Shirley Damon: Example of a Corrupt Public Official
Shirley Damon, one of Maud's oldest crony friends, is the Chair of the Commercial Architectural Review Board. At a recent meeting of that board we noticed this interchange from the Westwood Country Club as they proposed an enclosure for their pool filter:
Mr. Bill Pfunder representing the application was present to speak. Mr. Pfunder stated that he is the owner of the swimming pool company that takes care of the swimming pool at the Westwood Country Club. The filter room has been in existence for well over forty years. As a result it is falling apart so that they would like to replace it. A sample of materials was passed around for the Board to review. Chairwoman Damon asked if they will treat the wood. Mr. Pfunder answered that they will paint the structure gray to match the existing facility. Chairwoman Damon stated that the Board needs to know the exact shade of gray. Additional discussion followed regarding the proposed shade of gray.
Additional discussion about the shade? This is disgusting. There is NOTHING in the Vienna Code that references or even mentions a color. There is no acceptable color list. Gray? There is nothing that says the shed can't be red, green or polka dots. But Damon goes the extra mile of a power hungry lunatic - she asks for the shade of gray. Think about that for a second. We have this nut Damon leading a board that decides property rights and she makes up the law on the fly at her whim. Now imagine an entire Town government trained to take these kinds of liberties with the law every step of their daily governance and you have the twisted and dirty Vienna Town government ladies and gentleman.
More of Damon idiocy here including video.
Maud supporter on the loose.
Comments
Shirley Damon is powerless in real life but in the "World of Vienna" she maintains a sense of control. She has attained no real sense of success in her life but sitting in that stupid chair once a month, she is the "man" (so to speak). Pathetic. But, isn't that what local politics is all about.
Shirley, tell us about what you really have done with yourself. What makes you proud when you lie down to sleep at night? Harassing the local country club about a shade of gray? Kudos to you for a well-respected life.
Posted by: I'll say it | March 10, 2008 08:12 PM
It is hard to make people understand the abuse meted out by the town boards. They certainly should exist, but should be sensible. In the case of the pump house, I wonder why the concern since it cannot be seen from Maple Ave. At least I have not seen it in forty years. Did Damon choose the the gray color used on the old shell station at Glyndon Street? Probably not since I have noticed other closed stations painted the same color but was that color an issue in Vienna. In my opinion if there is any concern about colors it should only be to prevent exotic displays. BTW I just notice for the first time on Sunday past that the purple house had been painted. How did I miss that?
Posted by: Chy Neas Red | March 10, 2008 10:28 PM
given that the country club is a PRIVATE property that is not even visible to outsiders, the town should have no interest in what color anything is inside the shrubbery. These people are idiots. And bear in mind that I'm someone who cares deeply about architecture and urban design.
Posted by: anne smith | March 11, 2008 03:41 PM