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Old 10-15-2013, 05:56 AM
 
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One interesting tidbit of information that was shared. The stores at Tanger originally extended offers to 850 people to work at the mall but had to rescind the offer for 450 of them because they didn't pass the background investigation/drug tests (smh). They are reviewing additional applications in preparation for the opening.
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Old 10-15-2013, 06:26 AM
 
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Meeting began discussion on the Kerby Hill Rd Interchange project which is fully funded. They are currently working on the rfp which will he released in August 2014. It is anticipated that the interchange will be completed in 2019. Next was a discussion on the visitor's center at the Tanger Outlet. It wil primarily focus on the history of the Sulurbria Plantation. After that there was a discussion on education and an emphasis on a writing centered curriculum that is currently getting rolled out. The school board representative was appointed by Baker and her name is Beverly Anderson. For the most partmit was an introduction to her role on the Board. They briefly discussed the the police station. It is still scheduled to open in the fall of 2014. As previously mentioned the walmart is still coming but no opening date has been identified. In regards to the casino bids. Nothing new was presented. just a reiteration of what was stated previously.
Thank you for the notes. That Kerby Hill project is interesting because it has taken so long to get funding. Did they mention anything about removing the Wilson Bridge Drive light? The plans I saw had them removing it and making a service road from the Brookside neighborhood down to Kerby Hill, which basically means anyone in that community cannot go north on 210 unless they go down to Kerby Hill. Doesn't sound appealing.


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One interesting tidbit of information that was shared. The stores at Tanger originally extended offers to 850 people to work at the mall but had to rescind the offer for 450 of them because they didn't pass the background investigation/drug tests (smh). They are reviewing additional applications in preparation for the opening.
That is appalling. The county should be embarassed. Definitely doesn't help attract employers.
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Old 10-15-2013, 06:43 AM
 
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By the way, I don't think this has been mentioned but Tanger officially announced they will open on the 22nd of November which is the weekend before Thanksgiving. Looks like they have a lot planned that weekend.

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Old 10-15-2013, 06:45 AM
 
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Thank you for the notes. That Kerby Hill project is interesting because it has taken so long to get funding. Did they mention anything about removing the Wilson Bridge Drive light? The plans I saw had them removing it and making a service road from the Brookside neighborhood down to Kerby Hill, which basically means anyone in that community cannot go north on 210 unless they go down to Kerby Hill. Doesn't sound appealing.
The only thing that was mentioned was that the removal of lights would be scheduled once a contractor is identified. It would happen at a natural stage in the construction process


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That is appalling. The county should be embarassed. Definitely doesn't help attract employers.
Its appalling but I don't look at it as something that the county should be appalled about but more of an issue with our greater society. Remember that applicants came from all over the metro. Now we can assume that the majority of applicants came from PGC but, whether they did or didn't, its a shame that the percentage of "acceptable" applicants have were in essence unemployable due to the choices that they made. What's worse is that they lacked the common sense to know that those choices could impact their ability to be employed.
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Old 10-15-2013, 07:22 AM
 
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That is appalling. The county should be embarassed. Definitely doesn't help attract employers.
Taking that view, every county in the united states should be embarrassed. PG isn't the only county where applicants are denied because of their past. Urbanscholar didn't mention that all or even most applicants were from the county. But I knew someone would automatically assume that.

What should be ore disconcerting is that more than half of the applicants offered jobs didn't qualify. That's scary when there is such a wide income gap in the dc area between the wealthy and the poor. That means that even though the poor are actively looking for jobs and applying to those that are available, there are barriers that keeps them unemployed. That puts a strain on social services, and in turn, taxpayers.

On the other hand, I'm pretty sure PG has enough applicants to get those jobs but perhaps some choose not to go into retail and perhaps for some, Tanger is too far.
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Old 10-15-2013, 07:54 AM
 
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I am not assuming that all the applicants are from the county. The point is, no matter what, if there is an employer trying to hire in the county, particularly that area, they are likely to get a similar batch of people as applicants regardless of where they are from, whether that is DC, PG, VA or other places. It's not the residents of the county as much as it's the amount of eligible applicants in a particular area. If I am business that is looking to hire in that area, why would I expect different results?

There is no way you can convince me that this exact same thing would happen in other parts of the country. I am sure there will be places like this, but adelphi you make this sound like that's no big deal. For a county that is desperate for jobs, having over half of the hired applicants rejected is not good.
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Old 10-15-2013, 10:11 AM
 
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There is no way you can convince me that this exact same thing would happen in other parts of the country. I am sure there will be places like this, but adelphi you make this sound like that's no big deal. For a county that is desperate for jobs, having over half of the hired applicants rejected is not good.
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On the other hand, I'm pretty sure PG has enough applicants to get those jobs but perhaps some choose not to go into retail and perhaps for some, Tanger is too far.
I'm convinced that not everyone looking for jobs are looking for retail jobs. Qualified or not. If I was qualified for an office position, would I really be excited about a retail position that pays less than the income I'm looking to make? I'm also convinced that a majority of those in this county looking for jobs are qualified and would have no problems getting hired.

We have a number, 450. We have no idea what that number represents. We are making assumptions.
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Old 10-15-2013, 10:49 AM
 
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I'm convinced that not everyone looking for jobs are looking for retail jobs. Qualified or not. If I was qualified for an office position, would I really be excited about a retail position that pays less than the income I'm looking to make? I'm also convinced that a majority of those in this county looking for jobs are qualified and would have no problems getting hired.

We have a number, 450. We have no idea what that number represents. We are making assumptions.
You are the only one making assumptions here.

The only thing I am saying is to have half the people who were hired were ineligible to work, there is no way that helps a place that is struggling to get jobs. We can't assume people who go for different positions will or will not be different. I am just taking the point for what it is. It does not help the image of the county.

You even once again contradicted your earlier point with what you just said (in bold):

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More than likely there are high school kids, college kids, and those who may already have jobs but are either looking to move up, or looking for a second job.
It seems you will argue anything that seems negative no matter how true it is. You constantly put your foot in your own mouth.

Let's stop trying to mind read. A good part of what I was said was taken out of context. The defensiveness is just ridiculous. When has having that many people failing a background check or a drug test been a good thing? Some things just aren't that deep. It's not like PG has a great reputation, I don't see how this help fights unnecessary stereotypes.

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Old 10-15-2013, 12:20 PM
 
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By the way, I don't think this has been mentioned but Tanger officially announced they will open on the 22nd of November which is the weekend before Thanksgiving. Looks like they have a lot planned that weekend.

Tanger Outlets | National Harbor / Washington DC | Tanger Outlets
Yeah I saw that....smart move. You want to get a the workers prepared and get a few dry runs in before the big show.
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Old 10-15-2013, 12:35 PM
 
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For the record there were 3000 people that actually applied, 850 that received offers and 450 of them that didn't pass the background check for reason or the drug test. I'm sure they went back into their respective pools and pulled the next on the list. I just thought it was an unusually high number even though it was a group hire. When I heard that number last night I immediately thought locals since the fair occurred in the county but I had to remind myself that this is a metropolitan area and it probably reflected people from DC and VA as well. I think that both of you are noting the same point, that it is a shame that there are that many people(that number representing a sample of a larger number throughout the region) regardless of location that don't qualify and are looking.
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