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MAY 30, 2024
Supervisors Approve Funding for Guaranteed Income Program BY HANNA PAMPALONI
hpampaloni@loudounnow.org
Norman K. Styer/Loudoun Now
Veterans and Scouts place wreath at the World War II memorial at the Loudoun County courthouse during the 2024 Memorial Day Observance.
Heroic D-Day Sacrifices Highlighted During Memorial Day Observance BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.org
Residents gathered on the courthouse lawn Monday morning to join in the Town of Leesburg’s Memorial Day observance. Military historian Matthew Seelinger, of the Army Historical Foundation, was
the keynote speaker. With the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion approaching next month, he highlighted the heroic feats of several soldiers who gave their lives in the push to liberate western Europe and whose service was commemorated with the nation’s highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor.
The award was first authorized for sailors and marines in 1861 and for soldiers in 1862. Of the 3,536 recipients, 680 have been awarded posthumously, Seelinger noted.
A debate by county supervisors last week over how to shuffle unused federal grant money resulted in a commitment to fund a proposal by Supervisor Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling) to create an Economic Mobility Program. The American Rescue Plan Act was signed in 2021 to help localities address the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, public health, individuals, businesses and state and local governments. Loudoun County received $80.3 million in ARPA funds with the caveat that all of it must be allocated by the end of 2024. To meet that deadline, the board on May 23 voted to reallocate $3.2 million from one set of projects to another. As the board’s finance committee reviewed funding options earlier this month, Saines sought to steer $1.5 million of the ARPA funds to a pilot project that would provide a guaranteed income to qualifying residents. Other jurisdictions in the Washington, DC, area have used ARPA funds for guaranteed income
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