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which is long overdue. Rappahannock should be a full partner in this process since we need a fair local financial system too.
Loudoun County’s analysis of the 30,000-job WorldCom proposal has highlighted issues that exist statewide. At best, WorldCom will barely be a break-even deal for Loudoun. Real estate values there have been flat for years — but WorldCom will require huge local investments in infrastructure and services, mostly schools. Meanwhile, the economic bonanza from WorldCom will go to the state in the form of income and sales taxes generated by those 30,000 families. No wonder Virginia’s “fastest growing” jurisdictions are seeking revised revenue capabilities — which might include income and sales taxes, devel
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