Without Supervision

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank outgoing Loudoun County Supervisor Stevens Miller for the contributions he made to the Loudoun blogosphere this past year or so on his blog, "Without Supervision". Stevens ended the blog suddenly and without warning on Tuesday, and I, for one, will miss it.

 

His opinions have been a lightning rod the past few months, drawing both criticism and praise from both sides of the aisle. While I haven't always agreed with him 100%, I very much appreciated his sharing of his views, because he always strongly backed those opinions, and stood by them. And in the instance he was proved wrong, he stood up and admitted it.

 

Stevens and I were friendly acquaintances, mostly through our blogging and overlapping service on the LCDC, and on the rare times I have asked him for advice, I have very much valued it. I hold no grudge with him the way his tenure on the LCDC ended, and in fact, I really respect him for taking an unpopular stand. It takes guts for an elected official to do something like that.

 

So Stevens, best of luck wherever the future takes you. Thanks for your service to the county the past 4 years, and I hope to see you around sometime.