Kingstowne Developer Gives $35,000 to Fairfax Candidate (D-Jeff C. McKay)

The Washington Post ^ | Nov 3, 2007 | Bill Turque

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The Democratic candidate for the Lee District seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has received $35,000 from the developer of a project expected to come before the board early next year.

Jeff C. McKay received the money in six contributions over the past six months from companies with ties to Warren Halle, a Silver Spring developer with extensive holdings in Maryland and Virginia, including Kingstowne, the giant residential and commercial center in the Alexandria section of the Lee District.

His firm, the Halle Companies, and Boston Properties are asking the board for changes in their agreements with the county that would allow them to build four office buildings, instead of the two now allowed, at Kingstowne Towne Center, the commercial heart of the southeastern Fairfax development. The proposal has drawn criticism from some neighborhoods near the site, whose residents say they were not consulted by community or county leaders.

Halle did not return two phone calls yesterday seeking comment. McKay said yesterday that Halle's contributions were immaterial, because if elected he would adhere to the position of Lee District's Land Use Advisory Committee, which has approved the proposal. Had the committee rejected it, he would vote against it as supervisor, he said.

"I would rather have a roomful of citizens vote on a land-use case than one supervisor," said McKay, longtime chief of staff to incumbent Lee Supervisor T. Dana Kauffman (D), who is retiring.

Lee supervisors traditionally follow the findings of the land-use panel. McKay said he didn't know why Halle, presumably aware of the practice, would contribute so much.

"You'd have to ask him," he said.

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I’m sorry to point this out, but rats are ALLOWED to do this. Campaign finance laws and regulations are only for Republicans. Look it up, you’ll see.