City Council Meeting

Mr. Alexanderstaffvery quickly one item of course the fall festival uh last week i want to take a moment to recognize the success of the festival overall community celebration certainly an extraordinary collaboration support that we received from the community mayor council was extraordinary the weather cooperated which was a big bonus and plus for us and so you know want to take a second to recognize all the effort that went into developing an event action plan coordinating public safety emergency response traffic management vendor organization and transportation departments specifically call out Parks and Rec police fire rescue public works code administration transportation and many other staff and volunteers I mention those because again

Rachel McQuillenI'd also like to give a huge thank you to everyone who made this year's Fall Festival. So great. We had such a good turnout. Weather was fantastic, like city manager Alexander just said. And just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone that worked hard. That's a long day, and I know a lot goes into it. Finally, I'd like to close by recognizing that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and I want to bring attention to something I don't think we talk about or hear about nearly enough, our outdated divorce laws. We tell victims of domestic violence to leave, to protect themselves and their children, but our laws actually make that impossible. Here in Virginia, couples with minor children seeking a no-fault divorce generally must be separate for an entire year, 365 days.

Billy BatesI just want to thank our staff, volunteers, and first responders for a wonderful 50th Fall Festival. And also thank our police department and our volunteers and even former elected officials for participating in National Coffee with a Cop Day last week. I think it's the first time we've done it at two different locations. And, yeah, thank you all.