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Much of Katzen’s hard work was done for a handful of special interests who contribute to his campaigns, want to get shut of bothersome local controls and need a delegate who cares nothing for the quality of life in this district. Lately, Katzen has been in Richmond, testifying about “onerous” special exception procedures used by local governments and citizens to exercise a little control over residential development.
Yes, Katzen works hard for the governor, for developers and for himself, but not for the broad majority of his constituents. It is unwise of his supporters to invite close scrutiny of his record.
J.M. STONE
Bealeton
Gilmore
plan a bust
James Gilmore, the
Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia, is centering his campaign on a promise to abolish the property tax on automobiles. He clearly hopes that we won’t notice that:
• If he could and did, it would be a disaster. If this tax were abolished, every county and city in Virginia would have to adopt some other kind of tax, or else drastically reduce its school and police budgets. This would throw every one of them into a political battle that would be more contentious than anything that we have ever seen.
• He can’t do it. Abolishing the property tax would require a constitutional amendment which would be extremely difficult, if not impossible to pass, mainly because of the difficulties
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