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May 12, 2008
The Vienna Historic District Exposed; Charles Anderson & Carey Sienicki Are Corrupt Politicians Comments (5)
For those who care that the Town of Vienna is wasting taxpayer money on the idiotic historic district consider some facts and May 2008 events:
1. There are no rules for what can be built in the historic district. There are no approved designs, colors or materials. Over the years any and everything for most people has been approved. We say most since it is clear that the Town of Vienna Club government treats different people differently.
2. Nothing in the Windover Heights Historic District has been documented. There is no baseline established or inventory created to allow reasonable people to judge what was exactly in this neighborhood when the District was created. Now today the entire process is subjective and squishy which allows the Town to do what they want for each and every application with absolutely no consistency.
3. Over the years multiple homes in the District have been torn down and replaced. However, an applicant came before this board on Tuesday making the same case that other residents have made. This time this applicant was denied.
4. The Tuesday May 6, 2008 meeting was spearheaded by Charles Anderson (the guy who built a new house and had it added to the historic district without any review board review; he now sits on the historic review board) and Carey Sienicki. Here is their decision-making process and vote 'no'. When you finish watching please go puke in the toilet as a salute to them and their queen Maud.
Do those two people look confident in what they are doing? Or do they both look like they just **** their pants hoping that no one else in Vienna is paying attention? How would you feel if your new house had just been turned down by board members who clearly either don't know what they are doing OR are purposefully treating you different in violation of the United States Constitution? How would you feel when your neighbors had not been turned down, but you are? And especially when that rejection will cause months in delays and thousands of dollars, how would you feel?
May 01, 2008
Charles Anderson of Capital Trade, Inc.: Devoid of Ethics and Integrity Comments (0)
Charles Anderson of Capital Trade
125 Pleasant Street was added to the Vienna Historic District without logical reason AND against the Vienna Planning Commission's recommendation in 1998. Apparently the only reason to be added to the District was Charles Anderson (Capital Trade) desire to be in it. However, Anderson waited for his house to be built BEFORE seeking admission to the District. He avoided the review process that all others must endure. This same property was also removed from the District in 1991. Additionally, it should be noted that this property was put in the District against the wishes of the original owner in 1979.
"...the Commission felt there is a problem with redrawing the District's lines just to take in a single property - instead a group of lots that would create a cleaner boundary. The desire to maintain the integrity of the District's boundary convinced the majority to vote 4-2 to recommend denial of the proposed ordinance. If the ordinance was approved to include just 125 Pleasant Street, NW, the Town creates an anomaly whereby you have one non-included property next door to the Anderson's [125 Pleasant] as an "inholding" in the District. The majority did not want such an irregular boundary." Sydney Verinder, Chair Planning Commission, 1998
"Certain Commissioners were concerned that the Anderson home is a new structure completed in September 1997 and is not historic. There was also some consideration of the fact that the structure was built without the benefit of review by the Historic Board..." Sydney Verinder, Chair Planning Commission, 1998
"It was unfortunately removed from the District at the request of its owner in the late 1980's, perhaps because of its proximity to commercial property and a belief that it, too, could become commercial. However, now that the Andersons have built a handsome house incorporating many historic details from older houses in the District, it is logical and appropriate that it be placed back in the District. It has always belonged there and surely belongs there now." Charles Sloan
Sloan's quote fails to acknowledge that NO "historical details" of the District (whatever that may mean) have EVER been inventoried. There is no objective evidence to say this new house incorporates details from older houses in the District. By this logic if you build a new house and it is deemed "handsome" by some, it should be included in the District. It should be noted that commercial property across the street from 125 Pleasant Street is owned by Charles Sloan.
The Town Council accepted Sloan's logic and rejected their Planning Commission's recommendation.
In Charles Anderson's letter to the Planning Commission dated May 14, 2003 he argues:
"The Windover Heights Historic District is a residential historic district, with no commercially zoned properties within it's boundaries."
The Town Council removed the transitional office building from the District in 1991. Anderson left that fact out of his lobbying effort. Andeson continues:
"Moreover, the pattern of pre-existing development rendered 243 Church Street an unattractive residential location."
Anderson continues:
"A quick review of information on historic districts posted on the internet demonstrates that boundary extensions are a common feature of historic district administration."
The Windover Heights Historic District is supposed to be defined in law. While boundary extension may be common in some random district Anderson found on the internet, it is not part of law in the Town of Vienna.
January 18, 2007
Charles Anderson Thinks Everyone in Vienna Is Stupid Comments (5)
Charles Anderson of Capital Trade was recently appointed to the Windover Heights Board of Review (His application PDF). Some quick background on the man who spends $18,000 a year to send his kids to grades 1-8:
1. Anderson bought a small house not in the historic district in 1997. He tore the old house down and built a new one with no reviews from any review board.
2. In 1998 with his new house finished he asked to be added to the Windover Heights Historic District. The Town Council added his house to the District with the vote of Jane Seeman and Steve Briglia.
Here is where Anderson thinks he is smarter than everyone else. On his application to sit on a Vienna Board he states:
As a resident of Windover Heights, I am keenly interested in maintaining the integrity of the historic district, and would work to seek neighborhood consensus on issues of architectural compatibility.
Isn't that special? A guy who gets every favor possible, a guy who supports the idea of a historic district with no rules, is now the new Vienna consensus builder after he never appeared to get reviewed? Anderson's BS gets better:
As Council is aware, the Historic District of Windover Heights is the subject of fairly intense development pressures. Having gone through the experience of trying to make a new structure compatible with the neighborhood, I would like to extend my experience to assisting in the preservation and revitalization of the neighborhood.
At some stage the average citizen will say enough. This whole charade makes Vienna look incompetent. Could you imagine having dealings with this type of manipulative creep?
January 05, 2007
Charles "The Scout" Anderson Added to Windover Historic Review Board Comments (4)
We have seen it all.
Now, that ANOTHER member of the Windover Heights Board of Review has resigned, the Council is going to appoint Charles Anderson of Capital Trade as the new member. Who is Anderson? Anderson is the political crony who bought property NOT in the Windover Heights Historic District in 1997. He then built a brand new house and had it added to the historic district with no approval from a review board. With this appointment, the Council will give the power to one resident to rule against his immediate neighbors. Disgusting.
Everyone in the silly historic district knows that residents living in it don't sit on the board. Now, its changed just to spite people. You might be 85 years old Maud, but when it comes to ethics and morals you have hit bottom.
The real question: will Anderson wear his cub scout uniform to meetings?
November 29, 2005
Chuck Anderson of Capital Trade: Inconsistent Comments (0)
Charles Anderson of Capital Trade lobbied hard in 2004 for this house not to be built. Fortunately, he was stopped in his tracks and the rest of Vienna now benefits. But what is the real story with Chuck Anderson?
In 1997 he bought this little white house on the outside of the Windover Heights Historic District's boundary. He ripped this house down and built this new one in its place. Anderson's new house was then added to the historic district for no reason in 1998. His house was never reviewed - it was just added.
Now back to 2004 and watch this video of Anderson right after his public speech to keep 315 Windover from being built in the Windover Heights Historic District. Just so we are all clear: Anderson wanted to make sure 315 Windover was denied even though he never had to deal with an approval process for his new house.
Frank Lillis and Chuck Anderson
discuss how to keep 315 Windover
from building a new house.
The video also shows clear manipulation of the facts by Maud Robinson.
