Supervisors should balance the interests of the entire county
      Dear Editor, While I fully understand that supervisors must be concerned with their own districts, they are elected to serve the whole county. It troubles me to read that some of our Board of Supervisors continue to place their parochial concerns above the welfare of all.
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Observer plays important role during fall elections
      Dear Editor, The upcoming election for supervisors of Chesterfield County will take place in November, and I am thankful that your newspaper reaches so many voters throughout the county. A local newspaper has the benefit of covering an election with great detail. I look fo...
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Newspaper reported too much
      Dear Editor, I was pleasantly surprised to find the Observer in our mailbox the first week after we moved to Chesterfield County. At first appraisal by this award-winning community reporter and degreed newspaper journalist, it appeared a well-rounded, solidly written commu...
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Midlothian supervisor defends property tax vote
      In response to [a letter] by Mr. Henry Harrison in the May 9 issue, two board members wanted the $.99 rate and two wanted to drop the rate to $.95. I proposed a compromise at $.97, which was adopted.
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