With only days before the Democratic primary , candidates for three seats on Charlottesville City Council are reporting their late summer fundraising results. Democrat James Halfaday received $10,479 in donations, the most raised in the latest filing period by council candidates. According to his finance report, Halfaday received 21 donations of $499. Of those contributions, […]
With less than three months until Election Day, candidates for the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors are reporting their most recent campaign contributions. For the second reporting period in a row, Democrat Cynthia Neff raised more funds that all other county candidates, just edging out her opponent, Republican incumbent Kenneth C. Boyd . In the […]
A $13.5 million road project in Crozet is coming under increased scrutiny from neighbors just as the road’s closure has been pushed from summer to the fall. Virginia Department of Transportation officials met last week with about 20 residents from Old Trail Village to discuss plans for a stormwater runoff pond being built at the […]
As the Charlottesville Democratic Party prepares for its second-ever firehouse primary, party officials are optimistic that the approach will continue to generate higher voter participation than did nominating contests in past years. In the 2009 primary , 1,609 Democrats voted to nominate City Council and sheriff candidates. Jim Nix , co-chairman of the city’s Democratic […]
With less than four months until Election Day, Albemarle County supervisor candidates are filing their first major reports on campaign fundraising. Republican Kenneth C. Boyd , running for a third term in the Rivanna District seat, holds the most cash on hand among all supervisor candidates. Boyd raised over $7,000 between April and June of […]
A multi-use trail built alongside Albemarle County’s portion of the Meadow Creek Parkway will not open at the end of this month as previously announced. “We can’t open anything until we actually complete construction,” said Karen Kilby, program manager for the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Culpeper District. Photo by Sabrina Schaeffer/The Daily Progress At a […]
Retired IBM executive Cynthia Neff announced Tuesday that she would seek the Democratic nomination for the Rivanna seat on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. “I’ve decided to run for the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors against Ken Boyd , because someone needs to stand up for the residents of the Rivanna District and Albemarle […]
Former city school board chair Dede Smith , announced Monday that she would seek the Democratic nomination for a seat on Charlottesville City Council. “I believe I can bring a wealth of experience, energy, informed decision making, and a grassroots style of government to this council,” said Smith at the city’s Forest Hills Park . […]
Days after a contentious meeting of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors, candidates for the open Scottsville District seat voiced their opinions on sustainability, local planning and the Western Bypass . “I do think that it’s important that local planning decisions should be…local,” attorney Christopher J. Dumler (D) said of the board’s decision to cancel its […]
Home builder and developer Paul Beyer announced Wednesday that he would seek the Democratic nomination for one of three available seats on the Charlottesville City Council . “This is my home town, this is where I grew up,” Beyer said. “Our family has had a business here for nearly 40 years. Civic engagement and investment […]
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