The Politics Hour
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-11-16/politics-hour
Maryland voters green light a casino at National Harbor, but developers face legal roadblocks. The District unveils a list of school closings, but some parents want to put on the brakes. And D.C.'s former Council chair cruises through sentencing on bank fraud charges. It's our weekly review of the politics, policies and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Guests
Tom Sherwood
Resident Analyst; NBC 4 reporter; and Columnist for the Current Newspapers
Walter Tejada
Vice-Chair, Arlington County Board (D)
Jon Peterson
Senior Vice President, the Peterson Companies
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Arlington County board member Walter Tejada discussed immigration reform, the Latino community's enthusiasm gap during the 2012 elections and how the Republican Party can garner support from minorities.
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Privately-owned Dulles Greenway - $4.50 for 1/4 to 9 miles
State-operated Dulles Toll Rd - $1.50 for 3,6,7 and 8 miles, $1.75 for 9 miles
Cost to taxpayers of exit infrastructure where roads meet:
over 200 million and counting.
One of the largest traffic jams in NoVA is where motorists exit the Dulles Toll Road to avoid paying the prohibitively high toll on the Greenway.
You basically pay $1.00 to enter the DTR and $0.75 to exit at Rte 28, then fight a massive traffic jam for 10-15 minutes to get to Ashburn, or, you pay $1.00 to enter the DTR and $4.50 to exit at the first Greenway exit a mile beyond the end of the DTR.
Spend an extra 20-30 minutes a day, or an extra $7.50 a day?
Do the math.
The Trolley on Columbia Pike. We are residents of Columbia PIke. There were many meetings about the trolley. "Arlington speaks." Many people were against the trolley. The alternative articulated buses were discussed but the citizens were never allowed to vote on the issue of the trolley. The County Board were the deciders of the trolley. Noone but the county board were allowed to have a vote. The trolley has so many citizens against it but we had a say but NO VOTE.
Joan
Mr Peterson just said he did not want to denigrate downtown National Harbor by having the casino in the center of NH but it ok to denigrate our neighborhood by building it just down the street from our homes.