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December 10, 2006
Chad Bishop Defender Appears to "Spin" for Him Comments (4)
Chad Bishop has his defenders. This post brought in this feedback:
"Once again anyone who happens to offer an alternate point of view to the owner of this site or someone who posts here is immediately slammed as a 'moron' or foolish. Good job keeping your site open to opposing views. What you fail to recognize is Chad may be someone on a commission who might support your cause. Instead of trying to work with him to improve a situation you clearly don’t like you immediately call him a hypocrite for trying to voluntarily work for the community. This is why your cause will be little more than an entertaining website. You publicly flog those who might be in a position to help you."
Everyone can read your opposing view. Now maybe we can get down to specifics? No one is helped by Chad sitting on a corrupt board just because he has political ambitions. If Chad wants to help, he can resign. If Chad really wants to help he can write a letter to the editor slamming the historic district like his prior comments. Will he do that? Can you explain to us how a 30 year old guy who has already acknowledged the idiocy of this board and this district will be able to make a 'heels dug in' Maud Robinson start acting like a fair person? If Chad wants to sit on a corrupt board slamming his neighbors' property rights, he can expect to be slammed back. Do you have better logic to put forward?
The Windover Heights Historic District is in the courts now. Bishop knows that. Bishop is not some innocent volunteering for the community. He is a politician sitting on a political board. He has no authority to remedy anything. He never reached out to ANY neighbor before sitting on this board. Explain to us immediately how Bishop can help the situation. If you can't be specific it won't surprise us.
December 01, 2006
Why Would You Hire Arthur 'Chad' Bishop? Comments (4)
We are almost to the one-year anniversary of then Chairman Steve Bukont's melt down on the Windover Heights Board of Review. Unable to answer the most basic of questions (i.e. is this house historic?), Bukont ran out of the Council chambers at Town Hall screaming four letter Freddie’s at Town residents. It was a disgrace. Unable to replace Bukont for over 10 months, Chad Bishop finally elected to sit on this Board and replace Bukont.
We have a question for Vienna society in general: Why Would You Hire Arthur 'Chad' Bishop?
1. Bishop forces his neighbors to appear before his 'no rules' review board.
2. Bishop admits the Historic District is toast.
3. Bishop teaches children at a church, but sells his soul for political power.
Is this kind of man you really want to trust for either a job or frankly anything in life? If Chad Bishop is so infatuated with political power that he is willing to serve as a political prostitute on the Windover Heights Board of Review, what can you expect from Bishop when it comes to other areas in life? Apparently, Bishop wants to pretend he is a man of honor in one walk of life, but in his spare time he has no problem jamming a knife into his neighbors' property rights.
We expect Bishop will trot out the ignorance excuse for his participation on this Board, but that won't work. There are 15,000 people in this Town and 14,995 were ethical enough to not take this job from Maud.
November 30, 2006
30-Year-Old Chad Bishop Slams 85-Year-Old Maud Robinson Over Historic District Comments (4)
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.
November 29, 2006
How Can Arthur 'Chad' Bishop Serve as a Youth Minister While Serving on the Scam Historic Review Board? Comments (5)
Chad Bishop is the new member of the Windover Heights Historic Review Board (323 Nutley Street, NW). He also happens to serve as a youth minister at O.L.G.C. Church. This is a big time conflict. How can anyone supposedly of faith, with all of the personal hatred that Maud Robinson has engineered, allow themselves in one breath to "teach" children values, but then in their adult life chase political power to the injury of their neighbors? Just because you hold yourself out as religious doesn't mean you have "cover" to hurt others Mr. Bishop. We hope the youth you guide contact us so we can fill them in on your new less than religious political ambitions.
And for those seeking more concrete proof of the scam? Here is Bishop's application (PDF). Sure sounds like a candidate well versed in historic architecture...not. Bishop is a computer programmer. The fact that his background lists nothing remotely associated with historic anything further exemplifies the scam of Vienna historic politics.
What does Bishop have to say?
His and his wife's comments coming soon.
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November 20, 2006
Arthur "Chad" Bishop Appointed to Windover Heights Board of Review Comments (1)
We welcome Arthur "Chad" Bishop to the Windover Heights Board of Review. Chad Bishop is the one finally found to replace Steve Bukont. We can't wait to see his "historic" qualifications.
