
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, May 20, 1993                   TAG: 9305200173
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: STATE 
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DATELINE: WYTHEVILLE                                LENGTH: Short

SUPERVISOR WON'T SEEK RE-ELECTION

Andy Kegley, now in the final year of a four-year term on the Wythe County Board of Supervisors, says he will not seek re-election in November.

Kegley, a dairy farmer when he won by eight votes to take the Black Lick District seat, now is employed with Family Community Newspapers.

"Local newspapers and local government, in an ideal sense, have the same interests at heart," Kegley said. "Though I won't be involved in local government, I'll still look forward to being involved with public policy and service. It's hard to get that out of your system."

Kegley said he wanted to pursue his own interests "and my family's peace of mind," and spend more time with his wife and two young children.

He said he was proud of board accomplishments in recent years, particularly in the handling of solid waste.

"At the same time, I regret not having been more successful with the one issue that launched my interest in local government, that being local land-use planning. Land-use planning doesn't have to be the intrusive, invasive concept which many people fear and oppose but, rather, it can be flexible and responsive to property owners and to the compatibility of one owner's use with his neighbor's use," he said.

- Southwest bureau

Keywords:
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