First, we believe that our party must invest in the future of our young people if we are to maintain a continuous stream of leadership in the community. The next generation both learns by doing and through connection with people who have walked before. Although the rhetoric of the Democrats for Change has been, at times, forceful we must avoid any temptation to circle our wagons. If we fall into Old Democrats versus New Democrats, in a few years we may have No Democrats. The modern Democratic history of Charlottesville is not written, it is an oral tradition.
Mutual respect can only come from mutual contact.
We have a wealth of incumbent experience on Council with David Toscano and Blake Caravati. Now is the time to begin to bring in our successors. And to welcome them not as mere followers but as different voices speaking from like values. Secondly, Kevin will fill the environmental role on Council. Our recent Democratic Councils have greatly improved our schools, economy and infrastructure.