To the Editor:

Why would anyone in Great Falls be surprised at the recommendation by the planning commision (“Delays Pave Path for Approval,” Great Falls Connection, June 29--July 5, 2016)? One should not wonder why the political situation in the country is where it is at when government (federal and local) responds to the will of the people with such blatant disregard. Over 90 percent of the residents of Great Falls were/are opposed to the Brooks Farm development as proposed by Basheer/Edgemoore Brooks. Yet Fairfax county government thinks a reduction from 23 to 19 houses is supposed to pacify the residents of Great Falls. Remember the original zoning was for five acres per home, not less than two acres but that did not fit with the bottom line of the developer or the need for tax revenue for Fairfax County. The planning commission's unanimous recommend approval in a 11-0 vote should not be a surprise to anyone who has had their eyes open over the years in Fairfax County. Surprise, surprise, why would the planning commission and/or the pending vote by the county supervisors care what those elite local Great Falls residents want. After all, the planning commission as well a the county supervisors are not here to serve the people, they are here to ensure the ever increasing bottom line of the Fairfax County tax base. Does anyone think/question that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will not rubber stamp the planning commission's recommendation? After all, the next election is now three years away and the voters surely will not remember or hold them accountable in three years. I have lived in Great Falls since 1974 (40+ years) and what Fairfax County has allowed to happened here in Great Falls is not something they should be proud of over the years. I am not rich, I am not elite, but I am not interested in making Great Falls into a Reston or McLean. The County supervisors, in collaboration with the "Planning Commissions" have one objective in mind, "Fairfax County tax dollars" and making Great Falls into a Reston/McLean.

Dudley Losselyong

Great Falls