Lynchburg vice mayor: Accountability is not chaos — it’s the job voters demanded

Lynchburg vice mayor: Accountability is not chaos — it’s the job voters demanded

Recent coverage of Lynchburg City Council has leaned heavily on a narrative of “chaos” and “personal infighting” following the expansion of a Republican majority. That framing is tidy, but it is wrong. What unfolded over the past year was not driven by personal grudges. It was driven by fundamental disagreements over policy, procedure and the proper role of elected officials versus unelected staff. Those distinctions matter — because misundersta…