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Not just beachRe “Virginia Beach scraps Atlantic Avenue plan“ (A1, March 29): Vice Mayor Rosemary Wilson, Atlantic Avenue may be your “Main Street,” but I live on the other side of Virginia Beach, and it is not mine. I live up the street from the phony downtown, Town Center, and my main streets are Independence Boulevard and Virginia Beach Boulevard. Hilltop’s Main Street is Laskin Road; Kempsville’s is Kempsville Road between Princess Anne and Indian River; and after more than 10 years, I’m still trying to figure out whose bright idea it was to put our Municipal Center in the middle of nowhere.
The comment from the vice mayor is indicative of how the Virginia Beach City Council members regard the largest city in Virginia, population now just less than 460,000: 80 to 100 blocks of beachfront (I’m throwing in the North End and Croatan) attached to an amorphous suburban blob. Please look to the west, City Council, and consider Virginia Beach as an uncut gem with potential for a million different facets rather than a few miles of oceanfront.Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill, Virginia BeachUVA BoardRe “Youngkin terminates UVA board member” (A2, March 28): In Virginia, the statutes regarding appointments to public university boards of visitors can be found in the Code of Virginia.
Specifically, you can refer to Title 23.1, Sections 1300 and 1301, which outline the composition of the boards of visitors and the appointment process.According to these sections, the governor is responsible for appointing members to the boards of visitors for public universities, but these appointments must be approved by the General Assembly (the legislative body of Virginia).
So why are our Democratic legislators allowing this to happen? Former Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to the UVA Board of Visitors? To a board where more than half of the board was appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin? Where are you, our friends in the General Assembly? I don’t care if it’s traditional to allow the governor to make his appointments without challenge or not. Fight back.
You are helping destroy a world-renowned institution along with other great schools in this state.Eddie Seay, Virginia BeachHarbor ParkI watched TV news on a recent evening when people were trying to find a parking place at Harbor Park. I see the Norfolk Tides moving to a more friendly baseball city in the very near future.
Shame on Norfolk officials for building a casino by Harbor Park.There are plenty of other places they could have built it. Harbor Park is one of the most beautiful minor league ballparks in the nation.
Too bad it will be closing soon, I think.Philip Swain, SuffolkReview timeIt appears U.S.
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, needs to review the fundamentals of the U.S.
Constitution. Maybe he could brush up on his knowledge by watching YouTube videos of “Schoolhouse Rock”?Like most Virginians, I am strongly in favor of legally deporting criminals. “Legally” is the critical element of that statement.
In a recent town hall, the congressman stated the individuals recently deported to El Salvador, had received “due process” since law enforcement knew they were criminals.According to the National Constitution Center, due process under the Fifth and 14th amendments requires, at a minimum: notice, an opportunity to be heard, and an impartial tribunal. If the deported individuals were criminals, why didn’t these individuals get a hearing/tribunal? I have not read any reporting or government statements indicating those three elements were met.
Like it or not, due process must be applied to U.S. citizens and non-citizens.
Looking at these recent comments, I must ask one question of Wittman — is your oath of office more important than to fealty to Project 2025?Chris Stolz, WilliamsburgSign up for Viewpoints, an opinion newsletter.
