All of Spotsylvania will benefit from VRE

February 22, 2009 12:36 am

This is regarding Alfred M. King's letter ["Spotsy will help only 'fat cats' with VRE," Feb. 5].

Mr. King just doesn't get it. It is not an "us vs. them" mentality of native-borns and come-heres.

All Spotsylvanians will benefit by the county joining VRE. That 2 percent gas tax is not going to break anyone's piggy bank.

Both Stafford and Fredericksburg support VRE, and gas is lower in those localities. Think about all the tourists who come off the I-95 interchange to fuel up. That's lost revenue to Spotsylvania County.

By applying that 2 percent gas tax to fund VRE, Spotsylvania will see a return to the county rather than lose it to the state. So give it up.

Joining VRE is the fair and sensible thing for Spotsylvania to do.

Richard N. Stranton

Spotsylvania