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Somthing smells fishy in Hartwood

I received this email from another concerned citizen. Does anyone have any more information on this issue?

Cronyism is alive and well in Stafford County. Supervisor Snellings proposed to rename the Western half of Rocky Run Road after a campaign supporter, Roberson. The name change was proposed by Mr. Snellings in early June about a week before Mr. Snellings held the reservoir town hall meeting. The citizens that live on Rocky Run Road were never told about the name change at the town Hall meeting even though it was voted on by the utility commission the week before.  After accidentally hearing about the name change proposal, the citizens that live on Rocky Run Road requested that it be changed to West Rocky Run Road, but planning commissioner Darrell English stated that he though the Roberson's were promised that name. Mr. English moved to advertise a public hearing to rename Rocky Run Road Roberson Road. This is a public safety issue for the people that live on Rocky Run Road. I believe it would be confusing to be looking for Roberson road on an old map that has Rocky Run Road on it. No one would know where to find us. Rocky Run Road on Google earth hasn't been updated since 2008. How many years are the maps going to show Rocky Run Road before they get changed to a new name? The citizens that live here should have a right to decide the best solution to mitigate the impact. I believe that solution is W. Rocky Run Road. 

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