Paul Long (I) Kristin Szakos (D)
If you could focus
Challenger Challenger
That would be affordable housing. I was amazed, when I de- I think long-term planning is something that we have done,
cided to run for City Council…I was amazed at the amount and it's something that…we need to work on closely and
on one area for
of people who approached me and to express their opinion continue to improve the way that we bring people in. I think
about the anger and the frustration they have about the lack there is a lot of distrust or miscommunication. And I think
of affordable housing…. sometimes it’s - one causes the other in both directions, be-
improved partnership
tween the City and the County, not so much between the
I think there are a lot of people who are working in these
City and County governments, although occasionally there
kinds of jobs that I am talking about, whether they are at the
too, but between the people in the City who think, oh the
with Albemarle
various hotels, whether they are service jobs at the UVA
County government doesn’t care what happens to us, or the
Medical Center,wherever. All things being likely, they are not
people in the County thinking, oh the City government does-
going to be able to afford a $200,000 house or condo. They
n’t care what happens to us. We really are a community to-
County during the
are not going to be able to afford the $1,500 or $2,000 a
gether and I think that I would really like to see us work to-
month rent. And these people are hard working people, they
gether to try to present a united front in some of these
are not asking for a hand out. They just want an affordable
next two years what
things.
house to buy or an affordable apartment to rent….
That was my one. But let me just add three more. I think
I am of the age bracket that I remember my father’s genera-
economic development is huge. And I think at that at the
area would that be?
tion, they had the GI Bill of Rights that they could approach,
federal level there are going to be tax incentives in various
they had the Federal Housing Authority and that explained a
things that will help with economic development around
lot of the suburban development that occurred in the 50s.
green energy, around green manufacturing….I think that we
Some of what I am saying is above the purview of City
need more work for people who either don’t go to college or
Council, but there should be mechanisms that everybody
into trades….[W]e have the University and we have lots of
that's working in any capacity should have the funding and
professions here, but we also need to make sure that we
the access to mortgages where they can buy a house.
have adequate employment for people who come through
our high school and don’t go to college.
Dave Norris (D)
I would also like to see us working together on environmen-
Incumbent
tal protection and conservation. And there is one other thing
I would like to see the County and the City work with cities
You know there are so many areas where the County and the and counties throughout the Commonwealth. There is a thing
City have a lot to gain from working closely together and it's called the Dillon Rule, which is a state law that says that you
hard to name just one, but one that we have already started can’t - this is kind of an oversimplification of it, but that you
working on which I think is going to bear a tremendous can’t really do anything new under the sun. If you want to do
amount of fruit in both the City and the County in the next something that’s not provided for in the Constitution you
two years is with energy. The clean energy initiatives that we have to go and get permission from the entire General
are both working on where we are about to enter into a part- Assembly. So some of environmental things we tried to do
Bob Fenwick (I)
nership called LEAP (Local Energy Alliance Program). We have recently in the City, we have had to get permission from the
Challenger
gotten some startup funding through a major grant from the General Assembly, which wastes their time, wastes our time,
[Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance] (SEEA) and it was a it slows down progress….So I would love to see us cooper-
I think I’d say having the County accept us as we are. It’s not very competitive grant…. ate and work together to try to get that changed. And I think
the people of our community that cause a problem. I would- if we do that across the state then we can get a change, be-
n’t be able to tell one group from another in any setting. It’s
And this is an initiative that will allow the City and the County
cause almost every locality government hates it.
the political leaders. Right now the County leaders are pretty
to work closely together to help our citizens, our homeowners,
much having their way with the City leaders. I would focus
our business owners to save on average… The goal is to help
on ensuring that Albemarle County political leaders realize
30% to 50% of our property owners save between 20% and
that Charlottesville and Albemarle are two different commu-
40% of energy use. Reduce their energy use by 20% to 40% Andrew Williams (I)
nities. Not just realize it, but act on it.
in the coming years and so it's a very ambitious goal. Challenger (Write-in)
They have land to develop, we don’t. They have much more
That's very deep market penetration and would result in Definitely the transit. Congestion between Albemarle County
open space than we do. Our politics are different from
tremendous cost savings for our citizens, for our homeowners, and Charlottesville is an issue now, but it would be a bigger
theirs. I say respect our differences. Don’t try and bulldoze
for our business owners, it will result in lower carbon emis- issue if there’s not a joint decision that would contribute to
us on important decisions like the Meadowcreek Parkway
sions. It’s a win-win all the way around and it’s going to re- both Charlottesville's and Albemarle's residents. Ultimately,
and the dredging and damming issue and force taxpayers to
quire us to work closely with the County to get that moving yes, we are separate entities, and there has to be a compro-
commit to hundreds of millions of dollars in spending that
and look forward to the results that it will accomplish. mise, but most importantly a decision made to move for-
might not be needed. It certainly is not needed at present. And it will create jobs. That’s the other important thing, the
ward with initiatives that [are] oriented around alleviating the
The County should realize that what’s good for them, which business community is behind it, there’s a lot of home
stress.
is the Meadowcreek Parkway, is not necessarily good for us. builders, people who do home renovations, people that do
To the County leaders and some of the City Council mem- energy audits, people that do HVAC work etc. Renewable en-
bers, McIntire Park is simply vacant land. To the citizens of ergy, solar panels, etc, who are happy to see us moving in
both communities, McIntire Park is the hub of our social this direction because it means jobs, it means new business
community and has been for generations. And I would help for them and it's going to help us recycle more dollars in our
to encourage the County to realize that. community.
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