Actions Speak Louder Than Words

A few thoughts on Today's OpEd--

Girvan: "However, I don't think the answer is to look for additional revenues without also looking at our spending."

Go back through the budget discussions over the past four years (See Budget Discussions 2007) and look for how many budget cuts have been recommended and or supported by Mrs. Girvan.

Answer: One—To stop providing free trash bags.

Girvan: "One of the things that concerns me is we have a certain degree of off-cycle spending."

Remember this:

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/122006/12102006/241516/index_html?page=1

I guess it comes down to whether or not you support the, “off-cycle spending.”

Girvan: "Yes, I do. If I were mayor at the time, I would not have agreed to the incentive package before negotiations began."

Just ignore the picture of the smiling Mrs. Girvan at the announcement of Kalahari coming to Fredericksburg and focus on her comments expressing concerns about the project.

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/112007/11172007/334327

No you don’t have to go back and read it again—There are none. They don't start showing up until about the time she announces her run for Mayor.

Girvan: "We need to be asking some tough questions,"

We also need vision, plans, and solutions. We are still waiting for those from Mrs. Girvan.