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sponded that they did not know. Just over half of the residents responded “no” when asked if residential development pays for itself.
Poll results also showed that Virginians view developers as wearing black hats. Between 70 and 76 percent agreed that the development industry has too much influence over local and state politicians, and that strict limits should be imposed on the land development industry’s contributions to state and local politicians.
The survey took place during the final week of the 1990 session of the Virginia General Assembly in which several bills limiting local government powers were introduced. Among them was the controversial legislation introduced by Sen. Charles L. Waddell, which overturned Fairfax County government’s December downzoning action of land within the Route 28 Transportation Tax District.
“The comprehensive attack launched by the building industry, during the 1990 General Assembly, against the already-limited growth management authorities of local government clearly do not represent the views of the majority of the views of our fellow citizens,” said Charles S. Whitehouse, chairman of the PEC board of directors.
Nevertheless, nearly 60 percent agreed that “state government, not local government, should make the decisions on major public facilities such as prisons, landfills and water impoundments.” However, more than half of those surveyed in the
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