Category: Hampton Roads

High Speed Rail: Only a few days left

Guest post by Ray Taylor, President, Future of Hampton Roads The formal, federal Public Comment period ends next week on the 11th of February. There are still two ways remaining for individuals, companies or organizations to participate in the decision-making process, and they are: Best method: Mail in your individual or organizational letter (a public … Continue reading High Speed Rail: Only a few days left →

Meetings on high-speed rail Wednesday, Thursday

The public is invited to two local meetings regarding the Richmond to Hampton Roads high speed rail project. The Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) endorsed what is known as enhanced alternative #1. From an email I received: The Regional Position: Endorse the extension of high-speed rail service from Washington, D.C. to Richmond/Petersburg and the … Continue reading Meetings on high-speed rail Wednesday, Thursday →

WOYM* Wacky Wednesday open thread

*WOYM = What's on your (and my) mind Another Wednesday and lots of stuff going on, some of it wacky. Brown wins in Massachusetts. A Republican wins in supposedly blue MA. Let's play the blame game! There's certainly enough to go around. EDIT: How could I forget about Jim Webb's response to Brown's win? Can … Continue reading WOYM* Wacky Wednesday open thread →

Crazy Uncle Pat

Time to hide him in the attic. The transcript (courtesy of Politico via PilotOnline): And you know, Christy, something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it, they were under the heel of the French, uh, you know, Napoleon the third and whatever, and they got together … Continue reading Crazy Uncle Pat →

Hampton Roads: your opinion, please

The 30-day public comment period on the Vision Hampton Roads document began on January 5, with the publishing of the draft. According to the press release: The Vision document is the product of over eight months of work, involving over 150 community volunteers who served on one or more of the 5 committees/sub-committees established to … Continue reading Hampton Roads: your opinion, please →

What’s next for Waterside?

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. --Reinhold Niebuhr About 18 months ago, I asked what should be done with Waterside. In the interim, we seen two bars shut down by the venue's landlord, teen dances suspended, … Continue reading What’s next for Waterside? →

Happy New Year and 2009 Top Ten

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope that 2010 brings you all that you wish for. A quick look back at the top ten posts on my blog for 2009: Norfolk City Attorney tries to swat a gnat - and it swats back EXCLUSIVE: Rich Savage exits LG race Robin Abbott, candidate in the 93rd … Continue reading Happy New Year and 2009 Top Ten →

Kaine’s budget proposal link

Given the weather around the Commonwealth (although not here in Hampton Roads), perhaps you'd like to spend some time perusing the budget Governor Tim Kaine put forth yesterday. The details can be found here. Or you can use this break from politics to do something else - like take a nap 😉

Governor’s budget: no car tax

I just watched the last of Governor Kaine's budget presentation to the money committees.  One of his proposals is to eliminate the car tax reimbursement that the state pays to the localities and which costs the state approximately $950 million.  Saying that the car tax is inherently a local tax, the governor said he believes … Continue reading Governor’s budget: no car tax →

Norfolk Councilman Williams not running

According to a story posted on PilotOnline, Ward 1 council member Don Williams will not run for re-election. “This is my Christmas present to Rose,” he said. “She’s had three serious bouts of cancer and a recent case of pneumonia. She’s healthy and it’s time for us to spend time together.” Williams has served on … Continue reading Norfolk Councilman Williams not running →