Why is white ferry closed

It smells fishy to me. Plus, nobody just gives up that amount of easy money. Is the current owner being offered something else? I will miss the ferry and sometimes just take it for the fun of taking the kids across the river. A bridge helps people move goods, services and themselves. It cuts down on travel time, and thus fumes in the environment. Ken, voting for a bridge would be far worse that voting for a Metro extension, and we see just how badly that worked out.

Population growth does not benefit Loudoun County residents at all. Growth is like inflation, it slowly strangles the average person with increased traffic, more infrastructure demands, higher taxes and fees, and and overall increase in the hectic-ness of life. Oh, wait…. Just like Metro, which has a special tax district to fund it, a new bridge would be supported by tolls. Most of the upzonings you are reading about were allowed by the Comp plan.

Read Virginias SGP take beloe on how the bridge would not impact development if you dont believe me. It was the BoS that creates the rules that allow for the development that does not benefit the average citizen. And, let us now forget that the bridge fits into the mega-developer desires of funneling more traffic to that horrible money-sink called Dulles Airport, and the bridge and outer beltway are just more ways to make that happen. We need to thwart development at every step.

Enough is enough. Why else would they not work with Rockland AND no sell but instead just walk away? Rockland should have paid to upgrade the retaining wall as their own property was creating a nuisance to the public ferry launch. Who would ever do business with such dishonest folks as the Rocklands? These Yankees should go back North and seek handouts from somebody else. I do, regardless of where they are from. Maryland is smart not to allow a bridge to cross their river.

Not sure how that happened, but it is what it is. If you fly into Dulles from the north-south approach, you will pass over Maryland farm land until you cross the river and then you see the mess of development created by poor former LoCo BOS decisions in concert with their buds at the NVBIA. And what does this get us? Maryland is smart to restrict growth at right where it is. They know that losing farmland is final.

And who does it help if they did allow a mid Potomac bridge? Not local residents, but more than likely people crossing through the area from God knows where. Smart move Maryland…hang in there!!! I applaud Maryland builders who abide by the lack of movement on the bridge! Farmers who own the land. Rich crooks, many of whom dishonestly made their money in lobbying in DC, are trying to block actual farmers from realizing a profit on their own land.

These rich crooks, like the PEC, could buy a farm in Indiana or Iowa or Kansas, but that would not be close to their crooked playground of DC lobbying. So they want to block any profits that hardworking farmers could get from selling their land.

These PEC crooks are the most dishonest, evil fatcats you have ever seen. Nobody is forcing any farmer to sell their land. Those who want to keep farming, great. But blocking somebody else from selling is un-American. That is what PEC is all about. A bridge could restrict exits in Maryland so the no-development in Maryland excuse is just that, an excuse.

Maybe the fatcats of PEC should give up their land to the Native Americans who surely had rights before them and hated to see even farmed created. What is the excuse of the PEC crowd for not giving back their own ill-gotten land? Good comments! Plus, much of that land has transferred their develoopment rights already and cannot up zone. No exits? Just like I mentioned in my just-posted comment, the Dulles Toll Road was supposed to be toll-free a decade ago.

Instead, the tolls are still there and they keep going up and, now that Metro is failing even worse then they were before, the tolls will likely go up even more.

Anyone who invokes Ron Meyers has slipped. A bridge in eastern Loudoun will cause more congestion build it on the other side of Goose Creek where the problems are.

Route 15 north of Leesburg has been identified as a severe traffic problem yet ZERO improvements have been done this year! The Point of Rocks Bridge and the ferry are both interstate transportation issues which is the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government. When do we get action instead of rhetoric? When do we get substantial problems resolved instead of social alchemy or year old plaques and statues removed or modified?

When do we see our elected officials earn their benefits and the trust being given to them? Good ole Phyllis will do nothing but pay this issue lip service. First off, great article by Loudoun Now, including great detail giving the history and legal background of this situation which dates back literally centuries ago!

My strong opinion is that the Judge erred in his decision. This is a land dispute that involves public transportation access, easements, two States, a landowner and a ferry business, and probably there is case law on the books either in the Commonwealth or elsewhere throughout the U. A concrete retaining wall is the apparent reason that a agreement is now null and void according to the Judge?? Did it occur to him, or the land owner, that a concrete retaining wall is likely necessary to prevent river erosion so as to even keep this ferry operational?

It replaced a wooden retaining wall that was damaged by hurricane waters. The Rockland Farm owners actions are shameful imo, trying to void the agreement and extort an exponential increase in fees because of a new retaining wall or a few additional square feet being used for the landing.

And now they claim surprise and claim no responsibility for the ferry closing……really laughable. Yes, I agree with other posts that the other States and Counties should have been aware of this litigation like a decade ago!!

The proper solution should be VA taking over the landing area via eminent domain. Replacing an existing retaining wall falls far short of the legal bar of a breach of the agreement. The Judge really should have been able to discern this……not a good look at his decision-making. The ferry should appeal the decision, but of course the legal costs of appeal are quite high. Which is why both States should weigh in and proceed with eminent domain. You must be logged in to post a comment.

White's Ferry sits docked on the Maryland side of the Potomac River after operations ceased in December. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. Home » Local News » Public meeting provides chance…. Share This: share on facebook share on twitter share via email print. A meeting on Wednesday will be an opportunity for the public to meet the new owner of White's Ferry and hear updates on what's being done to reopen the historic Potomac River crossing between Montgomery County, Maryland, and Loudoun County, Virginia.

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