Editor, Gazette-Journal:

As a lifelong Republican, I find myself unable to support the Republican candidate at-large supervisor in Gloucester. I cannot support the "Peninsula Patriots’" choice as candidate.

I have issues with anyone who says they are going to freeze budget spending, and possibly cut another 1 to 3 percent from the budget; yet when asked, cannot say where these cuts would come from. I cannot fathom how you can state you will make cuts without understanding where the impact will fall on the community. Mr. Meyer states there is "waste" in government, yet cannot tell you where it is. The budget for the county can be found and downloaded from the county website. Based on just his statements, next year’s budget will have to be cut about $1.2 to $1.5 million. The three largest components of the budget are schools, the sheriff’s department and debt. That comprises about 72 percent of the county’s budget. All other functions come out of the remaini...