LTE: Willing to Pay for Metro
A reader in college hopes to live and work in Loudoun and thinks rail will help.
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As a college student looking to start my career soon, the future of Loudoun County is very important to me. Loudoun is my home. I am a voter and a citizen of this county. I've grown up here and I have watched Loudoun grow. As I get older I want to continue to live and work in the area and contribute to our local economy.
The Metro would bring business to the area that could make all the difference in my finding a job. It would also mean better access to work in DC. I know several people who hold government jobs and battle DC traffic every morning. It is stressful and has affected both their physical and mental health. Public transportation could help alleviate a lot of their daily stress. Some critics of the Metro question whether or not it will be used. I know that it will. The commuters I know are practically begging for a better way.
This is a great opportunity for economic growth in Loudoun County. Lowering the unemployment rate by creating jobs is something that you just can't put a price on. The Metro would do a lot of good, not just for the people living and working here now, but also for the next generation of Loudouners. The Metro will get cars off of congested roads. Getting even a few cars out of commuter traffic will have a positive impact on our environment. Let's clean up our air a little bit by taking full advantage of public transportation. I want to know that future Loudouners will have every opportunity available to them, as well as a clean, safe place to live.
Some people argue that the Metro is just too costly. And while a lot of numbers are still up in the air and no one knows for sure what the financial impact will be, I am willing to deal with the increase in taxes to see this change. I am not too young to know the value of a dollar or the value of a hard day’s work. I am putting myself through school, often working as many as three jobs to keep up with my bills. At the same time I am maintaining honors standard grades. I know all of this hard work will pay off in the end when the time comes for me to enter my field. I have faith in my abilities, just as I have faith in the Metro.
I am abroderick and I welcome the Metro to Loudoun County.
A.Broderick
Sterling, VA
Melvin Summers
10:27 am on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Very nice article, it is good to see the young people of the county voicing their opinion. I also believe the Metro would be good for this area, and would be really good for countless young people. We need good public transportation and hopefully the board is listening to the cries for Metro.
joe brewer
11:26 am on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
No one knows the cost or how to pay for it. That means stop and solve the current set of issues. You don't know if is going to be a boon or a bust but you are willing to decide the price after you opt in? Crazy where's your bargining power then? There is no going back. If you throw the garages in the cost goes up by 50% to 410 million, what say ye know? While the silver line is being built our traffic will go to tripe f for congestion then revert back to a f rating and you call that progress with your 19th century fixall choo choo train? Not me.
CC Mojo
3:54 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
" I am not too young to know the value of a dollar or the value of a hard day’s work."
I love this! It not only shows that the next generation is thoughtful and ready to do their own part, but shows such great hope (that I absolutely agree with!) for our future.
Candie
4:21 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
A.Broderick.."You said it all !!"
Kadey Mackenzie
4:25 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Excellent! I recall a few weeks ago somewhere on one of these letters in the comments someone mentioned the younger generation and how nobody is hearing from them because they could care less. Clearly, that is not true! Thank you for speaking up and, most importantly, thank you for supporting the metro to Loudoun County! Vote YES!
Melvin Summers
4:40 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
I feel this is the crowd we need to build the Metro for Most, the younger people, that will use the Metro into old age. Once it's built it's going to serve for generations to come.
MIke
4:54 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
I would assume that this young man has neither the property tax bill, nor own his own business that pays taxes to the county, and has yet to learn about the true value of a dollar, and how keeping it in your pocket, is better than having it TAKEN from you by your government to pay for wasteful mismanaged trains. (Coming from a mid 30's long time Loudoun resident.)
Victoria Glenn
11:08 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Excellent letter! I too want to see the rail come through not just for people who will benefit right now but for future generations, such as my own children!