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We meet on the last Saturday each growth, not the cause. People move to month at the Lake Bistro restaurant at 8 where there are jobs. Jobs are created a.m. All veterans are welcome! This past by companies. Companies are created Saturday, April 26, we were having our and grow where there are well-educated breakfast meeting, which usually lasts labor pools, great living conditions, good about one hour, when a husband and his education, available housing, and sound wife approached our table and expressed government management. Photo by Christina Dimeo Guseman their gratitude for what we have done Fluvanna can no longer rely on the for this great country and its people. past gifts of tourism and retirees to Flu- Almost every deputy in Fluvanna When asked to comment on the day, We were very pleased to hear that and vanna for a healthy growing community. County sat in the courtroom on Friday Hess said, “The support from everybody thanked them for their kind words. After People are attracted to vibrant com- (May 2) to watch Chief Deputy Eric is overwhelming. It’s really humbling the meeting we asked our waitress for munities where there is opportunity to Hess take the oath of office and become that everybody’s so happy. We’ve got a our check. She said that the couple we advance and prosper in their careers, for interim sheriff. long road ahead, but I think everybody’s were talking with paid our bill. We do not healthy living, for the arts, athletics and Clerk of the Circuit Court B. E. Peterson up to the challenge. It isn’t just me; this know this couple but would like them to opportunity for their family. administered the oath, in which Hess is a team effort.” know how grateful we all are. God bless Fluvanna County’s economic develop- swore to “support the Constitution of the Former sheriff Ryant Washington shook this couple and this country. ment strategy needs an overhaul. Bor- United States and the Constitution of the Hess’s hand and gave him the key to his – Andy Rutkowski and Ed Ferris, rowing to spend our way to a healthy Commonwealth of Virginia and…faith- office. Reflecting, he told the Fluvanna Lake Monticello economy has not produced results for fully and impartially discharge all the Review, “It’s a great day, but a bittersweet Fluvanna. We have been spending via in- duties incumbent upon me as sheriff of day – you know, leaving, seeing the staff, creasing tax rates and borrowing since at Fluvanna County…according to the best looking at the number of people now versus Making Eagle least 2007. All we have to show for the of my abilities, so help me God.” where we were when we first started. Flu- I would like to thank the community increased spending and borrowing is Applause broke out when Hess finished vanna’s come a long way and it’s up to the for helping me complete my Eagle Scout okay schools, over $100 million in debt the oath. Then all the deputies trooped to team to keep the citizens of Fluvanna safe. I project. I would also like to thank the Flu- and negligible population growth. the front of the courtroom to be sworn in. know that Sheriff Hess will work hard, just vanna Review and Ace Hardware for their The policies are not working. There is When all the oaths were taken and photos as hard as I have, to ensure that the people help in my project. Altogether we made a better way, Fluvanna. were snapped, people bunched into groups, feel safe and are safe. I ask the citizens of 73 blankets for Project Linus.