Philip Melita and Duane Snow are both seeking the Republican nomination for the Samuel Miller seat on the Board of Supervisors, Brian Wheeler reports for Charlottesville Tomorrow. Melita is adjunct faculty teaching human resources at the university, and before that worked at GE Fanuc before his 1988 retirement. Snow, also retired, is the owner of the 97-year-old family-run Snow’s Garden Center, and used to serve on the Architectural Review Board. Democrat Madison Cummings and independent John Lowry are already in the race, so this will present a third choice for voters in the general election. The seat is open, a result of the retirement of incumbent independent Sally Thomas.
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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This is good news. Madison Cummings is campaigning as Sally Thomas’ clone.
Madison may claim to follow Sally’s policies, but until he gets specific on what he thinks those policies were, especially as relates to growth, rural protection, and biodiversity then he does not have my vote. So far, he sounds more like Lindsey Dorrier than Sally Thomas.
Rural protection can even happen in a way that supports land owners and individual rights, while reducing the size of government. In fact, if Duane Snow wants my vote, then I’d be more than happy to vote Republican if he (or Melita) can explain how his policy on growth and conservation will be better. While I’m generally not for single issue voting, this is the single most imporant issue in our district, and the county at large. The candidate that understands that best, is the one who should hold that seat.
The water issues, affordable housing, the MCP, education and the local economy are all tied deeply into the rate and quality of growth in our area.
Can we PLEASE get some people who are not past retirement age to run for this seat? Oh wait – now I see. They’re running as Republicans. It’s all they got these days. Maybe they can get Newt and Cheney to come in and help them out.
All of the candidates seem to be in the same age group to me. They’ll probably get Obama to campaign for them since he’s giving a lot of their friends billions.
Well since the democrat and independent are retired what’s you point Big Al? Who else has got the free time? They have a bunch of daytime meetings and you got to have your own business or be retired to be on there anyway.
BTW Sally was retired as well
@perlogik, it’s just a way to set up a probably false association with the candidates with Cheney. Szakos won by riding on Obama’s coattails (heading up the local campaign qualifies a person more for planning a picnic than running a city), this is a way to have the candidate lose on the coattails.