Archie Stanley has a long list of accomplishments as engineer

To the Editor:

When I returned to Athens in 1977, one of the first people I met was Archie Stanley. At that time, he was preparing to run for Athens County engineer. Archie was elected and has now served 32 years in that capacity. During this time, Archie has demonstrated many outstanding qualities that are special, especially his devotion to family, friends and employees. Archie constantly displays a dedication to his political party, veterans groups and local school districts. Major job accomplishments include improving the county's infrastructure by rebuilding over 200 bridges and hard surface paving of over 300 miles of county roads.

Archie's engineering accomplishments include his cooperative efforts with Ohio University and Hocking College to develop a GPS system that has established new National Geodetic Survey monuments that are part of a system used by surveyors to provide accurate property lines. Also, Archie has helped to bring Athens County into the 21^st century through leadership in planning, financing, and developing a new state-of-the-art engineer facility in the geographic center of the county. This new facility was built primarily with monies from the sale of the old site on East State Street. This project has assisted the Athens area by providing prime development land that has resulted in the establishment of five new businesses, many additional jobs and increased tax revenues. Currently, Archie continues to work toward his major goals of finishing the renovation of all county bridges and hard surface paving of all county roads.

My thanks to Archie Stanley for a job well done and for his leadership and efforts to make Athens County a better place to live. In this primary election, I encourage you to show your support for Archie at the ballot box!

Dave Liggitt
Adena Drive
The Plains