Our Mission

The butterfly is a tiger swallowtail, which is the Virginia state butterfly. It symbolizes the parts of the shore that we seek to preserve and protect, that is-our natural environment. The yellow flower is a butterfly bush which supplies nectar to all butterflies. This represents the sound government and zoning ordinances that allow natural ecosystems, with flowers that support butterflies, to exist. The bee pollinates the flowers. This is the SONs group that has as its mission keeping the natural ecosystems intact and protected.

• Our rural quality of life is preserved,
• Economic growth is based on and enhances our natural resources,
• Development is located for efficient public services,
• Environmental assets are preserved and protected.
• County tax increases are minimized.

• A comprehensive land use plan based on a realistic population growth forecast,
• A thoughtful long term capital improvement plan, and
• Zoning and regulations that prevent the squandering of natural resources and that do not place future financial burdens on taxpayers.

• Accomack county seeks out and promotes new agricultural opportunities.
• Businesses are encouraged that increase jobs while expanding the tax base.
• Large contiguous tracts of farms and woodlands are preserved.
• Shorelines, wetlands, and necks are preserved as intact ecological communities.
• The Chesapeake Bay Act is extended to the seaside.
• Growth is limited in groundwater recharge areas and areas unsuitable for in-ground septic.