A Virginia Tech student will announce his intention to run for Blacksburg Town Council Friday. Bryce Carter, a junior humanities, science and environment major, will run for a vacant Town Council seat in November. His campaign will begin on Friday at 5 p.m. in Squires Student Center. A press release said there are two main points of Carter's campaign. He hopes to "aggressively seek out new opportunities for the university community to intermingle with the town through promoting smart development and regular community programs."
Carter also hopes to create a town-affiliated student advisory committee.
His second focus is sustainability. Carter is seeking to "improve progress toward the goals outlined in the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement."
Blacksburg Town Councilman Derek Myers died in February. Currently, Tech professor Mike Rosenzweig is filling the seat. In February, Rosenzweig said he would not run for the permanent seat.
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Aren't there four open seats in the November election for town council, not just the Derek Meyers seat? Bryce is not the only one running.
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Anyone who uses the term "intermingle" should never be allowed to hold a position of power..How about a little professionalism?
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Are you serious, B.O.? what the hell is the matter with intermingle. It's a perfectly legitimate word.
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