Virginia Headlines
Arlington Voters to Reconsider Housing Authority Referendum
Voters in Arlington County will have the opportunity this November to again consider whether or not to create an independent housing authority. The Arlington County Green Party has again submitted petitions to place the issue on the ballot for 2009. By doing so, advocates beat the July 1 deadline after which the state has adopted a five-year moratorium on the creation of such entities. The Arlington referendum was opposed last year by both the Republican and Democratic parties and was defeated by a margin of 66 to 33.
