Meeting alert – if you haven’t heard about proposed Transform-I-66 project, there is another public meeting VDOT is hosting next Tuesday Oct 6 from 7-9 pm at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School. The schedule of other public information meetings is here. Traffic is a regional concern for everyone – especially as our area continues to urbanize – […]
Happy Monday! It was a busy weekend with soccer games, the Makers Festival, meet the candidate events in Broadmont and Timber Lane, and some doorknocking. 5 weeks to go until Election Day! What’s Happening: A “Pocket Park” – a highlight at last week’s City Council meeting was a presentation from the Economic Development Authority (EDA) about their proposal to convert the unused space between Hunan Chef and the Hot and Juicy […]
I am excited to share a cool opportunity that came my way over the summer. I was interviewed by The Takeaway, a NPR morning news radio show, and my interview aired last week. It reached 2 million listeners nationwide on over 270 stations. I am one of 5 “rookie candidates” profiled as part of the week-long series. Take a […]
Happy Friday! We’ve got a big weekend ahead with fall sports and activities underway and many community events where my campaign is participating. If you haven’t made your weekend plans yet, I hope you’ll consider including some of the ones below. Read on about other City news/happenings, including information about the roadwork at S. West St. I hope to see you this weekend! What’s Happening: Absentee voting – In person absentee voting starts today […]
Happy weekend and to those with kids in FCCPS schools, congratulations on finishing the first week! A slightly briefer newsletter this time, mainly because the content I want to share is too lengthy for an email, so I’ll be referring you out to my website and blog for various topics below. What’s Happening: Mason Row: If you haven’t heard or read in the paper yesterday, City Council voted to send the the Mason […]
I attended last night’s work session where City Council voted 4-3 last for the proposal to proceed to board and commissions review. I am glad that the project will now move forward and give City Staff and the citizen Boards and Commissions more time to dive into the project, instead of delaying again. Based on […]
What an awesome turnout this morning at my campaign kickoff! I co-hosted the event with my good friend Erin Gill who is running for School Board. We had a great group of new and old friends and family who came out and spent a spent a picture-perfect Sunday morning together. Everyone enjoyed coffee and bagels at […]
I hope everyone is enjoying the last week of summer! It’s been a busy few weeks, getting the nuts and bolts of the campaign ready to go. Friends and neighbors have graciously hosted neighborhood parties and meet and greets for me this summer. I’ve so enjoyed meeting everyone and look forward to the doorknocking to come. As I’ve been doing in the last few newsletters, here are updates on key happenings, some […]