Working Hard for you…

  • Promoting diverse housing options, including workforce, young professional and senior housing
  • Guiding development and redevelopment through shared community values
  • Revitalizing our historic downtown as a vibrant retail and arts center
  • Managing sustainable growth by adherence to our Comprehensive Plan
  • Protecting neighborhood integrity and improving community livability
  • Enhancing public and alternative transportation
  • Preserving green space and natural areas
  • Pursuing more recreational opportunities for residents of all ages
  • Expanding broadband availability
  • Enhancing collaborative relationships with Virginia Tech, Montgomery County, and other localities in the New River Valley
  • Ensuring openness in government
  • Encouraging citizen participation
  • Restoring people’s faith in government and in democracy

…Creating a better Blacksburg for us all

Susan helping plant the cloned sycamore tree on Henderson Lawn

Events

  • Please Vote!    -    November 4 Is Election Day,     6 am - 7 pm

    Your vote is important not only for Town Council, but for Blacksburg’s Mayor, House of Delegates, Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General. Early voting began on September 19 and runs through November 1; vote at the Registrar’s Office at 1546 N Franklin Street in Christiansburg. Don’t forget Election Day is Tuesday, November 4.

  • Democracy on the Ballot: Panel Discussion and Tabling on September 27

    Democracy Is on the Ballot: “A Critical Election in Virginia: Issues and Concerns” will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation on Saturday, September 27, from 10 am to noon and is sponsored by Defending Democracy. Please stop by Susan’s campaign table at this event.

  • New River Valley Greens Endorses Susan

    Based on Susan’s candidate questionnaire and in-person interview, the New River Valley Greens chose by consensus to endorse her candidacy.

  • Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction

    Our Anderson for Council campaign has been awarded the 2025 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate distinction. This means that I am an advocate for gun violence prevention and will govern with gun safety in mind.

  • View the League of Women Voters Candidates Forum Held on August 28

    The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County and the local branch of the NAACP hosted a candidates forum on August 28 in the Municipal Building at 300 South Main Street in Blacksburg. To view the 90-minute Forum, please go to Blacksburg’s website at blacksburg.granicus.com/player/clip/2776?view_id=20&redirect=true

  • Steppin' Out: August 1 & 2, 10 am - 10 pm

    Susan volunteered all day each day at the Steppin’ Out T-shirt booth. She enjoyed saying “Hi” and selling shirts to festival attendees.