Kai Degner

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged on this site. If there’s a specific decision about which you would like my thinking on since my last post, feel free to ask about it in the comments. One ...

As most everyone knows, in the last months, the City has been considering a request from a group of citizens seeking to allow residents in Harrisonburg to have egg-laying hens in the backyard. This topic has generated more discussion than any other issue since I became mayor - by far...

WhyKai.com isn’t the best online space to record what happens at Saturday’s Mayor’s Sustainability Summit, so I created a new website and blog to share information about it and future summits. HarrisonburgSummits.com is designed such that summits on other issues (e.g. inte...

I am out of town and unable to attend today’s event in Harrisonburg in support of Senator Creigh Deeds’ candidacy for governor, but I want to add my endorsement. My...

So, what does a editorial’s title have to do with being mayor - and why would I comment on it? After all, someone wise said, “Never pick a fight with a man who buys his ink by the barrel.” In normal circumstances, I’d heed that advice. But th...

There were a number of possible options to take at the council meeting after the Harrisonburg Backyard Chicken Project presented its proposal Tuesday evening for allowing city residents to have egg-laying hens in their yards...

At Tuesday evening’s meeting, the council unanimously approved designating the “grassy lot across from the Daily News Record” as a park.  Thi...

There’s no better way to get insight into the commitments of your government than looking at the current and proposed budgets. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting (full agenda), there will be a public hearing on the proposed budget for the next fiscal year. Have a look. I...

There were a number of possible options to take at the council meeting after the Harrisonburg Backyard Chicken Project presented its proposal Tuesday evening for allowing city residents to have egg-laying hens in their yards...

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At 10am this morning, I was sworn in with Richard Baugh and Dave Wiens as the newest Harrisonburg city councilmembers, joining Councilmembers Byrd and Frank. After that, our first agenda item was the election of the mayor, for which I was honored to be nominated and humbly accepted...

Dear Supporters, Tuesday, November 4, was an amazing day for the country. It was an honor to be part of a campaign season where Mark Warner and Barack Obama took the national spotlight, and Sam Rasoul caught the imagination of so many in the region...

Over 6,000 people cast their votes in Harrisonburg for our campaign yesterday, giving me the highest vote total for Harrisonburg City Council. I’m thrilled and humbled by the support, and proud to have received the top votes in every precinct! ...