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I completely agree on the importance of Loudoun's two stops on the success of the economic development in Tysons that is the economic rationale for the Silver Line. When the issue was the PLA, I was willing to give Loudoun a pass because I could see that as an issue that goes to the heart of their strongly held principles/ideology. However, their list of 21 demands is absurd. They are no longer negotiating in good faith and are now holding the Silver Line project hostage for ridiculous demands that are only tangential to the decision they need to make (or simply not realistic, such as demanding VDOT pay for a greater share of the Silver Line).

As I understand it, Loudoun is likely going with special tax districts for financing. Part of the reason for the requested delay is so they can negotiate the exact boundaries of the special tax district prior to making a decision on the Silver Line. Once again, that's an unreasonable request as they don't need to work out all minutiae prior to making a decision.

by Falls Church on Jun 20, 2012 10:18 am • link • report