2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26108914D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 385
Offered March 10, 2026
Commending William E. Harrell.
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Patrons—Hayes, Anthony, Askew, Carnegie, Convirs-Fowler, Feggans, Glass, Hernandez, Price, Thornton and Ward
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WHEREAS, after 14 years of exceptional leadership and service to the Hampton Roads Region, William E. Harrell will retire as the president and chief executive officer of Hampton Roads Transit in 2026; and
WHEREAS, William Harrell joined Hampton Roads Transit in 2012, having previously served as city manager of Chesapeake and held various other leadership roles in local government administration; and
WHEREAS, as president and chief executive officer of Hampton Roads Transit, William Harrell oversaw a $150 million budget, 1,050 employees, a fleet of more than 270 buses and trolleys serving 62 routes, paratransit vehicles, four ferries, and nine rail cars on the Commonwealth's only light rail system; and