In the fall of 1983, I took a one semester seminar titled “Creative Land Development” at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design taught by noted land use consultant Robert A. Lemire.
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Liam Watson, 21, is a challenger to a seat Sara Bohn, 54, initially won in 2017 after she defeated long-time incumbent Annette Perkins in that year’s primary.
Linwood Hudson is seeking the Montgomery County School Board seat that Gunin Kiran plans to leave.
Kiran announced last month on Facebook that she wonât seek another term. Her first term began in 2014 and her years on the board included some years serving as chairwoman.
Kiran represents District A, which covers a portion of Blacksburg.
Hudson, 46, is a software developer with two daughters who currently attend Blacksburg schools. He said he wants to expand on the work heâs done as a member of the Blacksburg Middle School Parent Teacher Organization and sees the school board as a good place to dedicate some of his energy to in the future.
At least one of the seats on the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors will be contested this year.
Supervisor Sara Bohn is being challenged by fellow Democrat Liam Watson, a 21-year-old Montgomery County native who announced last week his intention to run for the District A seat.
Watson said his long interest in politics began when he was 7 years old and in the second grade. The April 16, 2007, shooting at Virginia Tech occurred during that period.
âThatâs what opened my eyes to how powerful politics could be,â Watson said.
Watsonâs online campaign page includes a photo of himself as a boy looking down at a bloodstained sidewalk outside of Techâs Norris Hall.