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Mayoral Forum of the Week and More!

Shennen — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:13:13 +0000

This Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at 7:00 PM the Southside neighborhood associations (Forest Hill, Southampton, Westover Hills and Woodland Heights) will host a forum at the Forest Hill Presbyterian Church located at 4401 Forest Hill Ave.

The rest of this article shows all of the other forums as listed by www.RichmondGoodLife.com

* September 23, 2008 6-8:00 PM The League of Women Voters and Style Weekly Presents Forum I: “The Future of Downtown Richmond” Topics to include: Development, Master Plan, Revitalization, Preservation, the River and Core City Services to Downtown Businesses. Co-Sponsors: The Alliance for the Performing Arts, The Downtown Neighborhood Association, Homeward, Partnership for Smarter Growth, Venture Richmond and the Virginia Sierra Club. Renaissance Conference Center, 107 W. Broad St.
* October 9, 2008 7:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. inVision Richmond (Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce) presents Mayoral Candidate Forum Willow Oaks Country Club 6228 Forest Hill Avenue
* October 14, 2008 6- 8:00 PM The League of Women Voters and Style Weekly Presents Forum II: “Living and Working in Richmond,” Topics to include: Growth, Safety, Environmentalism, Workforce Issues, Housing, Health Care and Regionalism. Co-Sponsors: The Alliance for the Performing Arts, The Downtown Neighborhood Association, Homeward, Partnership for Smarter Growth, Venture Richmond and the Virginia Sierra Club. Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard
* October 28, 2008 6- 8:00 PM The League of Women Voters and Style Weekly Presents Forum III: “Arts, Culture and Education,” Topics to include: Arts, Culture, Tourism, Richmond Public Schools Co-Sponsors: The Alliance for the Performing Arts, The Downtown Neighborhood Association, Homeward, Partnership for Smarter Growth, Venture Richmond and the Virginia Sierra Club. The Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St.

Questions for Mayoral, City Council, and School Board Candidates?

Shennen — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:50:33 +0000

Election season is buzzing! Everyone seems very excited about this year’s election of the president, the mayor, city council, and the school board. Having attended several forums for school board, city council, and mayoral candidates, it has become very clear that many of the public’s questions go unanswered by these forums.

Let this post be an open invitation to post your questions to the candidates. Many news agencies and political groups send extensive question lists and subsequently interview candidates in order to decide who they will support. Here we will simply collect questions from anonymous individuals and should they be responded to here, that’s wonderful, should they not be responded to here, the questions will be passed on to the candidates at a later date and their responses will be posted here.

So go ahead and ask whatever you have been dieing to have answered!

Mayoral Forums Abound! (updated with even more!)

Shennen — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:52:02 +0000

Updated 8/25/08: Our sincerest apology for anyone who was misinformed about the Richmond Crusade for Voters mayoral forum, the following information is accurate.

Next week Thursday (9/4/08) a mayoral forum will be hosted by the Richmond Crusade for Voters at Thomas Jefferson High School at 6:30p.m. For more information call 804-906-0988.

Additionally, four Southside neighborhood associations (Forest Hill, Southampton, Westover Hills and Woodland Heights) are jointly sponsoring a Mayoral Candidate Forum on September 17, at 7 p.m. at the Forest Hill Presbyterian Church located at 4401 Forest Hill Ave. This is your opportunity to see the candidates up close and to determine which candidate will best address the needs of Southside and Richmond.

If you have questions or suggestions regarding the forum, please contact Robley Jones at robleyj@aol.comor call 233-3748.

There will also be a three part forum with more information from Style Magazine:

The forums are produced by The League of Women Voters and Style Weekly, with the support of a diverse group of community organizations: Alliance for the Performing Arts, Arts Council of Richmond, Downtown Neighborhood Association, Homeward, OPUS, Partnership for Smarter Growth, Falls of the James Sierra Club, Venture Richmond and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy.

Style Weekly Editor Jason Roop will moderate the series, during which a panel of three journalists representing a variety of local media will pose questions to the candidates. The format is designed to give each candidate a fair, engaging platform to present his views.

The three forums are scheduled as follows:

Forum I: The Future of Downtown Richmond, Sept. 23 The Renaissance Conference Center, 107 W. Broad St.Topics to include development, revitalization, city services and the master plan.

Forum II: Living and Working in Richmond, Oct. 14

Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard Topics to include growth, safety, environmentalism, housing, health care and workforce issues.

Forum III:Arts, Culture and Education, Oct. 28

The Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St. Topics to include the area’s arts and culture and Richmond Public Schools.