William Robinson recognized for 30 years of service
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In the attached picture, Construction/Maintenance Worker William Robinson accepts a pin and certificate from Board of Supervisors Chairman Don Wiggins recognizing his 30 years of service with York County.
Willie started working for the county in July of 1980. He has spent that entire time in the county's Mosquito Control and Stormwater Management divisions. A main part of his job includes keeping county ditches clear of debris. He spends much of his time outdoors cutting growth in ditches and removing leaves and other debris from these areas.
Most recently, Willie was nominated as Employee of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2010 based on the outstanding work that he does.
"Willie and the rest of his crew provide a valuable service to the citizens of York County," said EDS Director John Hudgins. "I look forward to many more years with him."
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Andrew Barden recognized for 20 years of service
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In the attached picture, fire Captain Andrew Barden accepts a pin and certificate from Board of Supervisors Chairman Don Wiggins recognizing his 20 years of service with York County.
In his time with the county, Andy has served in fire stations in each major geographic area of the county, including a fair amount of time in Fire Station 3 in the Bruton district. Andy is now commander of a task force at Fire Station 1 in Grafton. In that capacity, he is in charge of a ladder truck, rescue truck, tanker and medic unit.
Andy is also responsible for the annual performance testing of the Department of Fire and Life Safety's apparatus fire pumps. As such, Andy has developed a department training program for fire apparatus operators that has set a new performance standard for the operational readiness of the department's fire pumper driver operators.
"It is certainly a pleasure to have Captain Andrew Barden serving with our department, and look forward to many more years protecting the citizens, businesses and visitors of York County," said Fire Chief Steve Kopczynski.
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Mike Gardner recognized for 30 years of service
August 19, 2010
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In the attached picture, Building Trades Supervisor Mike Gardner accepts a pin and certificate from Board of Supervisors Chairman Don Wiggins recognizing his 30 years of service with York County.
Mike began working for the county in July 1980 as a supervisor in Mosquito Control. Since then, he has become a trades mechanic and in 1989 he was promoted to his current position. As Building Trades Supervisor, Mike is responsible for all the structural systems in the county, including carpentry, masonry, concrete work, roofing and asbestos work. Mike also installs network and telephone wiring and performs a host of related actions involved in the structural maintenance, repair and renovation of county facilities.
"Mike has touched every county building in some fashion or other on many occasions," said his supervisor, General Services Director Bob Peters. "He's been involved in thousands of work orders and projects over the past 30 years. And Mike's capabilities in computer and telephone networks have saved the county thousands of dollars."
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Sandy Strickland recognized for 30 years of service
August 19, 2010
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In the attached picture, Utilities Locator Sandy Strickland accepts a pin and certificate from Board of Supervisors Chairman Don Wiggins recognizing his 30 years of service with York County.
Sandy began his career with York County as a pump station laborer in August of 1980. In 1994, the county began to adapt new vacuum technology for sewer collection. During the transition, Sandy played a critical role in helping the county makes this switch, eventually becoming a certified Vacuum Sewer Operator/Mechanic.
In 2003, Sandy transferred into an Engineering Technician position and he is now responsible for marking all of the county's underground utilities, handling all the state Miss Utility requests that come through the county's automated system.
Around the holidays, Sandy can be found "helping" Santa Claus out throughout the county at events such as Christmas Market Days, Cookies with Santa and the Yorktown Tree Lighting ceremony.
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