Ask the Supervisor: Fairfax County v. EPA
Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust answers questions submitted by Patch readers.
Question: In July 2012, the County joined with the State of Virginia to sue the United States Environmental Protection Agency claiming that the EPA exceeded its authority to regulate stormwater in the Accotink Creek watershed. Why were you the only Supervisor to vote against filing the lawsuit? Response: As I explained at the time the decision was made, I supported the County filing a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to the Accotink Creek regulations. I believe the EPA overreached and, if left unchallenged, the result would be significant and unnecessary costs imposed on County taxpayers with minimal environmental benefits. My issue was not with the County’s decision to file a lawsuit to challenge the …
Dave Webster
1:59 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
The more likely reason for Mr. Foust’s actions was that he knew the lawsuit was going to be approved by all the other Supervisors and he deliberately voted against the suit to make points with Democratic constituents as being the only Supervisor willing to stand up to Ken Cuccinelli. This is exactly the type of partisan politics that Sharon Bulova, and the other Democratic members of the Board, … more ›