Interim Charlottesville Treasurer Jason Vandever has won today’s special election to make his position official. The Democrat defeated independent candidate John Pfaltz handily, winning three-quarters of the vote. As NBC-29 points out, the low-turnout special election cost $19 per vote cast. Originally, Vandever was to remain interim treasurer until November, but city Republicans petitioned the court to hold a special election, promising the judge that they would nominate a candidate (which they then failed to do), leaving one of those petitioners—Pfaltz—to run.
News and meta-news about Charlottesville, VA, since 2001.
Sideblog
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 #
-
Archive for Sideblog »
Thank you, Teapublicans, for costing the city tens of thousands of dollars for this special election. Way to be fiscal conservatives.
Now Sean,….. let’s not forget the complicity but repudiate the contribution the Occucrats have in this too. Way to be power mongers liberals.
But wait though Sean, my pre-apologies to liberals this general moniker is undeserving. Come on Sean, be a big boy though it cost us both about a Dead Jackson per vote. Wait again though, no you don’t have to really. Like what other city priorities would that funding have gone towards, besides potentially extra bicycle community infrastructure, Nelson-Nygard Consultations and 2025’s Vision (aligned with connectivity) for the Belmont Underpass. And because you’re such a swell guy, I’ll threw in the interchange construction at McIntire Road and the 250 Bypass too. What about our city employees retirement fund? Go ahead Sean, keep plucking your one string of berating to where ever it leads you.
I went to middle school with Vandever (and his twin brother). In addition to the fact that he seems like an obviously qualified Treasurer, I also remember him being a really nice guy, which is not a thing that I can say about a lot of the people I went to middle school with.