Discussion, debate and disagreement would do Williamsburg some good
James City and York boards have far more back and forth and it shows
This post is opinion. AI tools were used to provide analysis of official meetings.
Earlier this year, I wrote several pieces about the voting records of local leadership in 2025. The Williamsburg City Council voted unanimously in 2025, and while supervisors in both James City and York counties each typically voted in unison, there were notable exceptions. Watching a few council and board meetings over the past 15 months, I began to notice a common theme. The meetings of the boards of both James City County and York County have frequent discussion, debate and disagreement amongst members, all of which are sorely lacking at council meetings in Williamsburg.
For the voting records post, I used AI tools to help determine the outcomes of every vote taken by the council and boards in 2025. This was a fairly straightforward process, as sorting through large amounts of data to find specific information is one of the ways I frequently use a variety of the…