THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, November 9, 1994 TAG: 9411090344
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A17 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY LINDA MCNATT, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: ISLE OF WIGHT LENGTH: Medium: 54 lines
Citizens in this rural county won't be paying a meals tax for at least another four years.
A referendum to allow the county Board of Supervisors to impose a tax on food and beverages was defeated Tuesday.
The same measure, supported this election year by the School Board and the Tourism Bureau, also was defeated four years ago.
The county was expected to set a tax of 2 cents on the dollar. A county legally may tax meals at up to 4 cents.
In a special election in the Windsor District for a seat on the Board of Supervisors, former Windsor Town Councilman Lud Lorenzo ``Ren'' Spivey defeated Zuni dentist J.R. ``Jim'' Hager. Spivey, 47, will serve a two-year term.
Hager, a former School Board chairman, was appointed by the supervisors to fill the Windsor seat after Smithfield attorney Steve Edwards resigned last summer when he moved out of the district.
Spivey is an Isle of Wight County native who grew up on a farm near Carrsville. He is an adult probation and parole officer for the 5th Judicial District.
In another local issue, two farmers, W.A. ``Billy'' Gwaltney Jr. of Windsor and Cecil Byrum of Zuni, were elected to serve on the Peanut Soil and Water Conservation District. Gwaltney and Byrum were running unopposed for the two seats allotted to Isle of Wight County. ILLUSTRATION: Graphic
ISLE OF WIGHT CO.
Board of Supervisors, Windsor District
Photos
Spivey
Hager
Lud Lorenzo Spivey 992
J.R. Hager 718
County food and beverage tax
YES 3,804
NO 4,746
KEYWORDS: ELECTION ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY RESULTS by CNB