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litigation and have been forced to hire an outside attorney because the commonwealth attorney has declined to represent them. The same applies to a case involving the Board of Zoning Appeals. Do you see yourself, if elected, ever being in the same position?

Baumgardner: “That’s a difficult question to answer because it’s impossible to anticipate the various circumstances that one could be confronted with during the next four years. However, my attitude is that if I’m elected to do a job. I’m going to do it unless there’s some ethical reason or some other circumstance, such as poor health, that dictates my withdrawal from a case.

“I believe your question opens up another question and that is what is the proper role of a commonwealth attorney in the zoning process and in matters pertaining to local government. As I see it, the role of commonwealth attorney as legal advisor to the board of supervisors and to the county is a limited one. If I'm

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