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Nov. 4th, 2003
'Griggs Support Turns to McBride' --Potomac News (Sept. 16th)
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McBride Wins Clean Water Action Endorsement Prepares to Break Ground on Demonstration Project Sep. 30, 2003
Robert McBride, Occoquan Supervisor candidate, has won the endorsement of Clean Water Action, a national organization that promotes clean water and associated environmental issues.
McBride has been involved with water issues since well before his announcement as a candidate earlier this year. A major part of his campaign platform focuses on watershed protections and stormwater management.
He is an active volunteer with Friends of the Occoquan and more recently entered into a partnership with the Prince William Conservation Alliance and Virginia Department of Forestry to establish a demonstration "bioretention basin" as an alternative stormwater management system for his own homeowners' association.
The bioretention basin project, which began in December of last year, has nearly cleared all necessary hurdles and McBride anticipates breaking ground at Riverview Terrace Homeowners' Association in October.
Prince William County currently mandates stormwater management systems that have raised some concerns among environmentalists. The county mandate results in the "concrete streams" that are prevalent throughout the county, and which rapidly flush runoff and nonpoint source pollutants into county streams. Environmental planners identify nonpoint source pollutants as the primary threat to the health of the watershed.
As a possible alternative to these concrete streams, bioretention basins, basically detailed rain gardens, would filter runoff into ground water tables.
"It's been a long time in coming," McBride said, "but it will soon be a reality on the ground. This demonstration project could be a significant factor in the county's effort to preserve the Occoquan Watershed for future generations."
"I'm honored to receive a political endorsement for water issues," he added. "However, it's important to point out that this specific project hasn't been my work alone. A lot of people have gone the extra mile for this. It never would have happened without help from Kim Hosen, Dr. Judy Okay and Patty Dietz."
Hosen is the executive director of the Prince William Conservation Alliance. Okay is a natural resources specialist with the Virginia Department of Forestry. Dietz is an environmental engineer with the county's Environmental Services Division.
"I think it's great," Hosen said. "I applaud Robert McBride on the effort and encourage candidates and residents throughout the county to do the same."
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McBride Corrects the Record Regarding James Young Column Oct. 1, 2003 The Robert McBride campaign would like to thank Mr. James Young for the kind words he expressed in his October 1 column, which appeared in Potomac News. Young wrote: "Now, I can't say that McBride is a friend, though he is an acquaintance. We serve together on the board of the Prince William Taxpayers' Alliance. And I respect him as a man of conscience, consistent positions and uncompromising values. I agree with many of them." However, in the interest of accuracy, McBride would like to correct the record. He does not serve on the board of the Taxpayers' Alliance, though he is an active member and volunteer. In past races, McBride has even helped that organization to post signs promoting other candidates who have signed the taxpayers' pledge. Responded McBride: "Aside from that mistake, as well as a handful of misunderstandings about the Libertarian Party, I was pleasantly surprised and impressed to see Mr. Young offer such a glowing review of my qualifications as a candidate." |
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