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  Wednesday, June 19, 2013
 Mayor and Council Minimize

The Council of the Town of Warrenton consists of seven Council members and an independently-elected Mayor who serve four-year overlapping terms. All legislative powers of the Town are vested in the Town Council. The Mayor of Warrenton presides over the Council, and votes on issues in the case of a tie. The Council is charged, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Town Charter, to determine the needs of the citizenry and the best way to respond to demand to establish the ordinances, policies and budgets which determine the kind, manner and cost of services to be delivered. The Town Council, in August 1998, approved a Mission Statement as well as a Value and Action Statement. The minutes of the Warrenton Town Council meetings from 1996 through December 2010 are available on-line for your convenience.

Click here for a copy of the current Warrenton Town Council Ward Map

The Town of Warrenton has submitted the document listed below for review by the Federal Government and the State of Virginia.  The Town of Warrenton is awaiting approval of this document by these entities.

Click here for a copy of the proposed Warrenton Town Council Ward Map


    
 Mayor & Council Minimize

Mayor George B. Fitch

George B. Fitch, Mayor

325 Winchester St.
(540) 347-1101
email: gfitch1@comcast.net

Expiration of Term: June 30, 2014

Vice Mayor David A. Norden

David A. Norden, At-Large, Vice Mayor

P.O. Box 993
(540) 347-5121
email:
David@hsnaia.com
Expiration of Term: June 30, 2014

Education:

-          Fauquier High School, 1978
-          Virginia Tech, Bachelor of Architecture, 1984
Employment:
-          Architect with Albert P. Hinckley, Jr., 1984-1994
-          Architect/Partner, Hinckley, Shepherd, Norden, 1995-present
Community Involvement:
-          Co-founder and President of Friends of Warrenton Civic Group, 1988-1998
-          Past Board member of Citizens for Fauquier County
-          Past member of the Fauquier County Center District Advisory Committee
-          Co-founder and President of John Singleton Mosby Museum Foundation, 1999-2008
-          At-Large Councilman, Town of Warrenton, 1998 – present
-          Vice Mayor, Town of Warrenton, 2004 – present
-          Co-Chairman, Town/County Liaison Committee, 1998-present
-          Chairman, Town Utilities Committee
Personal:
-          Married to Renee Snyder Norden, May 1995
-          Two children, Addie (2000) and Hallie (2002)
-          Licensed architect in Virginia and Maryland
-          Member of the American Institute of Architects
   
John S. Lewis, Ward 5

John S. Lewis, Ward 5

54 Winchester St.
(540) 347-3766
Expiration of Term: June 30, 2016

 Joan R. Williams, Ward 2

Joan R. Williams, Ward 2

Expiration of Term:
June 30, 2016

Biographical information to follow.

 

 Yakir M. Lubowsky, Ward 3

Yakir M. Lubowsky, Ward 3

448 Devon Drive
(540) 341-1992
email: ylubowsky@warrentonva.gov

Appointed in 2010 to complete Dennie Sutherland’s term; elected in 2012
Expiration of Term: June 30, 2016

Liaison to the Town Planning Commission; Chair, Emergency Preparedness Task Force; Representative previously on the Architectural Review Board (ARB)

Business and legal strategist; and combustion energy /power generation technology developer.

BA (politics & strategy, with highest honors), The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (graduated first in the class of 1979); JD (law degree), Northwestern University, Chicago, 1984, editor of The Journal of International Law and Business; founding president, Law School's Federalist Society chapter.

Defense and foreign policy assistant in both the U.S. House and Senate. Long experience as political speechwriter. Practiced law on Wall Street (Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy). Part of senior management at three companies (two of them start-ups). Director of eight civic organizations, an international human rights group, a technology development partnership and a corporate shareholder trust.

An active preservationist and farm/open space advocate, writing often on land use/conservation issues. President of the Fauquier County Historical Society; co-founder of the Balanced Growth Alliance; past president of CFFC (the county's conservation organization); immediate past chairman of the Fauquier Business Advisory Committee (BAC); broad experience managing election campaigns; former candidates' chairman of the Fauquier Republican Committee. Writer and lecturer on political strategy.

A continuing member in good standing of the New York Bar.

Among relevant honors: a civic commendation by the Virginia General Assembly; twice Fauquier Citizen of the Year, 2004 and 2012 (Center District); commissioned a Kentucky Colonel for Civil War preservation work.

Roger R. Martella, Jr.

Roger R. Martella, Jr., At-Large

 
(540) 341-0260
email:
roger.martella@verizon.net
Expiration of Term:
June 30, 2014

    *  Education
          o Cornell University, B.S. 1992 (concentration in environmental studies)
          o Vanderbilt Law School, J.D., 1995 
          o Elected at-large to Warrenton Town Council 2006-2010. Priorities include long-term planning for downtown Warrenton and the Warrenton Historic District, encouraging entertainment, recreational, and family-friendly activities in Warrenton, promoting Town planning and transportation safety initiatives to protect and enhance Warrenton’s quality of life, and being responsive to citizen requests and concerns.
          o Citizen of the Year, Center District, Fauquier County Board of Supervisors, 2006.
          o First Center District representative to the Fauquier County Purchase of Development Rights Committee.
          o Former member, Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals.
          o Former member and Chairman, Warrenton Architectural Review Board.
          o Career enviromental lawyer, with service to the United States Enviromental Protection Agency (former General Counsel) and United States Justice Department.

 

Robert H. Kravetz, Ward 4

184 Norfolk Drive
(540)349-2012
Email: BobKravetzWard4@Gmail.Com
Expiration of Term: June 30, 2016

Education:

The George Washingtion University
Washington, D.C.
BBA, 1967

The National Judicial College
Reno, NV 1977

The Federal Executive Institute Residential Program
Charlottesville, VA 1985

 Employment:

Retired - 34 years of Federal Service
     Defense Intelligence Agency, 1967-1975
     U.S. Dept. of Labor, 1975-1979
     Federal Labor Relations Authority, 1979-1985
     U.S. Dept. of Labor, 1985-2001

Volunteer Activities:
     Board of Directors, Dept. of Labor Federal Credit Union
     Washington, D.C., 1999-Present
     Board of Directors, Pyramid Federal Credit Union
     Tucson, AZ., 2007-2010

Powell L. Duggan, Ward 1

Powell L. Duggan, Ward 1

31 Winchester Street
(540) 347-9223
email:
powell@powellduggan.com
Expiration of Term: June 30, 2016

 


    
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