2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 23
Commending George B. Hayes.
Agreed to by the Senate, January 29, 2026
WHEREAS, George B. Hayes, an accomplished engineer who served as director of the Chesterfield County Department of Utilities for 10 years, retired on January 1, 2026; and
WHEREAS, George Hayes earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Manhattan College in 1992 and worked for some time as a resident engineer at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection; and
WHEREAS, George Hayes moved to the Commonwealth and joined the Henrico County Department of Public Utilities in 1996 and achieved his professional engineer license four years later; and
WHEREAS, George Hayes joined the Chesterfield County Department of Utilities as an assistant utilities director in 2006 and was promoted to director of utilities nine years later; and
WHEREAS, under George Hayes's leadership, the Chesterfield County Department of Utilities safely and reliably provided water and wastewater services to more than 389,000 citizens while remaining one of the only water and wastewater utilities in the country with a triple-A bond rating; and
WHEREAS, George Hayes supported Chesterfield County's future growth by addressing its long-term infrastructure needs, spearheading projects such as a new water treatment plant on the tidal Appomattox River; and