about everyone being pissed off and hating this town more and more because of these damn "projects" that never get finished (or get finished about triple the time the TC claims it will be).
Ugh.
Posted by: Minerva | December 10, 2007 11:07 AM
Jane must be truly brainless if she fails to realize that hurting Vienna businesses results in less tax revenue for her to spend on yellow ribbons.
Posted by: Pontific8tor | December 10, 2007 08:20 PM
REGARDING TOWN/STATE ROADS SUCH AS RT 123, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY 123 WAS NEWLY PAVED FROM TYSONS TO ABOUT THE TOWN LIMIT AND FROM ABOUT THE TOWN LIMIT TO OAKTON, BUT NOT IN TOWN? WAS IT TO SAVE OUR PRECIOUS BRICK CROSS WALKS?
Posted by: HISTORIC LIES | December 12, 2007 11:33 AM