Vote Dave Butler for Leesburg Council

On Tuesday, May 6th, the voters of Leesburg should elect Dave Butler to the Town Council. There are many reasons Leesburg Tomorrow supports Dave, which have been summarized in various places. But perhaps the best summary was one from a comment here.

1. Dave works for unity and consensus, and has on all the boards and commissions he's served on. That value is something that's important to getting things done on Council.

2. Dave stands for maintaining our quality of life in Leesburg, most of the other candidates in the race advocate positions that would put that quality of life at risk by cutting bone and muscle from our Town's government.

3. Dave has the support of the people in the Town I respect the most - people like Mayor Umstattd, Kelly Burk and Susan Horne. It is people like those three that put Leesburg in the strong position it is in today, and Dave will continue that important tradition of measured and reasonable government.

4. Dave Butler is an absolute geyser of critical thinking and knowhow when it comes to Town issues. I had a drink with him a week ago and he corrected some of my misperceptions about the whole water rate issue with humility and patience, even though I tend to get a little...animated...when I discuss things. And he did so with an overwhelming preponderance of facts, knowledge and evidence he'd thought through the issue from every angle.

So yeah, I'm supporting Dave. - Paradox13VA

In the final analysis, Dave Butler is dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the policies which have been so successful for Leesburg. He will ensure that our beloved institutions, such as the Thomas Balch Library, remain strong. He will critically examine the mind-numbing details of planning and development which are so fundamental to local government. Dave Butler is the best kind of public servant, one who dedicates his free time to his community and has demonstrated the ability to deliver results on all the Boards on which he has served.

So on Tuesday, I will be casting my ballot for Dave Butler, and I encourage all my neighbors to do the same.