Editor, Gazette-Journal:

Once again, it’s election time and each resident of Gloucester County needs to decide how we want to shape our county’s future.

I would like to add that I fully support our current sheriff, Steve Gentry, who has done an admirable job. Sheriff Gentry’s office has operated with 10 percent fewer personnel while maintaining a higher degree of quality services ranging from 911 dispatchers to being a major player in emergency services. Even their presence throughout the county has increased.

During my travels through Gloucester, I have seen more representation during the past four years. In addition, it has been my pleasure to meet many of these officers, and I have found them to be professional, well spoken, and each displaying a positive attitude. These men and women seldom get thanked for all they do. I feel they are underappreciated and underpaid.

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