Rally for the Tysons Tunnel This Saturday

By: Lowell
Published On: 2/9/2007 10:42:36 AM

According to TysonsTunnel.org,  "a diverse and unprecedented coalition of community, private-citizen and business groups+ó?"will hold a public, family-friendly rally on Saturday, February 10 to raise support and awareness of the major movement to build a Metrorail tunnel under Tysons Corner."  The rally will be from 11 am to 2 pm at the Atrium at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court, in Vienna.  Speakers include:

*Scott Monett, president of TysonsTunnel.org
*Congressman Jim Moran
*Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerry Connolly
*Virginia State Senator Janet Howell
*Virginia Delegate Chuck Caputo
*Virginia State Senate candidate Chap Peterson
*Virginia House of Delegates candidate Richard Sullivan
*Virginia House of Delegates candidate Margaret Grant Vanderhye
*Fairfax County Supervisor Linda Smyth (Providence).

The rally is billed as "public" and "family friendly," so definitely check it out - and support a Metro Tunnel in Tysons!!!

Comments



Tom Davis Isn't Speaking? (Rebecca - 2/9/2007 11:02:05 AM)


Ha! Good point. (Eric - 2/9/2007 12:18:08 PM)
TD, and Wolf for that matter, are both really big advocates of solving our NOVA transporation problems in the most effective manner possible self promoters regarding how hard they've worked to solve the problem.


Sadly, no... (Lowell - 2/9/2007 12:18:17 PM)
...nor is Frank Wolf.  'Tis a pity, and also 'tis a shocker! :)


Funny you should mention Tom Davis (Hans Mast - 2/9/2007 10:29:24 PM)
I just got an email from Tatyana Schum at TysonsTunnel.org with the updated list of speakers:

Scott Monett, president of TysonsTunnel.org

U.S. Congressman Jim Moran

U.S. Congressman Tom Davis

Chairman Gerry Connolly, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Supervisor Dana Kaufmann (Lee)

Supervisor Lynda Smith (Providence)

Supervisor Joan DuBois (Dranesville) - asks that written statement be read

Virginia Senator Janet Howell - asks that written statement be read

Virginia Senator Jeanmarie Devolites-Davis

Delegate Chuck Caputo

Delegate Steve Shannon



Very interesting. (Lowell - 2/10/2007 9:16:27 AM)
I'm glad to see that Tom Davis has now gotten behind the Tysons Tunnel option!!!


And remember, Lowell, he's doing it because (Catzmaw - 2/10/2007 1:41:25 PM)
it's the right thing to do (uh-huh).