The Leesburg Courthouse is always a place to look for some good old Christmas spirit and good old controversy. Every year it seems warring factions go up against each other over the right to display Christmas decorations on the Courthouse lawn. This year some decisions were made early–back in September even.
A little refresher course is provided:
According to TDB (September):
The policy that the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted to maintain provides equal access for unattended, semi-permanent displays on the grounds of the historic courthouse in Leesburg.
Displays are open to all who apply, but the number of displays is limited to the ten locations on the grounds that have been designated as display sites. The Board also voted to limit the period of time for filing a display application to no earlier than one year before the date the display would begin.
The Office of the County Administrator has received six applications to date for displays, five of which are for the 2010 holiday season. Information about how to apply for a display on the courthouse grounds is online at www.loudoun.gov/courthousegrounds.
