Bethany Cok, a pastor for several Greene County residents at Soujourners United Church of Christ in Charlottesville provided enlightening commentary against Sheriff Steve Smith, the Board of Supervisors, and the public who say they’re religious but cannot see their way to love all human beings at Tuesday night’s board meeting. PJR photo and video by Chuck Jackson.
Greene County’s Board of Supervisors moved Monday toward putting a 1% local sales-tax referendum for school construction on the November ballot, but the meeting’s sharpest conflict centered on immigration enforcement.
Dozens packed the overflowing Celt Road board room to argue over Sheriff Steve Smith’s cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with critics urging financial scrutiny and supporters praising coordination with federal law enforcement…