WHO IS
Keith Elliott
I’ve been a native Fairfax County resident for more than fifty-nine years and I’ve lived in Sully District since 1987.
Just like other county residents, I have felt the pain caused by the County Board of Supervisors decisions to raise taxes year after year. The board seems to think that every resident’s checkbook is open for them to take our money. After 8 years of our current Sully District supervisor decisions, a change is needed and it’s time for that to change now!
I am not a politician. I am a concerned citizen just like you, a Sully resident who is willing and able to raise your concerns to the county board and be your advocate.
In 2004, when I went through a divorce, that year I found God. Through His Church I was able to pull through a very hard time. I got involved in the Church and have lead men’s bible studies and student bible studies. I found that there is power in prayer, and I will be praying during this whole campaign, for everyone involved and for my opponent. God the Creator created us with two ears, and I plan on using them every day to hear and understand your concerns. That is something I have heard my opponent does not do very well.
As a faithful man, husband, father and active volunteer leader, I know that many Sully residents do not believe that their concerns are being heard and addressed by our board. That’s why I look forward to hearing your stories and learning your opinions about important issues of this County.
WHY I AM RUNNING
I was born and raised in McLean and moved to Centreville in 1987, so I have seen the tremendous growth that has occurred in the neighborhoods, homes, and apartments in our district. These dramatic changes have taken place without an apparent vision or plan which would promote and protect our community.
The never-ending construction on route 66 and other major thoroughfares are aggravating. Additionally, I know there has been field shortages for youth sports programs and schools became too small, so kids have classrooms in trailers. Was there ever a vision to address the need for expansion of the infrastructure, schools and amenities in the district? Don’t you agree that the board of supervisors should anticipate increased demand for our recreational, cultural offerings, increased traffic and more children in our schools. There should be better planning for infrastructure and facilities, better planning to accommodate new families, better planning for recreational needs for our kids and more options for our kids who want to pursue theatre, arts, or gymnastics.
Instead of planning and saving for needed changes, our board just continues to ask for bonds to pay for capital improvements and other projects. Then, in order to pay for these added costs plus the construction, they have to raise our taxes even higher!
This won’t stop until people are elected to the board who can find ways to cut back on non-essential spending and other items that do not make sense—such as giving themselves pay raises of 30%!
In addition to poor planning and increasing the tax burden on citizens, the board is not doing enough to support our teachers, fire and rescue personnel, or police. Click the “Issues” tab for more information about my solutions on these issues!
CHANGE HAS TO START NOW!
VOTE FOR ME, AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO BRING RESPONSIBILITY, JOY, AND A COMMUNITY SPIRIT TO SULLY DISTRICT!
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I sincerely appreciate your confidence in my campaign, and I will do my best to ensure that every dollar donated will be spent wisely, just as I say to reduce wasteful spending by the County, I will do the same in the spending of this campaign. Having said that, we have an uphill battle ahead of us and we will need all the financial support you can give.
Thank you for your support!
ISSUES I PROMISE TO ADDRESS FOR FAIRFAX
Taxes
- 1. Stop skyrocketing real estate property taxes and end the car tax!
- 2. Find ways to reduce expenses and waste in our district.
- 3. Investigate new sources of revenues other than taxes.
- 4. Review the county budget line-by-line to make sure each item is truly necessary.
- 5. If an expense is not helping our residents, workers, or is otherwise found to be non-essential, then remove it from the budget.
- 6. The citizens of Fairfax are our greatest assest; our ever increasing taxes the past 20 years has caused a great migration of employees and companies our of the county and so the county has lost billions of dollars to the tax base. We need to stop this migration out of Fairfax and keep these tax dollars in the county.
Schools
- 1. Find ways to attract great educators back to our county schools so they can teach our students.
- 2. Increase morale by supporting all the educators in our schools.
- 3. Give educators the tools they need to teach our kids academic skills for their success.
- 4. Ensure that parents are included in decisions and activities related to their children.
- Teachers are entrusted with the task of educating the next generation of leaders and workers in our county. Shouldn't they be paid for that hard work. Shouldn't we be listening to their concerns and provide them with the support they need to succeed to teach our kids to be smart hardworking citizens for our future.
Police Officers
- 1. Recruit new police officers and get them the training and support they need to succeed.
- 2. Provide officers with the proper tools required to protect the citizens of Sully District.
- 3. Investigate ways to help our officers safely enter and protect the communities of our district.
- 4. Help members of our communities have a better understanding of police officers' roles and duties.
- 5. Salaries of police officers rank almost dead last in all the regions of the DMV. Shouldn't Fairfax County be a leader and show honor for those who protect us? Yes we should be, so pay them appropriately!
- Police Officers are a great asset to the County, if we all feel safe then communities will be safe and together, then we can stop the migration out of the county. This will help allviate the heavy tax burden on the Citizens of Fairfax.
other concerns I have and that have been brought to my attention.
- 1. The Counties passing of the new zoning ordinance and a couple of specific items will harm your community you live in; Apartments built-in single-family homes will bring greater density to your community and more kids in already over-crowded schools; Home based business will add more vehicle traffic on the streets, more deliveries and more drain on services. We need to protect and preserve our wonderful communities and not overcrowd them anymore; finally get our kids outside to play and not fear all the new traffic and parked cars on the roads.
- 2. Datacenters can bring revenue to the County but looking at Loudoun and Prince William Counties they are behind the 8 ball and are suffering now by looking at 100' concrete buildings everywhere. Your current board of supervisors just made it easier for these companies by reducing the zoning to allow them to be placed next to residential communities. They did that without adding proffers to require tree canopies and berms to hide them and reduce noise ordinances and make sure they do not dump water into our watershed and contaminate our water supply.
- 3. Examine options and investigate ways to establish a magnet school in Western Fairfax County.
- 4. Pursue the conversion of ways to put county-owned land to use for youth activities for all ages.
- 5. Eliminate burdensome regulations; Determine ways to reduce county regulations for the sake of flourishing families and neighborhoods.
- 6. Prioritize the concerns of Sully residents; Make it a priority to listen to the concerns of individual Sully residents.
- 7. Develop reasonable and more practical ways to be "greener" .
GET INVOLVED WITH Keith
Electing a supervisor who will listen and fight for the needs of Sully residents will take a lot of hard work, volunteer support and financial support. Sign up her to help with Keith’s campaign.
If you can carve out a few hours every week to volunteer, that would be awesome. If you can give to the campaign, I promise to use the money wisely. If you don’t have a lot, give a little, if you have a lot give a lot (Insert Smiling Emoji).
Anything you can do will not go unnoticed and it is a great honor to have you supporting this campaign in any way you can!
As a faithful man, I commit to run a campaign based on issues, focused on the needs of residents. Join me in praying for this election for the County I have loved and lived in my whole life!