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Stanley named board chairman

Written by Ken Odor - Mechanicsville Local
Beaverdam’s Aubrey M. “Bucky” Stanley will serve his fourth term as chairman of the Hanover Board of Supervisors in 2008. Stanley, 63, was elected unanimously at last Wednesday’s meeting. South Anna supervisor John Gordon was elected vice chairman by a 6-1 vote. The lone “no” vote came from Cold Harbor Supervisor Elton J. Wade Sr., who had nominated Henry District Supervisor Charles D. McGhee for vice chairman. Stanley, who works in lumber and timber sales, is serving his seventh term as the Beaverdam District supervisor. He last served as chairman in 2003. The meeting was the first for new supervisors Ed Via from Ashland and Mechanicsville’s Debbie Coats. Setliff took the opportunity to review the past year, concentrating on the controversial Comprehensive Plan update. “We didn’t just set the Comp Plan aside once we voted on it,” said Setliff, who said the two committees set up to help implement it, the Legacy Committee, chaired by Chuck McGhee, and the Small Area Plan Committee, chaired by Gordon, were crucial. Setliff called the 2007 tax rate reduction from 86 to 81 cents an important step for the board, and ticked off other accomplishments, such as the Atlee Manor sewer contract, the Veterans Memorial dedication and the Mechanicsville Library groundbreaking, among others. “The rest of the year was taken up with something called an election,” quipped Setliff. Stanley, beginning his 25th year on the board, said 2008 would be the most important year of his current four-year term. Upcoming large scale re-zonings and formulating the new budget are the big challenges this year, said Stanley. “It’s always the toughest time of the year for us because there are so many requests, and you can’t honor every request and keep the tax rate as low as we have in the past few years,” he said.
Last Updated ( Friday, 18 January 2008 )