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Circuit Court Judge Shore Robertson will be at the court house on January 12 to give Rappahannock residents the rare opportunity of commenting on appointments to one of the county’s governmental bodies.
This is the second date Judge Robertson has set for meeting with local people to get their reactions to nominations from the supervisors for appointments to the board of zoning appeals. Turnout for the first on December 24 was disappointing, partially attributed to the Christmas holiday, partially to the influenza epidemic sneezing and coughing its way across the county, partially to the freezing rain that turned roads into ice rinks and partially to the same apathy that keeps people away in droves from meetings of the supervisors, planning commission and BZA.
The Judge didn’t have to schedule the first appointment for hearing citizen comment, much less the second. He didn’t even have to solicit nominations from the supervisors. According to law, Judge Robertson didn’t have to ask anyone’s advice on naming members of the BZA. We applaud his decision to solicit public response. The standard practice here is for vacancies on local boards to be announced and filled in the same breath. There’s usually no time for comment, only for grumbling after tHe dust settles around the newest appointee. Judge Robertson has done his part in making government responsible to the people. Now it’s up to the people to do theiT*. , i . ,...i ii ..in i mil i.m -- i-~ ,tf Ml now who’ve Comptatnea Ian the ’ past about lack of input in decisions of local government have an obligation to
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