The League of Women voters of Montgomery County has posted videos of their recent City of Radford and Town of Christiansburg Candidate Forums online. Read the rest of this entry »
Monthly Archives: April 2010
What are the facts on jobs in Christiansburg?
Hey! Did I hear someone talking about jobs in Christiansburg? Oh, kewl, I know just the source of data for some good information on that. The Census Bureau – Economic Census. The site provides information by zip code so I can use 24073. That may cover a little bit more area than the Christiansburg Town limits, but what the heck that should just make things look better, right? Read the rest of this entry »
Political dialogue (Christiansburg & Radford) at thenrvhub.com
There is one place where the dialogue is going hard on the Christiansburg and Radford Elections! thenrvhub.com has special pages set up where you can find biographical information, video interviews, and question-answer environment with candidates in the Christiansburg and Radford Elections. Read the rest of this entry »
FOIA did you know: Public Meetings Information
Did you know?
§ 2.2-3707. Meetings to be public; notice of meetings; recordings; minutes
H. Any person may photograph, film, record or otherwise reproduce any portion of a meeting required to be open. The public body conducting the meeting may adopt rules governing the placement and use of equipment necessary for broadcasting, photographing, filming or recording a meeting to prevent interference with the proceedings.
Furthermore in: Read the rest of this entry »
Christiansburg, VA 2010 Budget Information on the Web
Yep, it’s there again, on myvaresources.com. There have been 3 finance committee meetings thus far and while I was unable to attend and video tape 2 of those meetings, I did obtain the documents provided to the Finance Committee and posted them to my website. You can find all of the documents at: http://myvaresources.com/Town%20of%20Cburg/CburgAuditFinance.htm. Read the rest of this entry »
More on Voting Patterns: Comparing U.S. and VA to Predict Local Trends
(A quick word from our sponsor: on 4/21/10 the Charter change moving Christiansburg elections to November beginning 2011 was enacted and become effective on 7/1/10.)
Voting Pattern “Did you knows” : Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, November 2008.
Did you know (This points out some additional reasons why the Census is so important): Read the rest of this entry »
Taxes and Fees: Blacksburg and Christiansburg Compared
If the Town of Christiansburg has all of those homes in the low end of the price scale and the property tax is so low (see previous blog article), how does it manage to provide the services that it does? Well, first off, it seems to pick and choose what projects to work on. Per the Town Manager at a recent Town Council Meeting, sidewalk repair has not been done because the employees that do that work are busy working at the Aquatic Center. Maybe the choices are just not to upgrade and repair until something completely falls apart. Maybe it is found in the details of the revenue reports to the State of Virginia. Read the rest of this entry »
Prices of Home Built vs Revenue and Future Increases in Taxes and Service Fees.
The following charts were based on data provided at the website: dorsettformayor.com, specifically the page containing her written responses to the NRV Home Builder’s Association survey (question # 4)presented to candidates for Mayor and Town Council.
What it shows is that Christiansburg growth, specifically in the area of ‘affordable housing’ is costly. Just looking at the number of homes built within certain value ranges gives you the general idea: Read the rest of this entry »
How does level of education affect voting patterns?
How important a factor is education in voting patterns? Once again, I dip into the abundance of information to be found at the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population survey, November 2008 . (Is anybody picking up the pattern here yet? This is just as much about the importance of the Census and why you need to complete it as it is about voting!) Read the rest of this entry »
