2009.01.20
Inauguration day is business as usual for Franklin Co. supervisors
For millions, Tuesday was inauguration day.
For Franklin County Supervisors, it was the third Tuesday of the month, time for their monthly meeting.
Other localities, like Roanoke City, rescheduled it's regularly scheduled meeting in light of Barack Obama's swearing in and other inauguration festivities.
While Obama discussed the economy, war and what's to come for the country, Franklin County Supervisors 264 miles away discussed their own budget, zoning and what's to come for the county.
The historic event didn't go completely unnoticed.
Supervisor Bobby Thompson included the new president in his invocation and John Richardson referenced Obama's inaugural address when discussing the Center for Energy Efficient Design.
Other than that, it was business as usual in Franklin County.
-- Janelle Rucker
