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Briefs: Traffic site, jury duty, heard saying
New site allows residents to monitor local trafficLoudoun commuters can now check to see if traffic is flowing in their part of the county by going online.
Developed by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and the county’s Department of Information Technology, the Web site www.loudoun.gov/traffic lists traffic incidents reported by the county's Sheriff’s Office and the Middleburg and Purcellville police departments. The Leesburg Police Department is not participating in the site.
“Something as simple as a stalled vehicle on the shoulder of the road can cause major delays,” said Loudoun Sheriff Steve Simpson in a statement. “The Web site won’t help alleviate traffic, but it will give Loudoun commuters timely accident information and roadway conditions to assist them with their travel plans."
Information from the free service also can be sent to your cell phone.
Jury duty
The Supreme Court of Virginia has begun mailing out jury duty questionnaires to residents throughout the state.
This year, Loudoun County Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens expects about 38,000 questionnaires to be sent to residents in Loudoun. They should arrive in mailboxes by Aug. 15, he said.
The questionnaires can be filled out online through the Web site listed on the form, or they can be mailed back to the address supplied.
Clemens' office uses the completed questionnaires to compile a list of potential jurors.
State appointment
Douglas Fahl, of Loudoun County, executive vice president of Dewberry and Davis LLC, was named to Virginia Tech University's Board of Trustees, Gov. Tim Kaine's office announced Aug. 8.
Heard saying...
"We are rapidly approaching the point that if we don't address transportation in Northern Virginia then the rest of Virginia will suffer, because 40 percent of the state's revenues come from Northern Virginia."
-- State Del. Joe May (R-western Loudoun), Aug. 6, on fixing the region's well-documented gridlock
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