Tom Butt

Architect, Recovered Politician, Historic Preservationist and Author

This web page started as a political campaign resource in the early 1990s. After 28 years on the Richmond City Council and eight years as elected mayor, I termed out in 2023, having served longer continuously than anyone in Richmond history. I have now reverted full-time to the architectural profession.

I started the blog TOM BUTT E-FORUM in 2000 to fill in the gaps and misinformation from traditional journalism. Although I have transitioned away from the predominantly community and political content , I have continued the E-FORUM, and the Archives are probably the best resource available for Richmond political history 2000 – 2023.

Latest E-FORUM Articles

From Email: VE Day – 1945

I have been working on transcribing all my father’s letters (hundreds of them) to my mother when he was away during WWII in the Army, off and on, from the time they were married in 1942 until he came home from Europe the end of 1945.He was already a lawyer, when...

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From Email: United Heckathorn Just Won’t Go Away

The United Heckathorn Superfund site has been an EPA failure for years. The sticking point has been that EPA is reluctant to spend more funds on cleanups than they can recover from past owners. To add insult to injury, funds derived from the United Heckathorn...

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