September 22, 2012 - Augusta Board of Supervisors Members

 SWAC Breakfast 

Speakers: Augusta Board of Supervisors: Chairman Tracy Pyles (Pastures); Marshall Pattie (North River); David Karaffa (Beverley Manor)

Date:  September 22, 2012
Time:  8:30 a.m.
Place:  Golden Corral
Location: 51 Apple Tree Lane, Waynesboro, VA 22980 
Dutch-treat: Buffet breakfast $10.25 includes coffee & juice

 

About Our Guest Speakers

Guest speakers - Augusta Board of Supervisors members:

- Chairman Tracy Pyles (Pastures): Husband, father of three sons, grandfather, retired from ASR, five-term supervisor, Navy veteran, plain-speaking representative of rural western area of Augusta County. Former Democrat turned Independent.

- Marshall Pattie (North River): Thirty-something husband, father of two, JMU professor, first term on Board of Supervisors who lives in and represents the rural northwestern area of Augusta County. Former Democratic chairman turned Independent.

- David Karaffa (Beverley Manor): At 29, he is the youngest member of the board. Husband, father of two daughters, a registered nurse at Augusta Health, he lives in and represents the area surrounding three sides -- north, east, and south -- of Staunton. Former Republican magisterial district chair turned Independent who is conservative to the core.

In 2011 a block of four Independents ran for the Augusta County Board of Supervisors. Three won -- Pyles, Pattie, and Karaffa -- so what has happened since then with the campaign issues they ran on? Increase fire and emergency personnel, term limits, real estate reassessments, jobs, economic development ... join us to see where we are on these issues and where the county is going in the future.

Post Breakfast Update

Augusta County Board of Supervisors Chairman Tracy Pyles (Pastures District) spoke at Saturday's SWAC Political Breakfast. Check out reporter Bob Stuart's two in-depth articles (listed below) covering the multiple topics discussed by Chairman Pyles and Supervisors Marshall Pattie and David Karaffa.

Beverley Manor District Supervisor David Karaffa (right) answered a question.

Supervisor Marshall Pattie (North River District) spoke while Bruce and Pam Richmond listened.

Debbie Pyles (left) listened as her husband addressed a constituent's question.

Supervisor Pattie mentioned Kurt Michael's involvement in an issue of extreme importance to him -- fire and rescue. Here Dr. Michael listened intently to the discussion.

After breakfast, reporter Bob Stuart talked with the supervisors. The News Virginian had two articles by him about SWAC Breakfast:

  - Augusta County Supervisors mull staggered terms: Board to conduct public hearing Wednesday
  - Supervisors focus on economic development