Our District 1 Candidate

Citizens of Currituck,
I am Vance Aydlett Jr and I’m a Republican candidate for the District One Currituck County Commissioner’s seat. My wife Kathy and I have lived at 120 Litchfield Lane on Knotts Island since 1977. We have one daughter Mandi who with her husband Chris and our two Grandchildren Madisan and Christopher also reside on Knotts Island. I was born and raised on the Currituck mainland and moved to Knotts Island in 1970. I retired in 2000 after having been a civilian employee of the U.S. Navy Department for 27 years.
25 of those years were with Fire and Emergency Services departments holding the various positions from trainee to Command Fire Chief. Currently I am employed part time with a firm as a fire safety consultant.

Educational Background; I graduated from J.P. Knapp High School class of 71. During my fire service career, I attended many classes and schools designed for career and professional development in all aspects of Fire and Emergency Services, Total Quality
Leadership, Personnel Management, Contract Negotiations, Interest Based Bargaining etc. I also continue to hold certifications through the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress as a Fire Officer IV, Instructor II, and Inspector II.

I have lived in the county my entire life and Currituck has been a good place to live and raise a family. Now I have the time to give something back. I believe that I have developed the necessary skills to make a positive difference and be an effective County Commissioner. I believe a Commissioner is elected by the people to do the peoples business by listening to the community’s desires and being available and responsive to their needs. I also know that they should operate with honesty, integrity and openness so the people can stay informed with county business. I believe that any leader should be a better listener than a talker. I intend to make myself available to the community to hear their voices and make decisions as best as I can based on their input along with applicable rules, regulations and laws. I also intend to promote a user friendly overall government body who understands that their primary customer is the Citizens of Currituck and the number one goal is to serve the citizens. There have been many changes and community issues during my 54 years of living in Currituck. We must remember our heritage but always keep our eyes focused on the future. There are many important issues facing the county today with new ones on the horizon that impacts our citizens. A few of these are;

Property Rights vs Managed Growth-
Develop a diverse working group of citizens to insure fairness to all and to make sure that growth does not exceed county resources and infrastructure.

Economic Development-
Empower Economic Development Board to attract environmentally friendly business and industry to the county. Attracting business and higher paying job to the county will diversify the tax base.

Education-
Committed to providing best education we can afford. High School is using trailers to keep up with current growth. County must start to develop a plan for future growth, i.e. new High School, reutilization of existing schools etc.

Financial Security-
Economic downturn results in a lower revenue stream. Board needs to be very frugal in near term budget cycles. Insure funds are well spent on verifiable needs and not just “wants.”

Currituck Outer Banks Issues-
Fully explore and solicit community input on issues that impact citizen’s lives. Insure their voices are heard. Maintain some semblance of the Outer Banks cultural heritage.

Hales Lake OLF Site-
Band together with neighboring counties, cities etc, to resist this location with every means possible.

County Transportation Issues-
Is the Mid County Bridge the answer? Should other alternatives such as the Southern Shores Flyover be put on the table? Impact to our citizens in Coinjock, Aydlett, and the Currituck Outer Banks. I believe all of these items should be thoroughly explored before a decision is made. I also believe every effort possible should be made to move along the requested thoroughfare study plan for Currituck County.

Visit my web site at WWW.vanceaydlett.com for my thoughts on each of these issues.

Many of these do not have an easy answer and will require a lot of community input; however by looking forward and working together they can be solved.

Finally, if elected to this seat my commitment to you is as follows;

BE A GOOD LISTENER
BE AVAILABLE AND RESPONSIVE
STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE COMMUNITY’S DESIRES
ALWAYS REMEMBER MY VALUES OF TRUST, INTEGRITY, AND
OPENNESS.

I am asking each of you for your support and vote in this election.

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Sincerely,
Vance Aydlett Jr

A Few Good Men!

Concerned leaders step up to make a difference in the County

Let's hear it for these wonderful and dedicated men who are stepping up to win back the government in Currituck. The next few days will bring postings by our good Republican candidates who want to make a difference and serve the citizens.