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He said one example is the number of hours volunteer firemen put in, not just in responding to calls, but also in training, certification, and fund raising. “My being involved in a county office is one way of serving the public,” he said.
“The Board of Supervisors has accomplished many things in the last four years,” Mr. Massie said. “They range from having an agenda published in the paper, to holding all public hearings at night, to opening a new state-of-the-art landfill.”
He also cited the adoption of a revised Comprehensive Plan “that encourages the county’s two main industries, tourism and farming.”
He also mentioned the adoption of a capital improvements plan as “something the county needed.” He added, “One accomplishment the whole county can be proud of is the positive direction in which the school system is going.”
Mr. Massie continued, “These accomplishments are the result of the board working together, they are not accomplishments any one member would want to lay claim to.” He added that the whole county had worked for improvements to the schools.
The main challenge facing the board in the next four years, Mr. Massie said, is “to maintain a reasonable tax rate while having to respond to increasing state mandates and decreasing state funds."
Piedmont District’s representative, Charles K. “Pete” Estes, 59, is finishing his 10th year on the board. A native of the county, Mr. Estes has worked for Potomac Edison and formerly served as sheriff in the county. He currently operates a
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