Susan Anderson
Blacksburg Town Council
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About the Office
The Legislature Chair or President of Council is responsible for overseeing the sessions of the municipal legislature. The chair will monitor and evaluate pending legislative, regulatory and legal actions on an ongoing basis.
Term Length
4 years
Election Date
Nov 4, 2025
About Me
Party
Nonpartisan
Occupation
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My Top Issues
Housing
Promoting diverse housing options, including workforce, senior, and young professional housing.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Lessening cut-through traffic problems.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Improving community livability through sidewalk and trail connections, pocket parks, and green space preservation.
Economy
We need to continue to actively recruit new businesses to and support current businesses in ALL our commercial districts.
Criminal Justice / Public Safety
Ensuring safe neighborhoods.
Infrastructure / Transportation
My vision of downtown includes mixed-use redevelopment of the old Blacksburg Middle School property as a site where is it possible both to live and to work, a site that is a civic, commercial, residential, and recreational resource–a community hub that is alive with pedestrians ambling, children playing, and residents enjoying public art and public performances.
Arts / Culture
The continued revitalization of our historic downtown as a pedestrian friendly, vibrant retail and arts center is essential to both the health and the character of Blacksburg. Much progress has been made in the past decade.
Criminal Justice / Public Safety
My vision is a safe downtown–safe for our students and our year-round residents, a downtown where community residents want to shop, eat, and enjoy the company of friends and colleagues, a downtown where you can pick up a prescription or buy a set of sheets, as well as purchase pizza and Virginia Tech merchandise.
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