tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post1520243728971020423..comments2024-02-28T11:29:36.860-05:00Comments on just up the pike: different views clash in developer spat over proposed bethesda towerDan Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-78310549292756222872008-06-17T01:20:00.000-04:002008-06-17T01:20:00.000-04:00Thomas Hardman said... Only cowards and those who ...Thomas Hardman said... <BR/>Only cowards and those who have nothing useful to say will hide behind the cloak of "anonymous".<BR/><BR/>Maryland in general, and Montgomery in particular, does not need anonymous cowards.<BR/><BR/>June 13, 2008 10:52 PM<BR/><BR/>Only Maryland haters will find every freaking excuse to stop ALL FORMS OF MODERN 21ST CENTURY UPSCALE(OFFICE, RETAIL, AND MCMANSION) DEVELOPMENT AND HIGHWAY BUILDING. <BR/><BR/>While at the sametime excusing Northern Virginia for being successful for Accelerating 21st Century Upscale Development and Highway Building.<BR/><BR/>I guess the main goal is to chase out as many Middle Class and Upperclass people from Maryland as Possible(in hopes that they will migrate to NOVA) with the Beauracratic and Communist Laws supported by the Anti-Growth Anti-Progressive Powers that be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-18837559043201929422008-06-17T01:12:00.000-04:002008-06-17T01:12:00.000-04:00retgroclk said... So Anonymous-- If one does not a...retgroclk said... <BR/>So Anonymous-- If one does not agree with the current policies- one is deemed a Maryland Hater.<BR/><BR/>I do not hate Maryland- I do frown upon the moral cowards who hide behind the cloak of "anonymous" while they condemn those of opposing views..<BR/><BR/>What are you afraid of--do you thinkyou are so famous that you can not reveal your name-- or are you one who will profit from this headlong rush to disaster??<BR/><BR/>June 13, 2008 6:41 PM<BR/><BR/>RE: Just like a Maryland hating jackass to intimidate and Bully those who call out on your Maryland hatred through your filthy rants against Modernising Maryland to compete with Northern Virginia's Economic, Business, and Revenue Growth.<BR/><BR/>Again if you can't stand the thaught of Montgomery County growing at the scale of Northern Virginia then whats the point of you staying in Maryland thats if you really are a true Maryland Tax Paying Resident in which I am begining to Doubt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-58416106832888433532008-06-13T22:52:00.000-04:002008-06-13T22:52:00.000-04:00Only cowards and those who have nothing useful to ...Only cowards and those who have nothing useful to say will hide behind the cloak of "anonymous".<BR/><BR/>Maryland in general, and Montgomery in particular, does not need anonymous cowards.Thomas Hardmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242946497119292615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-6732770827407706492008-06-13T18:41:00.000-04:002008-06-13T18:41:00.000-04:00So Anonymous-- If one does not agree with the curr...So Anonymous-- If one does not agree with the current policies- one is deemed a Maryland Hater.<BR/><BR/>I do not hate Maryland- I do frown upon the moral cowards who hide behind the cloak of "anonymous" while they condemn those of opposing views..<BR/><BR/>What are you afraid of--do you thinkyou are so famous that you can not reveal your name-- or are you one who will profit from this headlong rush to disaster??retgroclkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13538891152523408607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-72067771313993909362008-06-13T01:01:00.000-04:002008-06-13T01:01:00.000-04:00retgroclk said... We are creating a Ponzi Scheme w...retgroclk said... <BR/>We are creating a Ponzi Scheme with this high density idea.<BR/><BR/>We need more revenue- in order to maintain the budget- we can not tax anymore-- so we build more apartments and high rise condos- more people move to the area- tax base increases-- more people- means we need more government services- the budget increases again- does the County dare raise taxes again-- or--- do we build more high rises.<BR/>So on and so on and so on!!!!<BR/><BR/>June 12, 2008 10:45 PM<BR/><BR/>RE: Theres always Gambling Casinos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-91387273231303615662008-06-13T00:58:00.000-04:002008-06-13T00:58:00.000-04:00retgroclk said... The last thing we need in Bethes...retgroclk said... <BR/>The last thing we need in Bethesda, Silver Spring, Rockville and other nearby areas are more high rises.<BR/><BR/>High rises equal more traffic, crowds, noise, pollution-- We are creating concrete monsters that will eventually become monuments to the narrow thinking of the crazed developers and the followers of Smart Growth.<BR/><BR/>We do not need more people in the county and we do need more offices-- let them head out to the other counties, that could use the growth-- I have lived here for 40 years and I dread going out to the malls, because of the crowded conditions-- the Metro- over crowded- what ever happend to the suburbs being places of refuge from the rat race of the city.<BR/><BR/>June 12, 2008 12:19 PM<BR/><BR/>RE: Then maybe its time for you and the other Maryland Haters to leave the state and let the people develope Montgomery County continue to grow into the 21st Century with Modern High Rise Office Buildings, Upscale Retail, and Better Maintain Highways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-65478432081375832842008-06-12T22:45:00.000-04:002008-06-12T22:45:00.000-04:00We are creating a Ponzi Scheme with this high dens...We are creating a Ponzi Scheme with this high density idea.<BR/><BR/>We need more revenue- in order to maintain the budget- we can not tax anymore-- so we build more apartments and high rise condos- more people move to the area- tax base increases-- more people- means we need more government services- the budget increases again- does the County dare raise taxes again-- or--- do we build more high rises.<BR/>So on and so on and so on!!!!retgroclkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13538891152523408607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-9660274168193478602008-06-12T22:25:00.000-04:002008-06-12T22:25:00.000-04:00Ahem excuse me, proper references are necessary:UN...Ahem excuse me, proper references are necessary:<BR/><BR/>UNWWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment Programme) (2003).<BR/><BR/>Water for people, water for life: Executive summary. Retrieved Jun 23, 2003 from <A HREF="http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/ex_summary/ex_summary_en.pdf" REL="nofollow">http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/ex_summary/ex_summary_en.pdf</A>Thomas Hardmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242946497119292615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-55998848405176081052008-06-12T22:24:00.000-04:002008-06-12T22:24:00.000-04:00Population growth is an immense concern, as is the...Population growth is an immense concern, as is the growth of "urbanism". There are positive aspects to concentrating humanity in ever-more-dense centers. Yet there are dangers, as well. <BR/><BR/>From <A HREF="http://www.radicalcenter.org/essays/why_futurism.php" REL="nofollow"><I>Why Futurism? -it's the Future!</I></A>:<BR/><BR/>"The logic of urbanization is clear--those countries that urbanized most in the past forty years are generally those with the largest economic growth. Urban areas, generally, provide the economic resources to install water supply and sanitation, but they also concentrate wastes. Where good waste management is lacking, urban areas are among the world's most life-threatening environments (UNWWAP, 2003, p. 15)."<BR/><BR/>Add to this the declining availability of cheap energy to transport food into urban areas, and to transport waste out of urban areas, and even more hi-rises sounds perhaps a bit risky.<BR/><BR/>Ref:<BR/>UNWWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment Programme) (2003).<BR/><BR/>Water for people, water for life: Executive summary. Retrieved Jun 23, 2003 from http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/ex_summary/ex_summary_en.pdfThomas Hardmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242946497119292615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-80654390651978912402008-06-12T12:31:00.000-04:002008-06-12T12:31:00.000-04:00Who wants to see the sh*tty skylines of Tysons and...Who wants to see the sh*tty skylines of Tysons and Silver Spring anyways?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-5268760674444355452008-06-12T12:19:00.000-04:002008-06-12T12:19:00.000-04:00The last thing we need in Bethesda, Silver Spring,...The last thing we need in Bethesda, Silver Spring, Rockville and other nearby areas are more high rises.<BR/><BR/>High rises equal more traffic, crowds, noise, pollution-- We are creating concrete monsters that will eventually become monuments to the narrow thinking of the crazed developers and the followers of Smart Growth.<BR/><BR/> We do not need more people in the county and we do need more offices-- let them head out to the other counties, that could use the growth-- I have lived here for 40 years and I dread going out to the malls, because of the crowded conditions-- the Metro- over crowded- what ever happend to the suburbs being places of refuge from the rat race of the city.retgroclkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13538891152523408607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-20255073906328821712008-06-12T08:58:00.000-04:002008-06-12T08:58:00.000-04:00Is Bethesda "Up the Pike"?Is Bethesda "Up the Pike"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com