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Who could possibly imagine Rappahannock County without John McCarthy? He is ubiquitous. He is necessary. And he is a big bear of a guy with whom few can find fault.
If you have business with the County . . . attend Board of Supervisors or Board of Zoning Appeals or Planning Commission or Library Board meetings . . . want to find out how to_. . . need to check on the_. . . you'll see or talk to or be referred to Rappahannock County and Zoning Administrator John McCarthy.
By Rappahannock News' unofficial tally, Mr. McCarthy has spent 412 hours in County-related meetings this year, written 1122 pages of text, sent 961 e-mails, met with and/or spoken to 3047 Rappahannock residents, has been late for dinner 179 times . . . and he's been visibly perturbed only twice.
What happened before? Who did all of that work?
According to Pete Estes, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, "It was hell." Things, at one time, were a lot simpler, he said, but as the County ”s affairs grew in their complexity, it became more and more difficult for County staff and elected officials to deal with them.
Mr. Estes attributed that growing complexity to mandates passed on by the Commonwealth.
"It became unbearable to deal with all of the stuff filtering down from the legislature," he said. County Clerk Diane Bruce did a remarkable
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