Editor's note: Janice LaRue submitted this announcement for her candidacy.
PIEDMONT, W.Va. - Serving the Mineral County citizens as your county commissioner has been a great responsibility and indeed an honor. I now announce my candidacy for re-election to this position in the upcoming May primary.
I graduated from Piedmont High School and attended Potomac State College, Allegany Community College and the Mineral County Vocational School.
Twenty-five years of employment by the Mineral County Assessor's Office and one term as your county commissioner gives me over 30 years of county government experience.
While serving as county commissioner, my peers elected me to the West Virginia County Commission Board of Directors. I was recently appointed by Gov. Joe Manchin III to serve on the West Virginia Property Valuation Committee, which oversees the appraisal plans of all 55 county assessors. I also serve on the Mineral County Development Board, second vice chairman of the Region 8 Planning and Development Board, Region 8 Solid Waste Board and the Workforce West Virginia Region 7 Local Elected Officials Board.
Having resided in Piedmont my entire life, I am at home in Mineral County. I am married to Terry LaRue and we have one son, Shane, and wife Wendy, and four grandchildren, Ethan, Caleb, Morgan and Allison, who reside in the Fountain area of Mineral County. I am a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church of Piedmont and serve on several committees. I am a member of the United Methodist Women and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.
While serving as your county commissioner, we have accomplished many projects. The Burlington Water Project is on line now and we are going to develop a plan for future water development for Burlington residents. We have a $40 million Tax Increment Financing Project started that will provide sewage for the northern part of Mineral County, which will begin this year. We have received grant monies for many of our proposed projects and will continue to pursue any monies available for future projects for the entire county. I have established alliances with our local elected legislators and also key committee legislative members. This working relationship has helped us move many projects to the forefront with action and funding. We continue to pursue occupants for the Fort Ashby Industrial Park and will continue these efforts.
As your county commissioner, I have brought, "fairness, dedication, experience, leadership and a positive attitude" to the Mineral County Commission. Quoting Theodore Roosevelt, "Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." This has been and will continue to be my goal, this work is worth doing! My position is and has been to be available to the citizens of Mineral County at any time. I am dedicated to serving the people to the best of my ability. Every day offers the opportunity for a new beginning. I want to work with citizens of Mineral County to make a better and more prosperous one and Mineral County a safe and wonderful place to work and live. I would appreciate your continued support on May 13.
2008 Election Coverage
February 26, 2008
LaRue seeking re-election to Mineral commission
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LaRue Gets Nod
After 10 hours of laboriously counting each Republican ballot from the May 13 primary election, Mineral County election officials declared Janice LaRue the winner of her party's nomination for county commission - by five votes.
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