Huja announces bid for City Council

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This morning in front of City Hall, Democrat Satyendra Huja announced his bid for a seat on Charlottesville City Council.  A thirty-three year resident of the City, Mr. Huja used his  announcement to focus on his priorities for City Council and not his long resume of service as a City employee.  Huja is best know for his work as long-time Director of Planning and Community Development and as an early advocate for the creation of Charlottesville's pedestrian Downtown Mall in 1976. Since his retirement from the City three years ago, Huja has been a community planning consultant.

In his remarks, Huja emphasized issues he would focus on if elected to Council including environmental protection, safe and strong neighborhoods, improved transportation choices, affordable housing, and support for early childhood education.

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The City Council election is being held in November 2007 and local Democrats have scheduled a June 2nd nominating convention. See Charlottesville Tomorrow's Election Watch page for complete coverage of the City Council elections.

Satyendra Huja's campaign website is available here: http://www.hujaforcouncil.org

Brian Wheeler