Please publish a list of these developers and the names of all their company principals. Also use a chart format and list the developments, magisterial districts, exceptions granted, time frames, as well as how much it costs the taxpayers (work , staff, and carrying costs), proffers, etc. Each BOS has staff which could work on such a project. This is disgraceful.

I absolutely agree that this is disgraceful.

Why does it take so long for Fairfax County to catch on?

This is what we are paying for in sky-high property taxes?

Until I get more information, I place most of the blame on the County Executive for not taking the initative on this.

Why must all these embarrasing things be discovered by the newspapers? What are we paying the County Executive to do?

Where was Connolly while all of this was going on?

Lots of questions to be answered. But, if history is any guide, this too will blow over and soon be forgotten.

Reading the Post again, I see that this problem was caused by a lack of staff.

If that's the case, it would not be fair to say that anyone is responsible, I don't think.

Good news. Staff will be requested.

Fairfax County does not have a system to track either compliance with zoning conditions or with proffers. At least one citizens organization has raised this issue with county officials for several years, but has been received with deaf ears. Wouldn't citizens be better off had the Board of Supervisors spent some of the $6 million plus that taxpayers give each year to the Economic Development Authority to bring more businesses and residents to Fairfax County for building and operating a zoning and proffer tracking system? That has been suggested to, and ignored by, the Board of Supervisors.

The fault lies with Gerry Connolly and his colleagues on the county board.

I think this situation has been the case for 20 year's now when the explosion of development took place in the mid-80's . I know I asked folks in the Planning Dept. a good 15 year's ago how they kept track of proffers and they really didn't have a system to keep track of compliance. Frankly, I think that's the way certain folks want it done or shall we say not done. The BOS could have increased staffing levels in these departments ages ago.

It is a lack of staff. Also, some of our inspectors are good, and some are useless. Who is responsible for that? First line of responsibility is the County Executive. Second line of responsibility is the Board of Supervisors.

Gerry said we don't have the same problems Montgomery County has. He must have his head in the sand. What the Post published is only the tip of the iceberg.

How could Batal come in and cut down all of the trees to be saved on "his" property and then get a little slap on the wrist? How could a developer create a flood zone aound his pretty lake in Oakton without negative consequences? Has anyone really checked to see if Elm Street Development constructed Evans Farm to the original specs? Sure seems more dense than the plans!

With pc capabilities even lotus software from 20 plus years ago could have kept records such as the public deserved. What excuse do they have now when simple excell speadsheets could be set up by elementary school students? Note this county didn't even raise the trash fees when they should have back when Hanley was in office. They act like it's play money and every time Conelly says it's only X amount I would lke a computation of what I have to pay. Even if equates to a cup of coffee or a magazine, it still should be my money not the county's.

How hard would it be to create a spread sheet with a check off column. Citizens call in and say the developer has not fulfilled his/her promise. How long does it take for zoning ordinance enforcement staff to finally bring someone to the table for violation....years? Staff can do their job....the bite is not there for the enforcement. Whose fault is that....BOS? If proffers are not implemented, no more permits. That rule could get the developers attention.