Halifax County, Virginia
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Halifax County is one of 95 counties in Virginia. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 37,355.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Virginia county websites
[edit] The good
- Contact information and term dates for county board members are posted.[1]
[edit] The bad
- No county board meeting agendas or minutes are posted.
- Contact information for county administrative officials is incomplete.[2]
- No budgets or audited annual financial reports are provided.
- No listings of current bid requests or current contracts are available.
- No information about county taxes is posted.
- No information about building permits or zoning is available.
- No information about FOIA requests is posted, and no record of the county's FOIA compliance is available.
- There is no information regarding any relations with lobbying associations the county might have. But the Virginia Association of Counties[3] lists the county as a member.
[edit] External links
- Halifax County Website
- Halifax County Industrial Development Authority
- Halifax County Public Schools
- Halifax County on e-Reference
- Halifax County on US Census
[edit] References
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