Theo Theologis (48), founder and President of Slones Real Estate, announced today that he is running for the Stonewall Magisterial District seat on the Frederick County Board of Supervisors.<\/p>\n
Theologis has received the 125 signatures required to have his name appear on the ballot in the November 2nd election. He will be running as an Independent candidate.<\/p>\n
Theo is running for the Board of Supervisors because he wants to ensure that Frederick County maintains its culture and sense of community and does not become a victim of its own growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the moment I first visited Frederick County two decades ago, I fell in love with it. I want to protect the quality of life and natural beauty of the County while keeping our taxes and cost of living as low as possible,<\/em>\u201d said Theo.<\/p>\n According to research from the University of Virginia\u2019s Weldon Cooper Center, Frederick County is growing faster than 90% of all localities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This trend is expected to continue for the next 20 years.<\/p>\n \u201cChange is inevitable. The County\u2019s population is expected to exceed 120,000 people by 2040. Looking forward, we have two choices; we can choose to ignore it and allow our transportation infrastructure, public schools, and public safety to fall further and further behind, or we can roll up our sleeves and work harder than ever so we\u2019re prepared. With such explosive growth, you must always plan two steps ahead<\/em>,\u201d said Theo.<\/p>\n As a real estate broker, Theo is witnessing this growth first-hand. He has helped numerous clients purchase homes throughout the County and in the Stonewall District.<\/p>\n \u201cI talk to dozens of people who want to move to the County every year. People coming from other states, people from Northern Virginia, people that are single, married, retirees or first-time homebuyers. We discuss the reasons they are moving here, what attracts them to this area, what they expect<\/em>,\u201d said Theo. \u201cOur quality of life, low property taxes, and great public schools are major attractions to folks moving to the area.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n Theo believes there are a number of important issues that the County has to tackle in order to effectively manage the growth it is experiencing:<\/p>\n 1. Transportation<\/strong>: An increase in population necessitates improvement and expansion of the County\u2019s transportation infrastructure. Such infrastructure takes years to build, and the County is already behind. Despite its tremendous growth, the County receives one of the lowest grant allocations in the state from VDOT. Collaboratively with our State delegation, we must demand more transportation funding from Richmond, while also consider ways to fund much-needed transportation improvements ourselves.<\/p>\n 2. Business Growth<\/strong>: Attracting a wide range of businesses, from small entrepreneurial startups to Fortune 500 companies, is very important for a few reasons; 1) Tax revenue generated by businesses will provide more funding for the County\u2019s backlog of needs which can, in turn, deliver improved services to the County\u2019s residents. 2.) Business tax revenue will lessen the residential and personal property tax burden on our residents. 3) As the population grows there is a need for a wider range of services and service providers (i.e. more choices).<\/p>\n 3. Taxation<\/strong>: Population growth generates housing demand which, in turn, increases property values and tax assessments. This cycle has an undesirable effect; ever-increasing tax bills which push people on fixed incomes out of their homes. It doesn\u2019t have to be that way. Increasing residential property tax bills is not the answer to the County\u2019s funding needs. Revenue diversification is.<\/p>\n 4. Education and Public Safety<\/strong>: Population growth naturally increases the demand on our schools and first responders. The County will potentially add as many as 2,000 new residents every year for the next twenty years. If we fail to keep pace with our funding for these essential services, the quality of our schools will go down while the level of crime will go up. Planning, budgeting, and preparing for this looming growth should be a collaborative, not combative effort between our Board and the schools and public safety administrations.<\/p>\n Theo Theologis is a pragmatist and believes that practical solutions today combined with long-term strategic planning will result in a superior quality of life for the County\u2019s residents.<\/p>\n Theo is a resident of the Snowden Bridge neighborhood. He earned a Bachelor\u2019s degree from Webster University, a Master\u2019s degree from Georgetown University, and a law degree from American University\u2019s Washington College of Law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Theo Theologis (48), founder and President of Slones Real Estate, announced today that he is running for the Stonewall Magisterial District seat on the Frederick County Board of Supervisors. Theologis has received the 125 signatures required to have his name appear on the ballot in the November 2nd election. He will be running as an Independent candidate. Theo is running for the Board of Supervisors because he wants to ensure that Frederick County maintains its culture and sense of community and does not become a victim of its own growth. \u201cFrom the moment I first visited Frederick County two decades ago, I fell in love with it. I want to protect the quality of life and natural beauty of the County while keeping our taxes and cost of living as low as possible,\u201d said Theo. According to research from the University of Virginia\u2019s Weldon Cooper Center, Frederick County is growing faster than 90% of all localities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This trend is expected to continue for the next 20 years. \u201cChange is inevitable. The County\u2019s population is expected to exceed 120,000 people by 2040. 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