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Our View
Making a
difference
This past weekend Rappahannock County
played host to a number of politicians. It was
a Democrat’s afternoon delight as hundreds gathered at the home of Ben Jones and Alma Viator to have a chance to rub shoulders with the likes of Jim Webb who will face George Allen in the state’s senate race and Jim Nachman who would like to see incumbent Republican Eric Cantor be replaced in the 7th Congressional District. It was a time for good food, good music and good ol’ fashioned politicking at its finest. While not surrounded by a barbecue, Lt. Governor Bill Bolling stopped by on Tuesday to meet with local officials at Town Hall. Several of the supervisors were there and queried him about a number of muddy subjects including one that had just dealt with the night before - the county’s current ban on sludge.
Mayor Leggett was there and chatted candidly with Bolling about the town’s upcoming wastewater treatment plant.
At Sunday’s event and again on Tuesday, our elected county and town officials and other residents not directly involved with the county’s politics took the opportunity to share their thoughts about local issues.
Rappahannock County has a citizenry that gets and stays involved.
At Monday evening’s public hearing, the benches at the county courthouse were once again filled while others leaned against the walls or stood in the stairwell. No apathy in this county when it comes to certain issues and the potential application of sludge brought them in.
It takes courage and conviction to be in the minority and for Susan Trumbo who spoke about the compahy she works for - Recyc Systems - and Jim Manwaring, the farmer who would like to spread it on his fields, they faced dozens who clearly had their noses in the air.
And then there are the solution solvers - Rappahannock County’s Board of Supervisors, County Administrator John McCarthy and Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke. Their task is to face the populace head on and come up with answers that will address the community’s concerns and at the same time keep them within state mandated guidelines. It’s no easy job.
For the moment, it’s been made easier as Recyc Systems phoned John McCarthy with the news that the application had been withdrawn. A late breaking development and one that will ease the pressure on them for now.
The important thing to keep in mind is that everyone who cares - and they all do - were part of a process that proves once again that the folks here in Rappahannock County are committed to making a difference.
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