Furious farmers assail supervisors over decisions.
Sparking the disagreements was failure to approve a handful of changes to county policy that would have benefited farming and rural Loudoun. Two failed votes left the measures dead for the year. Board members who did not support the changes said the incoming board taking office in January should make policy changes as a complete package, rather than working with a few amendments at a time. We thought you were on our side. Although a number of farmers were in the audience for expected discussion, none spoke until after the items failed.