With Mark Dudenhefer being elected to the Virginia House of Delegates a vacancy occurred on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors. On January 17th board members voted unanimously to appoint Ty Schieber to fill the seat until a Special Election could be held. The Special Election has been scheduled for April 3rd.
It was expected Ty Schieber would be the Republican nominee for the seat in the Special Election. However a few Stafford County politicos have other ideas. Aquia District, Supervisor Paul Milde, in an effort to secure as many votes on the Board as he can for his initatives, has recruited Frank McKinney to run for the nomination against Ty Schieber.
Republicans in Stafford County have gained firm control of the Board of Supervisors, however that apparently isn’t good enough for Supervisor Milde. He has been touting a couple of pet issues that he has had problems gaining traction on. It appears his recourse is to recruit his own candidates and attempt to secure his own votes for these projects. The most prominent issue Milde has been working on is having Stafford County elect an At-large Chairman to the Board of Supervisors. Currently elected board members select the chair of the Board of Supervisors from one of their own. Milde thinks there should an additional elected position that all county voters elect as Chairman.
Well Midle is making his views public by going to Twitter to tweet his support for Frank McKinney.
Quite a different story from less than two weeks ago when he voted to appoint Ty Schieber to the Board of Supervisors.
Frank McKinney is a good man. Unfortunate for him Ty Schieber is better suited to be the Repbulican nominee and the permanent Supervisor. However if he wins the nomination the Stafford GOP will be behind him. I just hope he is not playing the role of stooge to the Milde ego.
I certainly encourage anyone who lives in the Garrisonville district of Stafford County to go out Monday night and participate in the Mass Meeting. The Mass Meeting will be held at Hampton Oaks Elementary School, the doors open at 6 PM and the meeting is to be called to order at 7:30 PM. I also encourage you to vote for Ty Schieber to be the Republican nominee and carry the GOP to victory in the Special Election on April 3rd.
Filed under: Stafford County Politics, Virginia Politics
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One of the hotbed issues in north stafford has been swim lane allocations. Mr. Scheiber’s wife is a coach on the team that is at the center of the mayhem. That he has a financial interest in the success of a team that continues to go to the board of supervisors to get special treatment is just wrong. The team’s head coach is facing misdemeanor assault charges and is due to go to court in February. A man that condones and supports a team with no ethics is not a man I want representing me. If it’s possible, I would like a candidate that is a good, decent human being, and NOT Ty Scheiber. He has been working behind the scenes crafting deals with the Parks and Rec commission, Mark Dudenheifer and Cord Sterling to curry favors for his wife’s employer. Do I want him as my representative? No.
The good news is despite all this nonsense about swim teams, Ty Schieber has a proven track record. He’s created over 200 jobs in Stafford County, has served on the school board and been a member of this community for 19 years. He is well liked and respected because he understand the value of our youth and supporting them; understands that communities are not just built but have to be provided with the infrastructure to thrive; understands finances and just how far you can stretch the dollar before you break the budget; and most of all, has a strong work ethic and deeply ingrained morals.
I’m afraid there are no swim team conspiracies here. Anonymous is seeing shadows lurking in dark corners. Perhaps If you turn on the light…they’ll disappear!