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HAKKla SAW he didn't suspect any such conflict, but he couldn’t see why the commissioners would object to such an inquiry. And on the small chance that one of them did own a block of Vepco stock, that could throw the case completely. “Sometimes an attack is more effective than defense,’’ Harris said.

Lawyer Tony Lapham didn’t think the last part of Harris’s proposal was such a good idea. He warned against “getting into that innuendo of corruption.” Ed Harris said he’d withdraw that suggestion as a separate motion. Such research could be just one function of the special committee, he thought.

Also on Harris’s suggestion, RLEP will send a resolution to the Virginia Association of counties and their representatives in the legislature, asking for repeal of House Bill 664.

Tony Lapham said he’d research scenic easements. □

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