More than 100 residents, including homeowners concerned about government intrusion on their property rights, attended a Loudoun County public meeting about the proposed Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance. While supporters of the ordinance claim it is necessary to protect local waterways and the Bay, opponents point to its heavy restrictions on how homeowners can improve and enjoy their properties.

Water quality can be protected without stripping homeowners of their rights, and citizens are smart to speak up, both in public forums and directly to county supervisors. In its current form, this ordinance would be extremely harmful for Loudoun County property values and shouldn't be passed without significant changes.

• Read more about the meeting in The Loudoun Times....
• Read more about the flawed ordinance here....