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council. The state should not be in volved.
“Each county has different goal; and objectives." In that vein, Mr Chase said he would be in favor o] relaxing Virginia’s traditional stricl interpretation of the Dillon Rule which holds that any powers not spe> cifically granted to local govern, ments are reserved for the state. “The role of state government is not to decide for local residents the solip tions to their problems. ”
Some counties in Northern Virginia have recently supported a change to make local school boards elected by direct ballot, rather tha0 appointed either by the board of suj pervisors or by school board trusty ees. “I think that the local residents should probably be given the choice of representation on their school boards.” Mr. Chase quickly added; however, that “I am 100 percent personally opposed to the concept of elected school boards. All you do i$ add another layer of politicians. Yon solve no problems, you just put the schools much more in the political arena.” Also, many of the good people serving now “would not be agreeable to serve, because of the expense of campaigning, the financial disclosure requirements. ”
How would State Senator Bill Chase view his job in Richmond? “Simply carrying the will of the people of this district, seeking advice, listening to people. It doesn’t take an academic genius, it takes common sense. It takes someone who can talk to people, understand them, and then try and get through the General Assembly those requirements which would benefit this district.
“If people want to be left alonb, then the state should be willing to do that,” he concluded.
The campaign for the state senate seat has become more heated as the election nears, with both camps trading charges and countercharges. “We can document all our charges”’ Mr. Chase said. ;
“The only thing that I got hot over was a statement by his administrative assistant that I was ju$t seeking a title. I gave a speech in Harrisonburg about what titles mean to me — I’ve been called a lot of things. My 6-year-old neighbor calls me Bill, and the 80-year-old people out at the Baptist Home cajl me Bill. When you’re standing ip mud out on your farm, it’s hard to worry about what your title is. ” >
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