What did the DCR find during their on-site inspections of the projects they reviewed for their report? I was disappointed to see how there was such disparity between projects. In some ways it would have been better if all the projects showed the same problems or no problems at all.
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Erosion & Sediment Control Corrective Action Required in Christiansburg Part 2
Part 2 of a series (Department of Conservation and Recreation Corrective Action Agreement) deals with the "LOCAL ESC PROGRAM REVIEW CHECKLIST". Four different program areas are evaluated: Administration, Plan Review, Inspection & Enforcement. Uh-Oh! Trouble in Progressive-burg.
Erosion & Sediment Control Corrective Action Required in Christiansburg
Erosion & Sediment Control Corrective Action Required in Christiansburg. Would the recent problems with flooding and stormwater damage been as bad as they were if these problems had not existed? Gotta wonder.
November isn’t that far away. Are you doing your voter homework?
How easy it is to find out how well elected officials perform their duties (foremost of which is representing the citizens, not special interest groups, not their own values) now that we have the internet sources available.
FOIA makes it possible for you to know….but why is it important that you know?
Happy Birthday to the Freedom of Information Act on this 4th of July. Happy Independence Day! Just where would that independence be without FOIA? Would our independence really be complete without it?
Part 2: Discussion on Bacon’s Rebellion and the Thomas Jefferson Institute’s
June 30th Bacon's Rebellion Blog article "Establishing Transparency's Bottom Floor for Virginia's Localities" is a good followup on the THOMAS JEFFERSON INSTITUTE'S TRANSPARENCY PROJECT.
Who is watching Transparency in Virginia? (I’m not alone here!)
There's a kewl blog out there that I read called "Bacon's Rebellion". There have been a couple of recent blog articles there that relate to my FOIA focus. (It's not long before the 4th of July, FOIA's birthday, will arrive and I will be back on topics of local interest.
Focus on the Virginia Coalition for Open Government
How did I learn about FOIA? The Virginia Coalition for Open Government, that's how!
