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Board authorizes petition to court after finding Walker's Creek supervisor seat vacant
Summary
Rockbridge County supervisors approved a resolution directing the county attorney to petition the circuit court for a writ of special election and to request an interim appointment after counsel said a supervisor failed to take the oath of office within statutory deadlines.
The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors voted on March 30 to authorize the county attorney to petition the Rockbridge County Circuit Court for a writ of special election and to request that the court make an interim appointment to fill a vacancy in the Walkers Creek Magisterial District.
The action followed a legal briefing from Mister Dryden, who said county review during bond issuance due diligence found that “Mister Lewis had not made his oath within a timely manner,” and that under the statute the office was…
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