Alert 980306

Western Bypass "Mother of All Battles 3"

Status:
Sen. Chichester's budget amendment will be discussed and fought-over at the House-Senate Conference Committee. We only know 4 of the conferees for each side (we expect there will be 6 from each side). The Senate conferees are generally our allies (but remember to strengthen Sen. Colgan's resolve). The House conferees are scary as far as I've been told.

Primary Message:
We support Senator Chichester's budget amendment for the Western Bypass. By continuing the Major Investment Study in full consultation with the federal agencies, we can answer concerns raised by JLARC and the federal agencies, before spending millions of tax dollars on the Environmental Impact Study.

Secondary Message:
The Senate vote of 32 to 7 confirms our own strong concerns about the MIS process for the Western Bypass. Senators Wampler and Chichester both recognize transportation solutions are needed in northern Virginia, but both are concerned that the MIS process is incomplete and that questions raised by JLARC and the federal agencies need to be resolved.

Action::
Call, email and write letters (we have time for letters now if mailed Thursday or Friday).

Priority:

1) House Conferees
2) Your House Delegate (to relay to the conferees)
3) Senate Conferees (to thank them for their continued support for the amendment).

Conferees:

House

Bob Bloxom (804) 698-1000e-mail
Jim Dillard (804) 698-1041e-mail
Earl Dickinson (804) 698-1056 e-mail
Vince Callahan (804) 698-1034 e-mail
Al Diamonstein (804) 698-1094 e-mail
Frank Hall (804) 698-1069 e-mail

Delegate Fax 804-786-6310
Delegate Hotline 1-800-889-0229
House of Delegates mail: PO Box 406, Richmond, VA 23218

Senate

Joe Gartlan (804) 698-7536e-mail
Walter Stosch (804) 698-7512e-mail
Stanley Walker (804) 698-7506 e-mail
John Chichester (804) 698-7528 e-mail
Charles Colgan (804) 698-7529 e-mail
William Wampler (804) 698-7540 e-mail

Senate Fax 804-698-7654
Senate Hotline 1-800-225-4973
Senate mail: PO Box 396, Richmond, VA 23218

Northern Virginia Senators and Delegates:

Arlington

31 Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D) 804-698-7531 Room 334 e-mail
47 Del. James Almand (D) 804-698-1047 Room 404 e-mail
48 Del. Julia Connally (D) 804-698-1048 Room 423 e-mail
48 Del. Robert Brink (D) 804-698-1048 Room 817 e-mail
49 Del. Karen Darner (D) 804-698-1049 Room 711 e-mail

City of Alexandria

30 Sen. Patricia Ticer (D) 804-698-7530 Room 421 e-mail
45 Del. Marian Van Landingham (D) 804-698-1045 Room 402 e-mail
46 Del. Brian Moran (D) 804-698-1046 Room 710 e-mail

Culpepper

30 Del. Butch Davies (D) 804-698-1030 Room 526 e-mail

Fairfax

32 Sen. Janet Howell (D) 804-698-7532 Room 329 e-mail
34 Sen. Jane Woods (R) 804-698-7534 Room 355 e-mail
35 Sen. Richard Saslaw (D) 804-698-7535 Room 613 e-mail
36 Sen. Joseph Gartlan Jr (D) 804-698-7536 Room 412 e-mail
37 Sen. Warren Barry (R) 804-698-7537 Room 398 e-mail
34 Del. Vincent Callahan Jr. (R) 804-698-1034 Room 501 e-mail
35 Del. Jeannemarie Devolitis (R) 804-698-1035 Room 519 e-mail
36 Del. Kenneth Plum (D) 804-698-1036 Room 403 e-mail
37 Del. John Rust (R) 804-698-1037 Room 715 e-mail
38 Del. Robert Hull (D) 804-698-1038 Room 422 e-mail
39 Del. Vivian Watts (D) 804-698-1039 Room 406 e-mail
40 Del. James O' Brien Jr (R) 804-698-1040 Room 822 e-mail
41 Del. James Dillard (R) 804-698-1041 Room 702 e-mail
42 Del. David Albo (R) 804-698-1042 Room 520 e-mail
43 Del. Gladys Keating (D) 804-698-1043 Room 804 e-mail
44 Del. Linda Puller (D) 804-698-1044 Room 709 e-mail
51 ? replacing Brickley?
53 Del. James Scott (D) 804-698-1053 Room 405 e-mail
67 Del. Roger McLure (R) 804-698-1067 Room 718 e-mail

Fauquier

26 Sen. Kevin Miller (R) 804-698-7526 Room 396 e-mail
27 Sen. Russell Potts Jr (R) 804-698-7527 Room 340 e-mail
31 Del. Jay Katzen (R) 804-698-1031 Room 716 e-mail

Loudoun

33 Sen. William Mims (R) 804-698-7533 e-mail
32 Del. Richard Black (R) 804-698-1032 Room 517 e-mail
33 Del. Joe May (R) 804-698-1033 Room 518 e-mail

Prince William

29 Sen. Charles Colgan (D) 804-698-7529 Room 413 e-mail
31 Del. Robert Marshall (R) 804-698-1013 Room 522 e-mail
50 Del. Harry Parrish (R) 804-698-1050 Room 511 e-mail
51 Del. Michele McQuigg (R) 804-698-1051 Room 418 e-mail
52 Del. John Rollison (R) 804-698-1052 Room 516 e-mail

Stafford

28 Sen. John Chichester (R) 804-698-7528 Room 392 e-mail
28 Del. William Howell (R) 804-698-1028 Room 714 e-mail
17 Sen. R. Edward Houck 804-698-7517 Room 312 e-mail

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