Friday, May 4, 2012
Thank you to those who ran for Herndon Town Council and Mayor.
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Friday, May 4, 2012
To the Editor, I extend my congratulations to all of the candidates in Tuesday's election on your campaigns and thank each of you for your willingness to serve the residents of Herndon. It is a lot of work to run and the families also sacrifice in order to support the effort. During the course of the campaign I met hundreds of people, some of whom invited me into their homes and offices to talk about issues and their concerns. It was a real pleasure meeting and learning from each of you and I enjoyed meeting so many kind and thoughtful Herndon residents. Especially, I would like to thank each person who voted for me. A vote is precious and as a newcomer to Herndon I deeply appreciate your trust that I would have represented your interests …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
According to unofficial results Lisa Merkel has been elected as Herndon's next mayor.
Lisa Merkel has been elected as the next mayor of the Town of Herndon in the Tuesday, May 1, election. Candidates elected to serve from 2012-2014 include Connie Hutchinson, Grace Wolf, Charlie Waddell, Dave Kirby, Sheila Olem and Melissa Jonas. MAYORAL RACE NUMBERS (unofficial): Lisa Merkel - 966* Bill Tirrell - 928 Jasbinder Singh - 561 COUNCIL RACE NUMBERS (unofficial): Connie Hutchinson - 1580* Grace Wolf 1328* Charlie Waddell - 1295* Sheila Olem - 1288* Dave Kirby - 1284* Melissa Jonas - 1257* Eric Boll - 1175 Jeffrey Davidson - 1166 David Webster - 1152 Patch will have more information as it becomes available. Official results will be available by the State Board of Elections tomorrow. Asterisked (*) numbers are candidates …
By 1:25 p.m. about 1,100 people had come out to vote.
Herndon's candidates are gathered outside the Herndon Community Center for a last chance to chat with voters before they go to fill out their ballots in the 2012 Herndon town election. By 1:30 p.m. more than 1,100 people came out to vote. There are about 11,800 registered voters in the town of Herndon. Candidates are hoping for a turnout of about 3,000 residents. Election results should be available by late Tuesday evening. Check back with Patch for election updates throughout the day Tuesday. Get a breaking news update as soon as the results are in by signing up for them here. You can also use the link to sign up for daily and weekly newsletters. *Correction: There are 11,827 registered voters in the town of Herndon.
Monday, April 30, 2012
The Closing of the Herndon Dulles Visitor’s Center: What REALLY happened???
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Monday, April 30, 2012
I was present at the Town Council meeting where the 2011 Council voted to NOT allocate any further funding for the Visitor’s Center, even thought mid-year budget request by the Visitor’s Center had been funded by previous councils on a regular basis. And even though a line item in the Fairfax County budget specifically named the Herndon Dulles Visitor’s as the recipient of $40,000. Councilwoman Hutchinson, who was at that time acting as an unpaid volunteer Director for the Center specifically asked the Town Manager if the funds coming from the County were ear-marked for the Visitor’s Center, to which the town manager responded that once the money came to Herndon it could be used as the Town saw fit. That was an answer that troubled me …
Tuesday is the Herndon town election. Residents who are registered to vote can choose up to six council candidates and a mayor.
The Herndon town election is Tuesday, May 1. Herndon residents who are registered voters are encouraged to head to the polls to vote for up to six council candidates and one mayoral candidates. Here's the details you need to know. Where: Herndon Community Center, 814 Ferndale Ave. - The Herndon Community Center is the only polling location in this election. When: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. - Herndon residents will have 13 hours to get to the polls. Who: Candidates for mayor include Lisa Merkel, Jasbinder Singh and Bill Tirrell. Candidates for council include: Connie Hutchinson, Melissa Jonas, Eric Boll, Charlie Waddell, Dave Kirby, Dave Webster, Sheila Olem, Grace Wolf and Jeffrey Davidson. - Learn more about the candidates by heading over to …
There’s only one candidate who truly understands what old town Herndon really is to people who were raised in this town—and that candidate is Connie Hutchinson.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
All the candidates claim to love, cherish, etc old town Herndon. Some of them use the words, “It’s an oasis.” But there’s only one candidate who truly understands what old town Herndon really is to people who were raised in this town with second and third generation family ties to this town and community. And that candidate is Connie Hutchinson. Many years ago a group of citizens worked timelessly to write the Heritage Preservation Handbook. That book is the guide to preserve the old town charm that Herndon enjoys and it sets parameters for height, mass, and architecture of new development in order for it to blend in with the old. Connie’s first service to the Town was on the Heritage Preservation Board and it shows. Many of the current …
Bob Bruhns discusses who he supports in Tuesday's election.
There have been many comments against this or that candidate this year, and I have made some of them. These are the candidates that I SUPPORT in the May 1, 2012 Herndon election. For Mayor: - Bill Tirrell - a proven quantity. For Council: - Connie Hutchinson - a proven quantity. - Charlie Waddell - a proven quantity. - Dave Kirby - a proven quantity. - Dave Webster - because he is sensible and knowledgeable, and anything he doesn't know, he will learn quickly. - Grace Wolf - because she rejected VNM, because she does not support ridiculous Town grants even to her own beloved arts, and because she was the member of Council most actively participating online, by far, and positively, for the past two years. - Melissa Jonas or Jeffrey Davidson…
Please join me in voting for Lisa Merkel for mayor of Herndon tomorrow, May 1st.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Dear Editor, Thankfully, this year’s municipal elections aren’t driven by a solitary touchstone issue, which seems to have been the case recently. This time around voters are able judge candidates on how they address many different issues—not simply which side he or she happens to fall on one hot-button topic. We also get the rare opportunity to form a whole impression of how any candidate will discharge their office—when you don’t have a hot-button issue, candidates have to tell you a little more about their strengths, about how they approach governance, about what they think can be done to make Herndon, already a fabulous community, even a better place to live. Let me tell you why I’m voting for Lisa Merkel for mayor of Herndon tomorrow…
Beware, your time will come, if it hasn’t already, when an issue of great importance to the wellbeing of your family, neighbors, friends, or business is directly impacted by Town government.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Until fairly recently, I was blissfully unaware of the impact my Town government could have on my life because no issue had impacted me directly enough to catch my attention. That all changed when I took interest in the Town’s planning for the Metro Area. I quickly became immersed in the Town’s business and began to understand how our Town government works. I recognized that a lot of things work very well, and that’s why a lot of us don’t pay much attention. In fact, a lot of the Town’s business would run just fine without a Town Council. But I also realized that the Council, as our representatives, plays the critical role of guiding the Town staff and making decisions on key issues that are supposed to reflect the will of the people. …
A small town non-partisan election, or just another battlefield for Republicans, Democrats, and PACs?
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Herndon voters will make a decision on Tuesday, on whom they wish to govern this Town for the next two years. A sage* once said "A good thing about representative democracy is that the people get to decide their fate. And a bad thing about representative democracy is that the people get to decide their fate." When the results are tabulated there will be winners and losers. One winner will get to celebrate as mayor; six winners will get to celebrate as Council members. The rest and their followers will commiserate. And if it evolves that we don't like the decisions we made, we can toss the bums out and do it over again in two years. But the voters will be making another decision on Tuesday, and this is not one that can be corrected in 2014…
Valerie M
4:52 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
Sorry, Ms. Tatlock, a win by only 38 votes is not a landslide. It is a squeak. Definitly not a mandate. more ›