http://www.davetrinkle.com Councilman Dave Trinkle Listens Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:29:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A special thank you to everyone who helped make Tuesday's primary election a success.  Your support has been a vital "vote of confidence" in my calm, sensible approach to leadership.  I am proud to have the opportunity to represent you on May 4th ballot.  My resolve is as strong as ... http://www.davetrinkle.com/2010/03/thanks-for-your-support/ Last Sunday all four candidates running in this Tuesday's City Council primary were interviewed by Bruce Bryan on Roanoke Valley Conversations on 101.5 FM The Music Place. Click below to hear a replay of the broadcast. http://www.davetrinkle.com/2010/03/listen-your-candidates-for-city-council/ Roanoke City Council has been wrestling with the fate of Countryside Golf course for many years. The property was purchased prior to my term on Council with an original plan to turn the land into an upscale housing development. Council stuck with this plan and tried to get numerous developers to consider ... http://www.davetrinkle.com/2010/02/a-new-path-for-countryside/ Anyone in the midst of a campaign usually has the wisdom to stay away from discussing possible tax increases. However, last week, I openly discussed the reality that considering the current state of the national economy and with the difficult budget decisions Roanoke City Council is facing, everything -- including ... http://www.davetrinkle.com/2010/02/healthy-schools-healthy-cities/ We are a few short weeks away from the Democratic Primary – the first election of this political season.  As a new political season begins and the rhetoric heats up, it is time to reflect about the role we play in our own future. In a democracy, every candidate should be ... http://www.davetrinkle.com/2010/02/every-vote-counts/ I announced in early December my intention to run as an incumbent for Roanoke City Council. Now the campaign is heating up- so I need to devote my web-page to the campaign. I started this blog about two years ago during my first term as an extra way that citizens can ... http://www.davetrinkle.com/2010/01/campaign-for-roanoke-city-council/ I want to thank everyone who came out today! I am excited to be back here where I started four years ago. The area around the Library looks a little different today than it did 4 years ago when I first announced my candidacy for City Council.  We now have ... http://www.davetrinkle.com/2010/01/trinkles-candidacy-announcement/ Well perhaps I am not a great blogger- I should have had a post on this topic over a week ago and my posts are still too long! In retrospect what I write today is much different than probably what I would have written after the latest vote to keep ... http://www.davetrinkle.com/2009/08/the-amphitheatre-stays-on-track/ Certainly I am disappointed with today's council vote. I believe in my heart of hearts- with all the arguments presented over many years and all the consultant reports (costing upwards of $800,000) in previous council meetings and on this blog- that a downtown Roanoke Amphitheatre in Elmwood Park coming on line in three to ... http://www.davetrinkle.com/2009/07/the-iliad-the-odyssey-and-the-amphitheatre/ The Amphitheatre was approved and added to the city's capital improvement plan two weeks ago. Over the last week there has been some thought to revisit the issue again and possibly re-vote on it. Much study has been done over numerous years along with much public input regarding the Amphitheatre. ... http://www.davetrinkle.com/2009/07/the-amphitheatre-again-and-roanokes-capital-improvement-plan/