Program Planning for 2021

A Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to members via email.  

The following is the link to the State Positions and there are many pages. We will attempt to break them down and give the highlights at the PP meeting. But this site please read them before the meeting so that you are familiar with them. lwv-va-positions-Full-2019-Final-6-2-19.pdf

The following are our local positions which were accepted at the Zoom Annual Meeting in May of 2020.

LWVL Positions: Housing: Support public and private initiatives to meet the need for low-income housing in Lynchburg.  Recreation: Support for improving existing recreational space within the city by 1 Preserving and acquiring natural areas, and 2. Maintaining recreational areas in high density neighborhoods.  Transportation: Support of a public transit system in the Lynchburg area with the extension of the service to outlying areas as necessary and financially feasible. Elementary Schools: Support for the early identification and treatment of children with behavior and adjustment needs for the provision of qualified personnel to facilitate the identification and delivery of appropriate developmental services to these children. Drug Courts: The League of Women Voters of Lynchburg supports the use of drug courts to prevent incarceration, to enable persons to become drug free and combat the societal crisis of drug addiction.