Editor, Gazette-Journal:

I am writing to endorse Graham Blake for supervisor of the York District. I served with Graham on the Gloucester Board of Supervisors from 1996 to 2000 and know him to be a good man who always tries to do the right thing for the citizens of this community.

He is a fiscal conservative who voted against the real estate tax increase the four years we served together. He is a strong supporter of public safety, which includes the sheriff’s department and the volunteer fire and rescue squads, and was a volunteer firefighter for many years. Graham voted for the business park, is pro economic development and will work hard to bring jobs to Gloucester County.

I have heard some grumblings recently about the schools, and I know of no better-qualified person than Graham Blake to address these issues. He was a school board member for 14 years and has the knowledge and experience needed to build better working relationships between the board of supervisors and ...