Vanuch, running for Stafford County supervisor, puts road safety at forefront of campaign

Crystal Vanuch, a lifelong Stafford resident and CEO of a Stafford company, is running for election as Stafford County Supervisor for the Rock Hill District. Road repairs and maintenance are crucial to her campaign goals.

Name: Crystal Vanuch Party: Republican Town: Stafford Running for: Stafford County Supervisor, Rock Hill District Website: votevanuch.com, Facebook, Twitter Work: CEO of Stafford-based Public Affairs Company Education: Stafford Elementary, Stafford Middle, Brooke Point High School Graduated magna cum laude from Virginia Wesleyan University with a business degree Community Involvement: Growing up here in Stafford I was always involved in the community, since my father was a police officer. I attended Saint Peters Lutheran Church and most recently I have been serving on the Stafford County Planning Commission for the last four years. I have been unanimously nominated to be the chair the last two years. This has given me the opportunity to meet so many of our wonderful businesses and residents in the Rock Hill district, helping many businesses expand or open up in Rock Hill and assisting in solving challenges or issues for our local neighborhoods. I also take great pride in mentoring young teenage women and helping them plan a future to be successful leaders in the community. Questions and Answers PL: What are the top three major issues facing the district you wish to represent?  Vanuch: 1. Managing Growth 2. Safer Roads 3. Improving schools PL: What concrete solutions do you propose to address these issues? Vanuch: When it comes to managing growth we need to ensure that developers are paying for the impacts that their residential rezonings are creating. Far too often it falls on the backs of the taxpayers to offset these costs. I have a record on the planning commission of denying thousands of new homes because they didn't offset the impacts to our community. When it comes to safer roads we need to make sure that we are planning with VDOT road safety projects to garner smart scale matching funds for improvements, to improve roads like Stefaniga, and add wedge widening to many Rock Hill roads so when fire trucks pass drivers they don't end up in ditches. We need to work with VDOT to ensure that our roads are getting the maintenance our residents deserve. I cannot tell you how many complaints I have worked on with neighbors for cutting trees back and filling pot holes. I will also carry on to ensure all the work will be completed and the Vista Woods subdivision will be paved by the summer of next year. Improving schools is extremely important, making sure we are planning appropriately for capacity issues, keeping class sizes manageable to they don't lead to additional retention issues with educators, which is another reason growth management is such a priority. We need to focus on teacher retention and recruitment by ensuring our teachers can afford to live, work, and raise a family in the community that they serve.

PL: From your perspective, what is the job description of the office you’re seeking?

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