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Economy
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out, not only because of the drop off in local building, but also because they are less likely to get the jobs for the houses being built. When he visits job sites, he sees more contractors from outside the county, particularly from Northern Virginia.
“It’s a very competitive market,” Mr. Burke said. “Contractors are willing to go farther to build, and they are cutting their prices to keep people working and not making as large a profit.”
Many of these are
families that have
never asked for
public assistance.
Its been very traumatic for them, and it has been
traumatic for our social workers to see this over and over
again/
— Bev Bowen
Social Services
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