Commentary: 5 Biggest Issues of 2024 in Williamsburg

Incumbents Win, School BFFs Again, Development Stalled, Housing Crunched and Someone Surveyed Somewhere

People wait in Williamsburg to vote in November’s elections. Two incumbents retained their seats in the City Council race. (Photo Credit: George Arbogust)

My completely biased and self-indulgent review of the top 5 issues in our historic city this year …

1. Incumbents are victorious in City Council election.

In November, the people of Williamsburg maintained the status quo, giving the nod of approval to the Williamsburg City Council. Two incumbents, Barbara Ramsey and Pat Dent, won re-election while a student, Ayanna Williams, received the most votes and basically replaces the prior de-facto student representative, Caleb Rogers.

That said, this election represented one of the most competitive the city’s seen in some time. Fraser Hudgins built on his success preserving the Spotswood golf course – which I’ll mention again later – but came up short in his efforts to win a seat on Council. (Disclosure: I volunteered time and donated money to Fraser’s campaign.)

Thank you to all the people who …