December 9, 2008
The Blacksburg town council will move tonight to endorse a mandatory recycling plan to be developed by a local nonprofit group.
Blacksburg Town Council
The Blacksburg Town Council is a major part of the governing system for the town of Blacksburg. The council appoints the town manager, and it sets budgets, tax rates and plans for the future of the town.
The council consists of the mayor and six council members. They are elected in odd years and serve four-year staggered terms. Elections are held on statewide Election Day, a procedure that began in November 2009. Town elections were previously held in May.
Current members:
Ron Rodam ― Mayor
Susan Anderson ― Vice Mayor
John Bush ― Council Member
Krisha Chachra ― Council Member
Don Langrehr ― Council Member
Cecile Newcomb ― Council Member
Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the Roger Hedgepeth Chambers at 300 S. Main St.
Content on Blacksburg Town Council:
Middle school's future remains in limbo
September 24, 2008
The old Blacksburg Middle School structure on South Main Street remains deserted, though it has not hosted classes since a new secondary school opened for students in 2002.
Back to the big box battle: Wither a Sonic, round two
September 10, 2008
A recent development in the ongoing dispute between Blacksburg's town council and real estate developers over the First and Main project on South Main Street may result in a new Sonic drive-in restaurant on site after all.
Town awarded grant to construct nature trail
July 24, 2008
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has issued the Blacksburg Town Council a $100,000 grant to build the Ellett Valley Nature Trail.
Sonic rejection results in lawsuit
July 16, 2008
Arbitrary. Capricious. Unreasonable. Unfair. Discriminatory. Bearing no substantial relation to public health, safety and welfare.
Editorial: Council makes mistake with Sonic
June 11, 2008
Town Council made a mistake Tuesday night, voting 4-3 to reject Fairmount University Realty Trust's Special Use Permit request for a Sonic Drive-In.
June 11, 2008
By a 4-3 vote, Blacksburg Town Council denied Fairmount University Realty Trust's request for a Special Use Permit to build a Sonic Drive-In as part of the 1st and Main development at 1430 South Main Street.