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| Judge Larry Burgess |
It is hard to pinpoint what Miller County Judge Larry
Burgess’ biggest accomplishment since taking office would be. Some people would point to the improved
county roads while others might look to the cleaned up county park. The tech crowds might point to the fact
that Burgess helped bring the county into the new century with a website: Miller County Website. The employees would likely consider the
improved equipment and resources Burgess has ushered in as the best
accomplishment. One thing is
certain, few people in Miller County are complaining about the county
judge. In fact, most people have
nothing except praise for Judge Burgess.
People have been saying things like “great guy,” “cares about the
county,” and “most improvements the county has seen in years.”
One thing has been abundantly clear since Judge Burgess took
office. He is a “hands on” kind of
leader. He has overseen every
project since his election campaign right down to the improved roads. Because of this oversight he provides,
it was no surprise to see him at the county draw Friday night. While most of the elected and hopeful
candidates left the courthouse just after the draw, Judge Burgess went back to
work. At a time when most people
would head for home around 6:00 p.m., Burgess had been notified of a severe
water leak in the courthouse lawn.
A damaged sprinkler head was pouring water out onto the sidewalks. Burgess, mindful of the fact that left
over the weekend the gushing water would cost the county hundreds of dollars,
went immediately back to work Friday night. There was no press, no election photographers, and no other
candidates helping. There was one
county judge, committed to doing the job he was elected to do, once again
saving the county money while most were enjoying their evening meals with
family.
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