Adult Domestic Violence
Fiscal Policy
Air Quality
Intergovernmental Relations
Child Care
Justice & Restorative Justice
Children at Risk
Land Use
Delegation of State Power to Local Government
Mental Health
Reapportionment/Redistricting
Education
Smoking in Public
Election Laws
Water Supply & Distribution
Financing of Public Education
Women's Rights/ Virginia Law

Local

City & County Boards & Commissions
Child Care
Education Government
Health Services in the Schools
Natural Resources
Housing
Regional Library System<
Recycling & Solid Waste Management Transportation

2007- 08 LOCAL POSITIONS

CHILD CARE:

Action: Support of community based efforts to improve the quality and affordability of and accessibility to child care in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District. To advocate for: 1) increased business and local government support for child care and 2) improved information for parents and the community at large regarding available child care and the quality and performance of child care providers. [2001]

EDUCATION

Action: Support of equal access to a quality public elementary and secondary educational system with adequate funding, competent personnel, well-maintained facilities, and adequate resources and supplies. Support of specified statements to assure quality education. Support of all aspects of community education. Support of specific ways to attract and retain quality classroom teachers and to encourage excellence in teaching. Continued monitoring of local school systems, with special emphasis on expenditures and funding sources, education and extracurricular programs, salaries and responsibilities, and citizen involvement. Special attention to potential major changes in local school systems.

GOVERNMENT:

Action: Support of long-range planning; sharing and/or consolidating resources, services, and structures; and increased cooperation between Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the University of Virginia. Support of a fair and flexible tax system necessary for responsive government, using the following criteria in evaluating taxation proposals and/or reform measures: equity, including the ability to pay and benefits received; consistency with social and economic goals of the community and the LWV; efficiency of administration, including computation, payment and collection methods, and public understanding; adequacy of revenue, including ability to adjust to changes in economic conditions. Support for increasing the number of magisterial districts in the County to an odd number (7 or 9). Support for a mix of urban and rural residents in each district, taking into account natural geographic boundaries and communities. Encourage the Board of Supervisors to appoint a task force to study the feasibility of seeking a charter for the County. Support of the Sustainability Accords, particularly of the section on Government – ‘Goal: Governmental decisions are made in an environment that promotes widespread, informed, and civil public participation.’ [1990]

HEALTH EDUCATION AND SERVICES IN CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

Action: Support of programs which implement the following health services: a dedicated health facility which conforms to state and national guidelines; a full time health professional for each school health facility; school advisory boards which include health professionals, parents, and community members; a qualified and trained director of school health programs; family life education taught by specially trained educators. [1996]

HOUSING:

Action: Monitor and take action on housing programs in the City and County under LWV/US Housing Positions. Work for availability and affordability.

NATURAL RESOURCES:

Energy:

Action: Support for efficient use of energy.

Land Use:

Action: Support of regional planning procedures which inform the public of the direct and indirect costs and benefits related to land use. Support of land use standards for the location, intensity of use, open-space access, and services that will satisfy immediate human needs and give long-term protection to the total environment, with emphasis on implementation and enforcement of ordinances, as well as on education. Continued evaluation of and action on issues related to land use management: comprehensive plans, watershed management, zoning ordinances, and management of waste.

Water:

Action: Support of policies and procedures which promote long-range planning and conservation of water resources through water conservation and watershed management of ground and surface waters, specifically: (1) develop conservation programs that include drought management as a key element in water supply planning, (2) reduce water usage by pricing and water-saving plumbing codes, (3) require users of ground water supplies to meet or exceed the standards of the State Department of Health, and (4) support septic system regulations that protect groundwater. Continued informal study of ground and surface water problems.

REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM:

Action: Support of equal access to a quality regional library system with well-qualified personnel and adequate facilities, resources, and services. Support of appropriate levels of local funding. Monitor major changes in library services.

TRANSPORTATION:

Action: Support of a balanced transportation system with fixed-route bus service offered day and evening for the entire urban population and, where the need can be demonstrated, fixed-route rural service. Support of coordinated transportation services. Work to implement development of bike paths. Monitor traffic patterns and problems in the greater Charlottesville area.