annexation issues

Is it possible that the Mayor and his co-conspirators will again pack the Council chambers with pro-annexation cheerleaders, have a pep rally, and decide they are ready to annex any and all properties available? WITHOUT the vaguest hint of DUE DILIGENCE, like last time? Moe, Larry, and Curly will simply declare that the pollution, zoning, mitigation fees, and boundary issues are irrelevant (like they did with the Pistorino report on the gym project) and proceed "forward"- right over the cliff? Will they AGAIN fail to do any semblance of DUE DILIGENCE in this issue, as they are obligated to do by virtue of the trust the people have placed in them when they were elected? Are all of these issues going to get a thorough and detailed investigation and debate at this special meeting? Where is the peoples voices in these HUGE issues that will affect our community for DECADES into the future? Will going back thru generations of defunct and bankrupt annexation property owners REALLY establish anyone with responsibility or the financial ability to clean up the pollution? Will the County GUARANTEE that any cleanups that need to be done will be done at their expense? How can we regulate and control the quality of the businesses there if we have NO control over the zoning? Are we going to be stuck with 239k in annual mitigation fees FOREVER? The boundaries are not fair or equitable as they are now, and somehow, our negotiator, the Mayor, has allowed the Village of VG to dictate to us the terms of any possible agreement. We are 13k+ residents; VG is 2358 residents. Isnt this a lot like the tail wagging the dog? At last count 9 of the County commissioners did NOT want to allow any annexation so why are we being pressed to decide on this issue WITHOUT us having done DUE DILIGENCE yet? We DO plan to do DUE DILIGENCE this time, right? It would be a welcomed change.