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By Gerald Ochs
Rappahannock News Writer
With a brief statement, Dr. Werner Krebser abruptly resigned his seat and closed out a 21 year career on the Rappahannock County Planning Commission — a career that maintained if not strengthened the controlled-growth stance of the county and helped, in a very significant way, to keep it rural and the pearl of the Piedmont.
“I tender my resignation due to health problems. ... I hope you don’t mind,” said Dr. Krebser to a surprised commission and gallery. He then left the meeting with his wife Fran.
To his last meeting with the Planning Commission, Dr. Krebser maintained his principles and a posture that left little room for compromise on matters pertaining to growth and development in the county.
Not infrequently it was only he who took a position in opposition to an application that he felt would be a concession to growth interests — and on most of those occasions the Board of Supervisors affirmed his point of view and voted against the majority recommendation of the commission.
Dr. Krebser served for a number of years as Chairman of the Planning Commission, and instructed and mentored many of the newer commissioners.
Current Chairman Tom Junk served as Vice Chairman under Dr. Krebser, and he said, upon Dr. Krebser’s departure, “. . . I’m sorry to see Doc go. . . . I’ve always learned something from him. He’s stood by what he believed.”
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