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About 200 people attended the 8th District meeting at the Satellite restaurant at 4000 Jefferson-Davis Hwy on Tuesday. Councilwoman Reva Trammell thanked the crowd and invited people to write their concerns on forms distributed through the crowd. She then introduced Sheriff C.T. Woody who is running for re-election against Major Antionette Irving from the Henrico Sheriff’s office. City Council President Kathy Graziano was also in attendance.

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Now that Kathy Graziano, Doug Conner, and Reva Trammell have retained their seats on city council, residents of the Southside look forward to having their civic needs represented and fulfilled by the experience each of these council-persons bring to the table.

Crime , public health, schools, infrastructure, and blight continue to be primary issues Richmond and the Southside endure. What will new mayor-elect Dwight Jones bring to the table? Will his experience as a delegate and preacher be enough to pull the fractured city back together?

Since the terms have been stretched to four years, it seems likely that each of our representatives will have plenty of time to accomplish projects without the distraction of campaigning.

Now is a time of great transition in the city of Richmond. Let us hope that our representatives will seize the momentum Barack Obama has developed nationally and utilize the spirit of change locally.

In a press release today, the Richmond Education Association (REA) made their endorsement of the mayor and several Southside candidates.

Drum roll please!

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8th District City Councilwoman Reva Trammell is now the chairman of the Richmond Capital Region Taxicab Advisory Board.

According to an article in Style Weekly:

Trammell, first appointed to the board in December, will lead the advisory body in developing recommendations for amending and administering taxicab rates and laws, identifying and recommending solutions to taxi-related issues and coordinating local law enforcement programs.

In addition to Richmond, other localities and groups represented on the board include Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover counties, the Capital Region Airport Commission, the business community and the taxicab industry.

Ms. Trammell has always been a strong supporter of business development for her district. At the 8th district council forum she announced that a Hilton hotel will be built in her district.

August 7th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. in the Southside Social Services building The Greater Jefferson Davis civic association hosted a forum for candidates running for the 8th District Council seat. Incumbent Reva Trammell is running against Eric Hunter, the former liaison for Jackie Jackson who once held Ms. Trammell’s position, and newcomer Dr. C. Allen Barrett.

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