Smith to host roundtable discussion
Edited by Chris Graham
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Waynesboro City Council candidate Lorie Smith will host an informal get-together at the Waynesboro Public Library on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Smith, the incumbent in Ward D, has held three roundtable-style discussions with citizens within the last two weeks.
Light refreshments will be served, and children are welcome.
Smith to host get-together in Ward D
Edited by Chris Graham
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Waynesboro City Councilwoman Lorie Smith will host an informal get-together today at 6:30 p.m. at the Waynesboro Country Club.
The get-together is part of a series of events that Smith is hosting to talk with voters across the city.
Smith is running for re-election to City Council in the May 4 city elections.
Light refreshments will be served, and children are welcome.
In addition to this series of ward meetings, Waynesboro citizens are always welcome to contact Smith by e-mail at campaign@LorieSmith.com or submit feedback through her website at www.LorieSmith.com.
Smith to host get-together at Fairfax Hall
Edited by Chris Graham
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Waynesboro City Council candidate Lorie Smith will hold an informal get-together at Fairfax Hall, 1101 Reservoir St., today at 6 p.m.
The event is one in a series of ward meetings that Smith is hosting to obtain feedback from citizens.
The get-together will be a relaxed, roundtable discussion with ample opportunity for questions. Light refreshments will be available and children are welcome.
In addition to the current series of ward meetings, Waynesboro citizens are always welcome to contact Smith by e-mail at campaign@LorieSmith.com or submit feedback through her website at www.LorieSmith.com.
Harris, Freeman: It’s their election to lose
Column by Chris Graham
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All I wanted to be able to do, I told myself throughout my 2008 campaign for Waynesboro City Council, was to think at 7 p.m. on Election Night that I’d done everything I could do to put myself in a position to be able to win.
Win or lose, I said to myself, many times, I didn’t want to leave anything on the table.
I lost, of course, and pretty miserably at that, and the postmortems aren’t yet over, almost two years later. It’s rare that I go more than a day or two without thinking about something that I could have done better or just differently.
It’s probably my personality. I haven’t coached youth basketball in eight years, and I still find myself on long drives scheming offensive systems, for that inevitable day when I get back into coaching. Read more
Two approaches to Moving Waynesboro Forward
Report by Chris Graham
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“The budget for each department would have a starting point of zero, and then you start with your essential needs, paper, electricity, water, labor, as an example.”
That was Ward D candidate Mike Harris, as quoted in a NewsVirginian.com story reporting on Harris’ proposal on Wednesday to have the city rethink its budgeting process.
There’s one way to skin the cat. (Apologies to PETA.) Vice Mayor Frank Lucente has pushed that line of thinking in his five years on City Council. And there’s certainly a need for somebody on the City Council dais who thinks that way. The city has a finance director on staff, sure, but it’s the City Council that provides the big-picture focus. Minding the p’s and q’s is a necessary part of the big-picture focus. Read more
Smith to hold town-hall meeting Wednesday
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Waynesboro City Councilwoman Lorie Smith will hold a town-hall meeting with city residents on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Multipurpose Room A in the Waynesboro Public Library.
The event, “A Conversation with the Citizens of Waynesboro,” is open to the public.
Smith is running for re-election to City Council in May.
“With so many important things going on in our city, it’s my duty to serve each citizen the best way possible. I felt inviting everyone into an open forum to discuss their concerns and ideas, is the best way for me to educate myself more fully on what the people of Waynesboro want.” Smith said.
