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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So who ultimately makes these decisions at the county level? Loudoun, Fairfax, Arlington? I haven't seen any full board votes.[/quote]

Very good question.  We live out in Loudoun, and this decision (to push out Phase I) makes ZERO sense.  Loudoun has:

Population:  ~400,000
Hospitalized for COVID:  129
Deaths by COVID:  38  (29 of those in are 80 or older)

This virus impacts the elderly; isolate/test/treat/protect/focus on that demographic with all the resources possible, but let the rest of the population start to return to normalcy.[/quote]

Do you want everyone from Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax flocking to Loudoun to hang out at the wineries/breweries, shopping at the outlet, and over running your parks?[/quote]

We took the day off tomorrow and will be “flocking” to Stafford for wineries and dinner (all outdoor seating). Cannot WAIT. [/quote]

And this is exactly what would happen in Loudoun if they were not included as part of the NoVa region.  Yes, the numbers are much lower in Loudoun than Arlington but proximity is still very close.

If Loudoun wants this in order to "return to normalcy", let your chairperson know that you're okay with the rest of the region coming there.  This is why the rest of Va is open, because they made a stink about being closed since their numbers are lower than our region. But now lots of people are going down to their area.

It's a trade off.

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