Town of Blacksburg

Town of Blacksburg

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Blacksburg has an area of 19.9 square miles and a population of approximately 44,826 (www.census.gov). The town is home to Virginia Tech.

Blacksburg Municipal Building 
300 South Main Street 
PO Box 90003 
Blacksburg, Virginia 24062-9003 
Website: http://www.blacksburg.gov

Town council meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesdays each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 S. Main Street. Meetings are open to the public. They are broadcast on WTOB, Channel 2.

Town Council

Name Name Phone (540) Email Term Expires
Mayor Leslie Hager-Smith 552-0698 lhagersmith [at] blacksburg.gov 2025
Vice Mayor Susan Anderson 951-2013 msutphin [at] blacksburg.gov 2025
Council Member John Bush 951-5116 jbush [at] blacksburg.gov 2023
Council Member Lauren Colliver 316-7419 lcolliver [at] blacksburg.gov 2025
Council Member Jerry Ford, Jr. 951-7978 jford [at] blacksburg.gov 2023
Council Member Susan Mattingly 230-4383 smattingly [at] blacksburg.gov 2025
Council Member Michael Sutphin 257-4951 msutphin [at] blacksburg.gov 2023

Administration

Name Name Phone
Town Manager Marc Verniel (540) 443-1005
Executive Assistant Rebekah Corso (540) 443-1006
Deputy Mgr. Operations Steven Ross (540) 443-1005
Deputy Mgr. Community Development Chris Lawrence (540) 443-1005
Town Clerk Lorraine Spaulding (540) 443-1026
Attorney Lawrence Spencer (540) 443-1016
Blacksburg Transit Brian Booth (540) 443-1500
Community Relations Heather Browning (540) 443-1090
Engineering and GIS Randy Formica (540) 443-1300
Financial Services Susan Kaiser (540) 443-1050
Fire Department Chief Drew Smith (540) 558-0762
Housing/Community Development Kim Thurlow (540) 443-1619
Housing/Neighborhood Services Matt Hanratty (540) 443-1610
Human Resources Teresa Harless (540) 443-1020
Planning and Building Anne McClung (540) 443-1300
Police Chief Todd Brewster (540) 443-1400
Public Works Kelly Mattingly (540) 443-1200
Parks and Recreation Dean Crane (540) 443-1100
Rescue Squad Chief David English (540) 443-1631
Technology Steve Jones (540) 443-1040

Planning Commission

Andrew Kassoff, Chair, akassoff [at] eee-consulting.com  961-3658