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Smith River resident praises volunteers and urges supervisors to back community-minded residents
Summary
Norma Bozenmayer highlighted extensive volunteer activity across Patrick County — from Kids Fishing Day to park cleanups and library outreach — and urged the board to support those volunteers rather than people she said 'don't care about the community.'
During the public comment period on April 13, 2026, Smith River District resident Norma Bozenmayer told the Board of Supervisors she wanted to "say something" about the many volunteers who support Patrick County. She listed recent volunteer-driven events and programs, including a volunteer-run Kids Fishing Day with more than 100 children and families, Bark in the Park, community gardening projects, Little Free Libraries and support for school and park programming.
Bozenmayer thanked volunteers who staff fire departments, rescue squads and nonprofit efforts and contrasted those efforts with a group she said bad-faith actors who "don't care about the community," asking the board to prioritize people who work hard for the county: "I think it's time to put your focus on the people that work hard and care to make Patrick County such a wonderful place to live."
Board minutes note that Galen Gilbert also spoke during public comment regarding a proposed Dogwood Road closure. No board response to Bozenmayer's criticism is recorded in the meeting excerpt.
