Mr. Barry Helms has been appointed to the position of Town Manager. The way the process worked out, Mr. Helms had a year to work in that capacity to show his style of management and to provide Council with ample information for making a decision. That’s a done deal now. However, Read the rest of this entry »
As usual, I showed up for the Closed Session that preceded the last Christiansburg Town Council Meeting on Sept. 6, 2011. Based upon what I had read in the agenda, I made some assumptions that the determination of the new Christiansburg Town Manager would be made. Read the rest of this entry »
On Sept. 6 Christiansburg Town Council will meet in closed session from 6pm-7:30pm for a final discussion on hiring of a Town Manager. According to the agenda, there will be action taken at the end of this closed meeting. It is likely that the action will be on an actual vote to determine who the Town Manager will be. At 7:30pm Town Council will enter into their regularly scheduled session and during that session they will make an official announcement as to the identity of the person selected. Read the rest of this entry »
Planning for jurisdictions SHOULD be a process of anticipating needs caused by growth and developing a process whereby infrastructure needs for the future are identified, planned for, and developed. In many jurisdictions, a large part of this is done during the process of approving developments with the jurisdiction determining what the developer needs to do to manage storm water runoff from new development to insure it does not have a negative impact on those people who are already living in the jurisdiction. Read the rest of this entry »
If you haven’t taken the time to look at the Town of Christiansburg website, you should. The website has grown tremendously over the last year. Citizens can now easily find out about so many things: Read the rest of this entry »
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25th Anniversary of Christiansburg Library at Sheltman Street Read the rest of this entry »
On January 16, 2011, I wrote this blog article: How will Christiansburg Determine Who Fills the Former Town Manager’s Shoes? Read the rest of this entry »
It has been a long process, but it is done. Christiansburg has a new Rescue Chief! Other than a few statements at Town Council meetings where I let it be known that I really thought the positions should be filled with someone who was a least trained to Paramedic level, I have kept myself pretty much out of the fray. My reason for keeping quiet? Because I have seen such positive changes in Christiansburg over the last year that I simply wanted to give time to let the process run and see the outcome. Read the rest of this entry »
Well, here is your opportunity. At the beginning of each Town Council Public Meeting there is a time set aside for citizens to make comments. You can show up for the next Town Council meeting on August 2, 7:30PM at Town Hall, and express your thoughts. Read the rest of this entry »
Now, I don’t know about you, but I’ve heard a lot of rants about “unfunded federal education mandates”. After a bit of looking around, what I found was not all that surprising. A clear and concise summary can be found at the U.S. Dept. of Education in one of their archived reports: “No Child Left Behind – 10 Facts About K-12 Education Funding“. Item #8 of this report states: Read the rest of this entry »
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