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Herndon prepares to elect next council, mayor
Turnout is expected to be high for the upcoming election of the next Herndon mayor and Town Council on Tuesday, May 6.
Although the Town of Herndon has not figured as prominently in the national spotlight as it did during the last election in 2006, this year's campaign season has not been without heated debates.
With three candidates for mayor and 10 candidates for the six at-large council seats, election signs dot the landscape in and around the downtown area.
The economy is a prominent issue this year, and no candidate's platform includes discussion of additional taxes.
On the the other hand, the public services that Herndon residents are accustomed to may be in jeopardy if real estate tax revenues for the town continue to diminish. The nationwide residential foreclosure crisis has hit Herndon pretty hard, putting more than 300 town properties into the foreclosure process so far.
“I am mostly concerned about the town raising my property taxes, and the threat of overcrowded and abandoned homes in my neighborhood,” said Amanda, a Herndon resident who would not give her last name, when asked what are her primary concerns in this year's election.
Development that could potentially increase revenues but could forever change the rustic landscape of the 19th-century downtown area is also a prominent issue in this year's election.
Some of the illegal immigration issues of the past still remain as well.
“If you are inclined to support the current Herndon mayor and town council members who have taken a stand for the legal residents of our area, please consider giving a donation to the Help Save Loudoun PAC in the next few days,” wrote Joe Budzinski of HelpSaveLoudoun last week on novatownhall.com.
Others say they feel the current administration has divided the town and put it in a negative light.
“I hope to see a change of leadership in Herndon in the upcoming election. Our current leadership has focused too much on an issue – illegal immigration – that they can't solve, and the negative attention has given Herndon a bad reputation as a place to live and do business,” said Herndon resident Nancy Myers.
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