Seeman Please Go Back to Handing Out Library Cards

It was not but a few years ago that the Vienna Town Council dumped $200,000+ in grant money on "flowers" at the Town Green. Now it appears we can't get basic road work done. When the funny government money came in for flowers it was all smiles, now Vienna looks like a bunch of whining losers (of course oblivious to economic realities) incapable of caring for itself. Nice job Seeman:

From the Sun Gazette: The Vienna Town Council voted unanimously April 21 not to volunteer transportation projects that could be cut by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. In an April 2 letter to the town, J. Douglas Koelemay of the board's Northern Virginia District asked Vienna officials to list projects that could be reduced if revenues were lower than estimated. Because road-maintenance demands continue to siphon off moneys that would go toward transportation projects, the state's primary, secondary and urban road-construction programs must be reduced by 44 percent, Koelemay wrote. The project list was to be compiled before the board's May 14 public hearing, but the Town Council declined to cooperate. "I'm not in favor of giving up anything," said Mayor M. Jane Seeman. "I just think it's unfair that the state penalizes us for what they've failed to do." Seeman, with the council's agreement, said she would send a letter to the Commonwealth Transportation Board asking that the town's road projects not be penalized. Town officials already delayed plans to renovate part of Cottage Street, S.W., in exchange for improvements to Branch Road, S.E., she said. Such lists also encourage local officials to pad their tallies with projects they know can be cut, said Council member Laurie Cole. Some council members said Vienna officials should prioritize their road-construction projects, lest state officials make program cuts for the town.