Loudoun Now
County supervisors are moving toward a vote on new regulations that would prohibit bringing guns into county government buildings and parks.
The proposed rules would allow concealed carry permit holders to bring guns into county parks, as well as creating exceptions such as for private security workers at county-run or county-permitted events, active duty military personnel carrying out their duties, and reenactments.
Supervisors may also decide to outfit the three main government office buildings the County Government Center and the Shenandoah Building in Leesburg and the Sterling Service Center at Ridgetop Circle with screening stations such as magnetometers. That is estimated to cost $50,000 per building, plus $555,000 per year going forward for all three.
At a glance:
¯ Marietta City Council’s Streets Committee reviewed a 2020 traffic signal removal study of three Marietta intersections on Thursday: ¯ The Franklin and Market streets’ intersection in the Fourth Ward. ¯ The Second and Scammel streets’ intersection in the Second Ward. ¯ The Acme and Phillips streets’ intersection in the First Ward.
¯ Marietta City Council is not expected to advance legislation on the signal removals on Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. but may advance legislation for removal of the red-yellow-green traffic signal in the Fourth Ward by mid-March.
Engineering conclusions of a 2020 traffic signal removal study resulted in a call for further discussion about resident and local business impacts Thursday in Marietta City Council.