In the hope of enlightening Mr. Davis he should know that if he didn’t pay the youth’s $2/hour wage (which is obviously the case per his quote in the RTD), it is we, THE TAXPAYERS, who footed the bill.

It’s clear by his responses to the times dispatch that Mr. Davis doesn’t believe he did anything wrong and that in itself is almost more disturbing. I hope the residents of the 3rd district are outraged by what is clearly unethical behavior.

The BPCA and representatives of the Dept. of Parks and Rec. have made announcements at every monthly BPCA meeting for the entire 2008 year. While in no way are the developments new, the executive branch of the city has provided the BPCA with multiple opening dates, most of which have passed with no opening of the park. Perhaps the best way to “fight the issues that face us” in regard to the opening of the park, is to call Wilder’s office directly.

If you haven’t been to a recent Battery Park meeting then you have not gotten the information on what is or going to be done with the park.

P.S. I am a part of a North Richmond Civic association. Additionally, I volunteer with two organizations that are geared toward issues in our district.

Your postings, which might I add are elegant in their interesting use of grammar and pros, seem to be way off point. It is hard to take you seriously when you offer a plethora of complaints, which are simply that, complaints. Now I realize we are all entitled to our own opinions, or as you put it our own free speech. It fair to offer a counter argument to those who disagree with you, but if you are going to do so, perhaps you should use facts as opposed to conjecture, and perhaps you use use complete sentences if you are going to be taken seriously.

Finally, if you are tied of those “people who talk big and bad on the internet,” (which more appropriately would be writing big and bad) than perhaps you should should quit blogging all together. After all, the blog exists on a website, and thus is the only place to be, as you put it “big and bad.”

Just to add, are your postings not a bit adversarial (“big and bad”) in their own right?

And as for Battery Park, did you see it flood last week? Me either.

I challenged the individual’s anonymity not because I don’t believe in free speech, but because the attacks were personal, going beyond a difference in policy. If you tire of people who talk “big and bad” on the internet, then you should agree that s/he was talking “big and bad” by anonymously attacking a candidate’s character, not his policy record.

I live in the Battery Park neighborhood. I, personally, “deal with these things” by actively participating in our neighborhood watch. As for the prostitution issue – most of Northside’s prostitutes were arrested a few weeks ago. This bust was due to a culmination of neighbors, on both sides of Chamberlayne Avenue, who noticed the recent rise and called the police. The police, then, operated a sting, which took only a few weeks to conclude.
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/search.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-08-08-0209.html
I did notice this past week that the Brookland Park Car Wash prostitute was back. Perhaps you could join in and call the police when you see her servicing customers?

As for our park, Chris Hilbert donated to the Battery Park Civic Association, which has been engaging the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to open the park within a scheduled timeline. The department, falling under the executive branch, had neglected to keep area residents informed of a major delay in the park. But, the civic association has since been insisting on their presence at the association’s monthly meetings with updates for the residents.
http://www.ci.richmond.va.us/departments/parks/battery_park_newsletter.pdf

It would be nice if there were a very close supermarket, but Kroger is only a short hike down Lombardy. Even without a vehicle, it can be reached within ten minutes by bike and about twenty by foot.

P.S. Thank you for your concern about my height. I have thought another inch or two would be nice.

Did you know that $500,000 that was to go toward rehabbing Battery Park was used in the attempted move. That money is gone. Hilbert lead the investigation into that. Herring, the Commwealth’S Attorney declined to proceed. Hilbert actually saved the City some money.
The missing $500,000 seems to have fallen completely off the radar screen.

And, I’m supporting his re-election bid as well. Why? Because where some see posturing, I see a council member who is willing to upset people to hold an administration to account, especially when that administration insists that ordinances, law, and rules do not apply to it. Where some see retribution for not having “his butt personally kissed”, I see someone who is listening to the valid concerns of constituents.

The good thing about our home of the free and the brave is that if you support Mr. Hilbert, check the box. If you don’t, check the box next to the person whom you feel will better serve the 3rd district. I’ll be checking box for Mr. Hilbert, and I encourage others to do the same.

You are correct on one item – you are definitely speaking YOUR mind. However, I’d like you to back up your statement that “people are completely fed up.”

I haven’t whined or sniggled (eel catching just isn’t my thing). But, I have definitely sniggered at your ranting, which, just to inform you, means to snicker. Snicker means to laugh at in a not so nice way. Perhaps I could lend you a Webster’s, heh?

But, truly, I have cited everything I’ve stated with facts. Perhaps you have the mettle to do the same?

Second, I do not support anyone. Frankly, I do not know who is running against Hilbert, but I can almost assure you I will vote for them. I am not a supporter of any candidate. Jump to all of the nefarious conclusions you want – you will certainly be in keeping with your candidate Hilbert.

Third, I said nothing slanderous about Hilbert. I said EXACTLY how I view him. As a resident of Northside for 30 years I will speak my mind, and I will speak it as I see fit.

Fourth, all of the whining and sniggling in these responses (with the exception of Shannon) represents, to me, exactly what Hilbert is. I strongly believe in checks and balances. I strongly believe in a responsible government and responsible government spending. Whether you like it or not, many citizens of Richmond are sick and tired of adversarial for the sake of being adversarial. Hilbert postures and pontificates against the mayor. He doesn’t actually DO anything. I (and many others) are sick of it.

Whether you like it or not people are completely fed up. Shannon is correct – this is one individual opinion from one individual.