Confidently leading us absolutely nowhere

If you've been in Ashe County more than 10 minutes, you know that the only thing more anticipated than the Second Coming is the widening of U.S. 221 from U.S. 421 at Deep Gap to the Jeffersons.

This week, Ashe Commissioners -- before mounting a secret coup to toss out the county manager -- queried the supposedly all-knowing Rep. Jonathan Jordan about what's going to happen to the project since the Governor and Legislature rewrote the funding formula for transportation projects this summer.

Jordan allowed there would be no delays, stating, “(U.S. 221) is going to be connecting us to urban areas where jobs are."

And, that begs a bucket of questions that apparently went unasked by the Commishes, so we'll ask them here:

Is this really your vision for Ashe County, Mr. Jordan? Is Ashe County to be nothing more than a far-flung bedroom community for Charlotte or the Triad or the Triangle? What happened to your jobs plan that you stuffed in our mailboxes during election season? We're pretty damn sure you were talking about bringing jobs here. 

If your jobs solution is building a four-lane highway so everybody can leave Ashe County then be our Moses and get out front: hit the the highway now and write when you find work, but don't be surprised when your letter comes back marked "Return to Sender."