About Paige Washington

The Honorable Paige Washington was re-elected to another four-year term on the Hampton City Council in May of 2006. He has served the citizens of Hampton with distinction as Vice Mayor and as a Council member since 1996. He represents the City on numerous Boards and Commissions including Hampton Roads Transit, the Workforce Development Commission, a former member of the Hampton/ Newport News Community Service Board, Virginia Association of Government Purchasing and many others. Mr. Washington is the Director of Collections at Hampton University. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Systems & Management and is pursuing a Masters in Business Administration. He is married to the lovely Carolyn Williams and they have a daughter, Kristinia and son, Paige III.

Paige's Commitment to our Community

Greater Involvement with more Neighborhood Associations and Civic Groups
Work more closely with seniors
Help maintain continuous pressure on legislators to get more affordable health coverage
Sustain and enhance more support for senior programs
Work with youth to accomplish the Teen Center Project
Encourage more civic involvement of the youth in the decision making process
Work to enhance and create higher wage job opportunities in the marketplace
Create mentor ship programs for the youth and those interested in city government
Work toward providing better school facilities for learning and student growth
Work within neighborhoods to help create safer and cleaner communities
Increase the involvement of disabled and underserved citizens
Work to find creative and innovative means to support construction of schools, their maintenance programs and quality recreation facilities
Eradicate injustices in the government

Paige's Vision for Hampton – The Next Four Years

The vision for Hampton continues to be, "Making Hampton the Most Livable City in Virginia." As part of the overall vision for the City, we have adopted the Hampton Community Plan, which includes the Comprehensive Plan and the six Master Plans. The overarching themes of the Master Plans are the achievement of economic sustainability, community partnerships and engagement, preparing citizens for future success and quality of life.

In order to implement the Community Plan over the next four years, we must focus on creating better neighborhoods and districts, diversifying our housing choices and values, revitalizing commercial uses, changing perceptions, and identifying key public actions necessary to restore investor confidence.

In the Old Wythe Neighborhood section of the Kecoughtan Road Corridor, plans are underway to:

Redefine the corridor primarily as a residential boulevard and neighborhood street
Consolidate commercial land uses into existing shopping centers
Support businesses that serve the neighborhoods
Enhance connections to open spaces, waterfronts, schools, and other public gathering places
Construct the first new school scheduled to open in September 2009 on the old Sentara (Hampton General Hospital) site
Acquire a site to build a new fire station
Dredge the Indian River for drainage purposes (currently in the permitting stage)
Relocate the Wythe Fire Station
Create a new corridor entrance along Kecoughtan from Newport News into Hampton
Significantly enhance the Sussex Village neighborhood, streetscape improvements, and building renovations

Hampton truly is a community with a vision! Aggressive actions are in place in the Master Plan to achieve the specified goals. The priorities and time frames have been established and incorporated into the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) process and the implementation of the actions needed to realize success is well underway. Together, we must partner with and engage citizens in building and sustaining the Hampton Community for the long term. We must all endeavor to communicate the good things about Hampton and delight in its magnificent resources and beauty.