In the future, the head of the county’s Department of Economic Development will take on the position knowing he or she could be fired without cause.
Don’t let a down economy fool you: More well-to-do citizens reside in Loudoun than elsewhere in the nation.
| A window in the Sullivans’ kitchen frames snow-covered farmland last month. The Sullivan family had the farm on the market for five years before finding a buyer who wanted to restore it to a working farm. Times-Mirror Staff Photo / Raymond Thompson |
As Loudoun’s farmland disappears, one Round Hill farm is beginning a new life.
Taxpayers could be footing the bill for construction delays if Loudoun supervisors can’t soon decide whether they want to leave the planned Metrorail station where it is or move it to a location a few hundred feet away.
In the lingering recession, Loudoun residents tighten their belts and learn to do without.
Sometimes this means selling the extra car, or settling for cheaper groceries. But recent proposed budget cuts from the Virginia House of Delegates mean many uninsured Loudoun children might have to forgo going to the doctor.
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli started an uproar on college campuses last week when he said colleges could not ban discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender students.
Now, Loudoun’s Board of Supervisors likely can expect a similar directive from him regarding the county’s employment policy.
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