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Middleburg Council honors outgoing members and volunteers with resolutions of appreciation
Summary
The Middleburg Town Council adopted resolutions of appreciation on Dec. 11 honoring departing council members and long‑serving volunteers — Peter Leonard Morgan, Morris 'Bud' Jacobs, Dev Rossell, Rachel Minshew and Rick Woody — citing years of committee work on sustainability, planning, utilities and community events.
The Middleburg Town Council on Dec. 11 adopted a series of resolutions recognizing several long‑serving officials and volunteers who are stepping down or not seeking reappointment.
Peter Leonard Morgan, who the council praised for nearly nine years of service and work on the town’s sustainability and utilities committees, was honored with a resolution that listed achievements including battery‑recycling programs, annual cleanup events and securing electric vehicle chargers for town parking lots. After colleagues offered tributes, a council member moved to adopt the resolution and the council approved it by voice vote; the honoree abstained from voting on his own resolution.
Morris 'Bud' Jacobs received a separate resolution acknowledging a decade of public service, work on the town’s wellhead protection advisory committee and planning‑commission contributions, including a role in a comprehensive‑plan rewrite. Dev Rossell and Rachel Minshew were recognized for planning‑commission service, leadership on R‑2 zoning and short‑term rental ordinance reviews. Rick Woody was honored for five years on the Middleburg Sustainability Committee, including chairing cleanup events and coordinating tree plantings with the Goose Creek Association.
Council members and staff repeatedly framed the recognitions as expressions of community gratitude rather than formal policy action. The mayor read each resolution into the record before the council moved and adopted them by voice vote.
The council presented commemorative gifts and informal remarks followed each adoption. Several speakers — including council members and staff — emphasized the volunteers’ roles in preserving Middleburg’s character and in civic programs such as drug‑takeback collections, community cleanups and public outreach.
