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Amphitheatre Revisited

The process for Roanoke to add a commercial amphitheatre to our cultural and quality of life mix took another turn last week and I went with it. A clear goal of mine on council was to help prevent victory stadium type sagas by encouraging decisive and progressive decisions on potential capital projects.... 

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The City Budget and School Funding

I always relish the opportunity to work with and in support of the Roanoke City Public School System. Over the last month, I was able to participate in a work group with school board member Jason Bingham and our respective Financial officers to help figure out the budget gap for the schools and an... 

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The Decision Not to Run for State Office

Several people have asked for the full press release I used for my decision not to run for the House of Delegates seat that William Fralin will be vacating. Probably should have posted earlier, but please see the full release below- Press Release 3-8-09 Certainly for me, and I would think for most,... 

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The Budget Crisis: City and the Schools will work Together

While this is absolutely about a crisis and the decisions at hand will impact our community for a long long time- the one piece of good news I believe is how City Council and the School Board have committed to working together on minimizing the impact of this financial crisis on our great city. Perhaps... 

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Prayers at Council Meetings

Well this is one issue I did not intend to wade into. Certainly an emotional issue, a hot button issue and valid points on all sides. It is a vitally important issue for all of us. My concern was fairly simple: this is not a Roanoke City Council issue. This issue involves national politics, constitutional... 

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Market Building Renovation: Now is the time!

Well once again decisions that council makes- important ones involving vital amenities used by most citizens- gets caught up in controversy. While I stated it was a tough decision, let me explain how I came to my vote this Monday to proceed to design drawings and true budgets tied to the design. If I... 

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Dear Shanna……….

One of my hopes with this blog is, as much as possible, to use the site for media interviews and responses to reporting. So here itgoes with Shanna Flowers (shanna.flowers@roanoke.com) and her commentary in today’s Roanoke Times. I have emailed her requesting a response. One of the more difficult... 

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A Strange Council Meeting

A lot of emails, calls and comments on this blog about the city council meeting last week (9-15-08). It was an interesting day to say the least! I recommend anyone that can, to get a tape of this meeting and watch it- watch a true tug of war between trying to make progress and trying to stop progress.... 

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