Nanjemoy InfoWar Message Blog

Court ordered Mediation occured yesterday, its an.. “experiment” or prototype.. program, we were ORDERED to, I think it was helpful, though we quickly understood, without ALL Petitioners present, no decisions, or conditions could be offered, or accepted.

SO - Action items are, for Appealants, to gather, and assign one person to speak for all, and within 10 days to come up with ANY conditions that might make us DROP THE APPEAL of Judge Nalleys Order and Opinion.

And within 10 days after that,  Appealee (WSG) will return to our lawyer, what they would offer as a settlement. Its kind of confusing because I thought we were appealing CHARLES COUNTY, not so much WSG.

I cant comment on specifics of that Mediation, however, after tonights community meeting, it is clear to me, this case will most likely move forward.  There was NO interest in compromising. But these were the rabble rouser masses, NOT the petitioners.

Check Back in Early August to see if there is, or for a Court Date to start oral arguments in CASE 312. (Former Docket 1232 @ BOA)

The BOA has scheduled a meeting tonight. The purpose is for them to attempt to remedy the deficiency Judge Nalley found in his ruling.

Opposition filled an appeal to the State Special Circuit Court on April 27, 2010.  Case will move to Annapolis ! Stay tuned for more info!

Thank the core team for coming to the strategy and concepts meeting.

Will Provide the link to the working portal for appeal process notes and strategy soon.

WPPS3 tiger team will report within 2 weeks. (Bids due 4.15 - 30 days to award - est May 15)

Nanjemoy invites the applicant to do the honorable thing, withdraw without comment.

http://www.nanjemoy.net/1232/opinionandorder1.pdf
http://www.nanjemoy.net/1232/opinionandorder2.pdf

Judge Nalleys Opinion and Order Docs - PDF Files, rather large scans - Click below !
http://www.nanjemoy.net/1232/opinionandorder1.pdf
http://www.nanjemoy.net/1232/opinionandorder2.pdf

Well, it was certainly an enlightening experience.  Mr Wolfgang made the petitioners points with Mr ONiel in consultation,  Mr Buchannon and Mr Mudd made their counter points, Judge Nalley seemed to be very familiar with the case, after spending his weekend reviewing the volumous material that was in the record.

No Decision was made today, Judge Nalley indicated he would give this more thought and make a decision which will be released by the Clerk at a future date.

Overall, I think most protestants were satisfied, that they had their day in court, and have faith that issues are now being considered by a very well informed Judge Nalley.

Holding our breath, and crossing our fingers ‘n toes for at least a remand back to BOA now that the Citizens are well prepared.   A  14 day notice was simply not sufficient for Citizens to prepare and research.     The request to outright deny the applicant most likely wont fly, but there was ample evidence that this deserves to be re-heard following the BOA’s own rule set.

Bring on a NEW DOCKET number!

The End of the Line …

Click on Title for 1232 Documents

The Petitioners Brief:

The County Response:

The Applicants Response:

The Petitioners REPLY:

Bring it on - January 5th - N E W   HEARING DATE !

What Happened October 20, 2009 –  Courtroom C

Well, the first JUDGE, happened to know Milly Hammon  -  a respondent in the case, so had to recuse herself from hearing this appeal process.    So, we were all told to leave, and stand by for another judge.    Who did we get, Circuit Judge Robert Nalley- a no nonsense Judge, that was dynamic, and precise.   I certainly feel he will be a fair arbitrator and rule by the law.

Judge Nalley went on to approve 3 of the 4 motions by Mr. Mudd, from the applicant WSG Holdings LLC.

1.  Remove NPEC and Nanjemoy Vision Inc. from the case, since they were NON humans, and did not have a Lawyer - thus had NO STANDING.

2. Remove several citizens from the “laundry list” of pettitioners for having NO STANDING.

3. Approved of Mr Mudds expedite request to hear this appeal  sooner than later - Date awarded December 16, 2009.

4.  DENIED.  Mr Mudd had a motion filed Sept. 28 to dismiss the entire action, based on a time line issue - mentioned earlier, that Mr Wolfgang did not RCV proper notification of the (incomplete) record being transmitted from County BOA to County Circuity Court. It was determined Mr Wolfgang has until October 26 to file his Opposition Brief !   Small but significant WIN for the opposition.

Stay Tuned…..

Since the filing of the original Appeal from  opposition (petitioners)  to 1232,  the applicants Lawyer, Mr. Mudd has filed several motions, and thus - so has the Citizens Councel Mr. Wolfgang.   There will be a hearing on these “motions” on October 20 @ 930 AM at the Charles County Circuit Court.

The Follow On will be on the “MERITS” of the case.

NOTE: The Transcript and Record provided to the Circuit Court FROM the COUNTY is incomplete, and proper 45 day notification was not given.*

- Letters from Opposition were not included in the Record, and

-   Transcript Discrepancies included excluding the First 5 Speakers, From Time Code 1:50 to 2:11:50 on the Feb. 24 BOA Hearing DVD.

- 21 Minutes and 50 seconds MISSING -   including the first minute of the 6th Speaker, Linda Redding.  The Transcript company (For The Recrod Inc. http://www.ftrinc.net  800-921-5555)  says on Page 77, quote:

“… potty break and then we’ll start.

(Whereupon, a brief recess was taken.)

(Recording starts mid-sentence. It appears as

though the first five speakers in opposition were not

recorded.)”

“It Appears as though the first five speakers in opposition were not recorded.”  

SURE they were, We all have the DVDs from the hearings, and its pretty clear they were recorded. And here is a link to a crappy MP3 COPY of those 21 minutes and 50 seconds. (We will do a better copy before Oct. 20)

Geeeeeeeee, I cant imagine WHY this was LEFT out  !! –

Click HERE download the MP3 Yourself of what the COUNTY did not provide to the Transcript Company. -

July 8th, 2009 ~

It has been confirmed - Case Number C09-1912 .. in the case of Docket 1232, a Special Exception from WSG Holdings LLC (The associated corporation to Washington Security Group Inc.)
Appeal is filed and date stamped.

Click Here for - FINAL ORDER -   (Notice BOA “condition” that this must be RESEARCH ONLY, NO TRAINING)

Click Here for - PETITION for APPEAL

This facility certainly appears to be a TRAINING facility, and not allowed in an A/C RPZ, and is not in line with the 30 YEAR Nanjemoy Vision Plan - perhaps a judge can make a fair decision on this matter considering the record of evidence !

Remain Vigilant !

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A Research Center - No Training, No Wargames…?

“Located approximately 30 miles from the Pentagon, Washington Field is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved “private” (non-public use) airport (FAA Airport ID: 70MD) located in Charles County, MD. The 80-acre facility includes a 2,000-foot runway and a variety of aviation support structures in an area close to our nation’s capital and within easy driving distance from a number of federal organizations chartered with preventing the use of WMD…”

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Flashback to FEBRUARY 2009 - Below is this same page said - ( collaborated in GSA contract in evidence)

“WSG is pleased to announce that it has acquired a private airport (FAA LOC ID: 70MD) located less than 30 miles from the Pentagon. It is the only airport in the Greater Washington, DC, metropolitan area that is exclusively controlled and operated by a defense contracting corporation for the sole purpose of supporting government operations and national security. WSG submitted a request to the FAA and gained approval to change the name of the airport to “Washington Field.” The 80-acre facility features a 2,000-foot runway and a variety of aviation and counterproliferation support structures.”

Use the Way back machine !! Geeks at work !

http://web.archive.org/collections/web.html

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From the GSA Contract Schedule
Contract GS-02F-0017V

Contract Period: 23 October 2008 – 22 October 2013    (a full 4 months BEFORE the special exception hearing)

Page 22

“DTC is augmented by complementary facilities located 35 miles from Washington, D.C.
which includes an outdoor private training facility known as Washington Field. WSG’s
Washington Field is an 80-acre facility operated exclusively by WSG and includes a
FAA-approved private airport with a 2,400-foot runway (FAA Identifier 70MD). This
location allows for a CBRNE forensics and biometrics training including
decontamination training, environmental sampling, intermediate, and advanced
biomedical sampling, and scenario based exercises including custom target mock-ups.
It also serves as a staging area for exercises for participants to prosecute targets
throughout Washington, DC; Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Washington Field is
a Government-approved Class “R” Biomedical Research Facility.”

There already appears to be some activity @ the WSG Site. There has been some small arms fire reported from the Site also. Citizens are taking pictures, videos and audio recordings.

Small Bird - WSG Site flyover July 09

Nanjemoy: Housing Needs Assessment Meeting

Auctus Inc., the contractor selected to complete the housing needs assessment for Nanjemoy, will hold a public meeting at the Nanjemoy Community Center on Tuesday July 7, 2009 from 6-8 PM.

I have gotten word this group has been doing a great job, is tasked to share information with the community.
All citizens in support, opposed, or undecided… should attend this most important information session.

Here it is, the lazy days of summer brings yet another Special Hearing to allow for more waterfront development in Charles County.  The Zoning Board actually voted 7-0 Against this one, lets see what the Commissars have to say.

Zoning Text Amendment #08-98 - Waterfront Planned Residential Development

Notice is hereby given that the County Commissioners of Charles County will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed Zoning Text Amendment #08-98, Waterfront Planned Residential Development, on July 8, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. (MEETING POSTPONED for more “Research” from the Commissioners…) in the County Commissioner’s Meeting Room located in the Charles County Government Building, La Plata, Maryland.

The proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance is to add language to establish a new floating zone for residential waterfront development.

Related: Bill Number: 2009-06

Finally, docket 1232 order has been signed by the BOA on June 9th, Citizens have until July 9th to file for appeal. There are currently several groups intending to file for appeal.

DON’T TREAD ON ME !!!

well, i didnt want to believe all the old timers, and skeptics that said this was a DONE DEAL - and there was nothing citizens could do to STOP this Disaster Docket 1232 — but apparently - they were correct.. up to this point.

THE CC BOA on April 14, 2009 - in front of cameras… had a split decision, Mr Baker and Mr Mower voted AGAINST - on common sense grounds.. but Mr Yates, who didnt even KNOW the docket NUMBER…. Mr Cross, who used the patriot card.. and LUKE HANNAH - all thought NANJEMOY was a perfect Location for this Training Center. ** You sirs have trashed lives, demoralized a community, and not listened to the Citizens of Nanjemoy, OR THE EVIDENCE layed before you.

Great work Nanjemoy, if our campaign didnt beat this thing back - it was always decided !

The Nanjemoy Vision Plan and Citizens Defense Strategy is complete.

Call or Email 10 neighbors, and ask each of them to tell 10 neighbors, and so on…. Lets show the Media and the BOA.. That WE ARE HONORABLE….and hope for a wise decision tonight.

Here it is, after hours, and hours.. and hours of preperation, and review, the Motion for Appropriate Relief is Done !

http://nanjemoy.net/1232/MotionBOAWSG.pdf

There will be a community gathering, including dinner and conversation –  at the Nanjemoy Firehouse on tuesday, april 7th to discuss docket 1232 and the April 14th Final hearing - Please attend !!         more Details to follow.

http://nanjemoy.net/1232/ob.pdf

Soon to follow, the Motion For Appropriate Relief.. //

http://somdnews.com/stories/03132009/indymor110238_32182.shtml

Phase 1 -   Public Awareness Phase, Evidence Gathering, Data submission -  RESEARCH complete. Eagle team assembled.

Phase 2 -  ONLINE OPPOSITION BRIEF - Something totally new, and totally transparent.

The Citizens will post the DOCKET 1232  opposition brief, with live link references, and any other submitted documents ONLINE for all to see, and review.  and verify the raw data - yourself.  Wish our county, and the applicant could do the same.

Cyber elves are at work !!

(borrowed from the duck)
Hearing March 10th, DOCKET 1232

Wellllllllll.. that was interesting!

So, Mr Buchanon says right there, in front of our face, “We DID put those Emails, and electronic communications in the record, we never said strike from the record”

Miss Millie brought up her letter.. and he says.. well, “you can put it now, to make sure its there.. - he he he he he hehe”

I spoke up to clearify what was on the DVD..from Feb 24.. — and it morphs to.. “Oh Yes, We DID STRIKE those from the record. –”

and he goes on to present important NEW “evidence” - 5 SUPPORT letters FOR the applicant –

(One from Poplar Branch LLC, the adjoining property WHERE THIS WILL EXPAND TO once approved - and on which property the 2006 docket 1173 for a Private Anti- terrorism Training Camp was applied for - and withdrawn)

we all seemed to be punched in the GUT. !! I saw many angry citizens GET UP, and WALKOUT in disgust. While I understand the emotions, thats NOT how you win. You cannot WALK away.

There were some Good points, we put enough into the record for review to demand continuance, AND the Chairman Wisely arranged a SITE VISIT.. that was Awesome.. - and at least they allowed KW to speak for Bob who was unable to attend. Im keeping faith.. in justice.

Not as many showed as last time, BUT STILL a good sized crowd - tho the numbers were down, the CARE and LOVE of nanjemoy was all up !!

Remain Vigilant, and DONT LOOSE faith or be cynical in dealing with a broke system - IF there are shenanigans, we have the power to expose all bad actors, and dishonorable intentions.

We are fighting for the 30 year forward thinking, Nanjemoy Vision Plan - WE as a community came up with in 2002. We have truth on our side, and its honorable to Protect and Preserve the Nanjemoy Homeland. WE are all WE got..

SEE YOU all on April 14th !!

The special exception hearing will be continued on March 10, 7pm at the County Bldg. There were so many folks that wanted to make “public” comment, that the meeting had to end.

Take a POLL… CLICK HERE to take the Nanjemoy Cyber Poll !

Public Hearing Part 2 - March 10, 7 PM

Frankly, the information presented by the applicant was cogent, and well thought out, the graphics were pretty..

Citizens brought up some very good points, and it was quite hilarious at times. Nanjemoy keeps its sense of humor. We will try to summarize some of the points made in the next few hours.. on the super secret Nanjemoy Homeland Defense BLOG. (note, thats a joke.. this IS the blog)

TWO MORE weeks to DIG for information,and gather FACTS. Get to IT!

ONE MORE GREAT POST from the DUCK provides a pretty accurate SUMMARY - Im gonna RE POST here to make it a little more Readable…. thanks #70 //

# 70. · God-I was so impressed and applaud the citizens of Nanjamoy at last nights hearing. Bravo!!Bravisimo!!
The swearing in procedure of the citizen speakers this time worked in their favor as it placed a more serious note to the personal testimonies.

Ms.Mary Sandy of Nanjamoy was great-while WSG had first almost laughingly presenting their project as totally harmless in every respect [noise, environmetally,water, chemically, air,security, etc.] even with the stripping of the forested wetland natural resource and impervious pavement and various structures, ranges of = about 3/5 its land mass- even as Mr. Shank pointed out-very likely filling in a feeder creek to beaver creek.

Further, most of the time the top WSG point man answered lobbed scripted softball questions from their attorney Mudd-one would think an animal and environmental sanctuary was being petitioned for instead of the very dangerous facility Ms Sandy showed us as it was in its application for contract to GSA where it described itself as an expert entity capable of instruction of all phases of biological and chemical and other terrorist/anti terrorist warfare to include storage facilities etc. She also had record of a permit of some sort being already given to WSG by the county for this project that had not even began the formal legal process.

WSG presented themselves to us as merely being able to occassionally land the smallest of air craft on a small grass field runway that they had no intent to change as they had no plans to use it anytime in the near future and they would be shooting a fews small hand guns and rifles-never automatically and possibly a shot gun on a special occassion-but in their applications to GSA for contracts they explained themselves as already in business and operating with ‘Washington field’at Nanjamoy- an airport with a 2400 hundred ft runway and that they had the capability to do just about any type of activity concerned with counter-terrorism; chemical biological, explosives etc at the facility-is how i understood it.

They presented their planned project to GSA as already a done deal with the county. ????? Navy seals are a great assett to the US military when fighting hostile foreign enemies for the ‘ US military’-they are trained in all sorts of killing/survival techniques in clandestine operations and subversion and misinformation needed to achieve a mission…takes a real special type to carry on so clandestinely under all sorts of pressures..

So soon after purchasing the property-and immediately to the special exception process, in a Ag/con zone with critical wet land overlay to ask for this as former planner Mr.Tom Saxton a former member of the planning board for 8 yrs said-is beyond all credulity. On any planning board he was on this ridiculous [paraphrase]waste/exception/abomination of zoning law and wetlands would not even get considered. What is going on here?

Many people were there and not one citizen in the auditorium supported this proposal by WSG - And, when compared to the information that the prepared and viligiant Ms. Sandy offered, the WSG presentation was disengenious at best[many times bringing choruses of laughter for its outrageousness-we were waitin for the next expert witness to present Mr. Whipple and offer us to squeeze the charmin as he was folowed by a chorus or chirping birds and playful squirrels..Puulease!]- and very possibly even fraudulent in its presentation.

If indeed this abomination proceeds with the -5 seriously ethically and environmentally challenged blessing-[CCC,and more} and the planning boards blessing -in light of WSG representing to the GSA that they are presently in operation at Washington field in Nanjemoy–If this is true?

Then - I would have to conclude -this is the closest -most apparent-evidence to date that our county govt process in Chas county has been seriously corrupted and its legitimate operation/function taken away from the people and the meeting last night was indeed a Sham- and like Sam the Sham and the Pharos-if this is the case we might all as well have been singing Wooly Bully in the shower of our ever under assault homes.

Another question not asked was who are the owners, not just the Point men -CEO- and opeators -the big backers of all their massive land holdings-are there other people behind the curtain? And, in the services they provide to US citizens-do these elite group of US citizens have the ability to then provide/offer it for/to other govts and groups-thus eliminating a major hurdle of that line of questioning but still staying in bounds with a major ommission?

Fort AP HIll as one lady said had much more acreage and facilities to rent and is much better suited for this type of paramilitary activity-not the middle of a wetland rural neighborhood. And, it was closer down I95 from WSG headquarters in Sterling Va. What are WSG reasons of not utilizing AP Hill with plenty of space to rent-maybe because the US military may put some limitations on the private for profit paramilitary-maybe even mercenary business?? WSG left a LOT unsaid.
If this total misuse of land overides all logical thinking-I am hoping the eloquent and fiesty lady from Laplata who stated we are ready to dig in and fight …will take it to the streets as we march down Charles street in the thousands exposing the cozy murky nest of players that Chas county govt has become in its arrogant dismissal of the citizens at large.
IF this totally misplaced WSG project proceeds-

We need to take our govt back -and when’pro forma’govt hearings which only allow us to think that we participate in the proess wont legitimately work for us anymore-we need to take it to the streets and the ballot box really looking at a candidates credentials and all of his/her associations…the time is now.

Let us hope that our county planning board kills this plan immediately….and restores a bit of our faith

*CBRNE is an anacronym for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear.

Washington Security Group’s (WSG) GSA contract GS-025-0017V Instructor-Led Training describes the Nanjemoy operation as “complementary” to WSG’s Dulles Training Center (DTC):

“complementary facilities located 35 miles from Washington, D.C. includes an *outdoor private training facility* known as Washington Field. WSG’s Washington Field is an 80-acre facility operated exclusively by WSG and includes a[n] FAA-approved private airport with a 2,400–foot runway (FAA Identifier 70MD). This location allows for a *CBRNE* forensics and biometrics training including decontamination training, environmental sampling, intermediate and advanced biomedical sampling, and scenario based exercises including custom target mock-ups. It also serves as a *staging areas for exercises* for participants to prosecute targets throughout Washington, DC; Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Washington Field is a *Government-approved Class “R” Biomedical Research Facility*.” [emphasis in bold is mine]

http://somdnews.com/stories/02202009/indymor154556_32202.shtml

break break, new topic… A Creative Citizen .. put up the PUBLIC notice… using myspace.. reached over 400+ folks directly with the Friends list… and ran a splash ad with MySpace Ad (beta).. for 6 days that earned over 1200 4600+ views… dozens of click throughs… // and has a KICK ASS music player list ..
turn your speakers up!!

http://www.myspace.com/nanjemoybar

Most awesome, Peter Murphy (every geek and nerds.. HERO from the Tech Tax NON-SENSE ) has written a letter to Wayne Cooper asking about this Special Exception.

http://www.nanjemoy.net/1232/MurphytoCooper.doc

I ripped this POST from the Duck.. because these are such great points !!
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# 48. · Just sounds like this needs more conversation with the community involved, that should not be too difficult.

The Commissioners should come to the meeting prepared to discuss openly without a preconceived agenda and willingness to listen to their neighbors and the proposed business that wants to come into the county. All should present, ask questions and give answers, openly.

So far lots of this just appears to be speculative and until we, the people who live here know exactly what is proposed and either say yeah, or nea, based on the facts we hear on the 24th we will continue to expect the worse based on past experience with this Board.

If the demeanor is “them” against “us” it will be a long night. If however, this company and the Commissioners are willing to discuss all aspects clearly and honestly and answer all the questions each person has to their satisfaction - and yes, that could be a long night, but this is an emotional subject- then this meeting could be handled transparently to everyone’s satisfaction.

I am not saying how the outcome will turn, but just that the meeting will at least not turn into a “barn-burner” or bad blood between this business and the community.

Get everything out on the table. Don’t show up in your 3-piece suits and fancy slid shows telling us all about your company bio. Pull up chairs right next to us and discuss exactly how, what, why, when and with whom this is going to happen and don’t shit anyone. Don’t lie to anyone. We have had plenty of double speak and lack of cooperation between this Board, some businesses and the community already in our county.

This business may be here in 2010. Most of us who live here will be here in 2010. The majority of this board will not be here in 2010.