public servant?

the town has posted "HALLOWEEN NEWS". It begins:

"It is almost Halloween! Before all of the Halloween questions start, we would like to clarify some things!
Halloween is October 31st. To clarify further... While the Town of Strasburg does not have an ordinance that addresses Halloween or days and times of trick or treating... (blah, blah, blah) ..."

so, let me get this straight. "... we would like to clarify some things!..." ("we" being town government) "While the Town of Strasburg does not have an ordinance that addresses halloween or days and times of trick or treating", town government is going to tell its citizens who, when and how they should celebrate, and not celebrate, halloween. 

and, "Before all of the Halloween questions start..." well, EXCUUUUUSE me! (and those citizens of the town who would have the AUDACITY to ask the town a question). it sounds like the person who wrote "HALLOWEEN NEWS" needs an attitude adjustment. a "public servant" is a person who is employed by government to serve the public--not the other way around. most of the town's citizens aren't employed by the town to serve town government. 

but then, no harm, no foul. other than a few groupies, hardly anyone pays any attention to what the town says anyway. 

gadsden flag 

public domain

remember, you heard it first on strasburg underground

The Town of Strasburg will receive a $107,000 grant and $520,000 loan to make improvements to the town's wastewater collection system. Improvements include the removal and replacement of approximately 1,640 linear feet of gravity sewer pipe and concrete manholes; slip-lining approximately 140 linear feet of pipe; cleaning approximately 260 linear feet of sewer main; and other related items as necessary. This project will ensure the town's system is compliant with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality regulations. It is estimated that this project will benefit approximately 6,800 people.

The USDA's Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas.

Mark R. Warner (via Public) / Warner, Kaine Announce more than $8.6 Million in Federal Funding for Water Improvement Projects in Virginia 

FYI

for those who may think that I'm one of "those hated foreigners" who came to strasburg from northern virginia and who have no "roots" in this area, you're both right and wrong. 

I was born in Georgetown hospital in DC and grew up in Arlington. I lived in northern virginia for most of my life.

the Koenigs, however, first came to frederick county 100 years ago.

Memorials in Sacred Heart Cemetery - Find A Grave 

Sacred Heart Cemetery - Google Maps 

PS  Mom and Pop Koenig had 7 children, not 4. in addition to those listed are Francis, Therese and Ysabel. When I was growing up, we (my mom and dad, my brother and my 4 sisters) went to the farm on canterburg rd. several times a year. During summers I'd spend a week there with my grandmother, cousin Bonnie and aunt Therese. 

 

tractor-trailer trucks and the troublesome intersection at massanutten st. (US route 11) and king st. (US route 55)

the intersection at massanutten st. (US route 11) and king street (US route 55) is arguably the most troublesome intersection in town. tractor-trailer trucks turning left from southbound route 11/55 to eastbound route 55 and the reverse movement are the most troublesome aspects of this troublesome intersection. occasionally a tractor-trailer truck gets stuck in the intersection and causes a traffic jam that can take a relatively long time to untangle. tractor-trailers making the right turn from east king st. on to northbound massanutten st. routinely block the through lane to make the turn.

one way to eliminate these troublesome movements is to prohibit them. southbound tractor-trailers on route 11/55 wishing to go east on route 55 would continue south and turn left on to east queen st. The intersection at massanutten and queen streets may need to be improved and additional rights-of-way may be needed. 

a new connector road between the current inactive railroad crossing on east king street and east of the milk processing plant to east queen st. could be built. tractor-trailer trucks would not be allowed (except by special permit) on east king street between connector road and massanutten street. 

westbound tractor-trailers on route 55 wishing to go north on route 11, or continue west on route 55, would turn left onto queen st. near town park and follow east queen street to massanutten st., turn right, and continue straight to route 11 northbound or route 55 westbound. 

has the town ever asked vdot to take a look at this troublesome intersection? 

my guess is that the answer to this question is "no".