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Small-business owner James Thomas tells council Wings and Wheels festival repeatedly blocks his driveway
Summary
James Thomas, a small-business owner on Capcart Pond Drive, told Fairfax County Council that the Wings and Wheels festival blocks his access each year despite his complaints; council members asked staff to contact him and work to prevent future disruptions.
James Thomas, a small-business owner on Capcart Pond Drive, spoke during public comment at the Fairfield County Council meeting and said the annual Wings and Wheels festival has repeatedly blocked his business’s driveway, impeding equipment access and harassing employees.
“I feel like I'm a cockroach getting stepped on my business,” Thomas said, describing repeated attempts to get organizers and the Chamber of Commerce to prevent blocking his access and saying prior outreach had not resolved the issue. He told the council the blocked driveway had cost him money and created safety and customer-access concerns.
Council member Paulette thanked Thomas for speaking, called Wings and Wheels “a great event,” but said the festival should not interfere with his business and asked staff and organizers (Mister Carpenter and Mister Burrows were asked to follow up) to reach out to Thomas to coordinate future crowd and traffic control so his access is not blocked.
No specific remedy or timeline was recorded in the transcript beyond the council’s direction to contact Thomas and attempt to prevent future access problems.
