“Ultimately, I want to serve Charlottesville. It doesn’t really matter the fashion,” Williams said.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if we see President Obama out there campaigning for Creigh,” Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris said.

The idea behind the bill originated with Charlottesville’s City Council

About 20 percent of cars parked in two-hour spaces, the study estimated, overstay the limits, some staying four hours or longer.

When the 43-year-old Bickers officially starts as executive director Wednesday he said he will face a host of tasks and challenges to turn the housing authority around.

In addition to a $2.1 million fiscal 2008 surplus, of which much will be used to help the city stay afloat in the feeble economy, the city had an additional $3.6 million in unspent funds from city departments.

Amid great controversy over the future of the area’s long-term water supply, the Charlottesville City Council on Monday unanimously re-approved Mike Gaffney to head the board of directors for the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority.

“What we found is that standard is a very high bar,” Mayor Dave Norris said.

Nearly half of Charlottesville renters are spending at least 35 percent of their household income on housing.

It remains fairly evident to Charlottesville officials that the city’s major sources of revenue are not likely to increase much in coming years, but the nation’s economic woes make for a hazy fiscal forecast.

Charlottesville election officials have been given the gift of time

Four heads of local governments and boards decided Monday to form an eight- to 10-member task force to examine the need for and scope of a dredging study on the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir.