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Charles Whitehouse, PEC board chairman, said that the honor demands both sustained and effective service. Mr. Irwin, he said, fills the qualifications on both counts.
County resident Susan Babcock was elected unanimously to the board of PEC. She joins Lee Bird, Werner Krebser and Allen Olson as Rappahannock’s representatives.
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