Members of the audience wave socks to show support for a speaker at Loudoun County's first public hearing on the county administrator's proposed budget for next fiscal year. The socks represent support for S.O.C.S. (Taxpayers 4 Support Our Community Schools).

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At the Loudoun County Government Center people were turned away by Loudoun County Fire Marshals from the overcrowded public hearing. Many stood outside the chambers waiting for people to leave. Some watched from an overflow room.

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Sandy Sullivan, president of Loudoun Education Association, speaks before the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors during their first public hearing about the proposed county budget.

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At the Loudoun County Government Center, Lilly Rountree, 6, hands out stickers for S.O.C.S. and socks to wave before the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors first public hearing on the county administrator's proposed budget for next fiscal year.

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At the public hearing on the county administrator's proposed budget for next fiscal year, Rosalind Jamison talks with Terry Franz. Both had signed up to speak before the board. Jamison was waiting to speak about the need to fund special education in the county and Franz signed up to speak about funding senior programs.

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Tagged: Loudoun County Public Schools, meeting, school board, taxes

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