Highland County, Virginia
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Highland County is one of 95 counties in Virginia. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 2,536.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Virginia county websites
[edit] The good
- Contact information for county board members is posted.[1]
- Information about building permits and zoning is provided.[2]
[edit] The bad
- No term dates for county board members are posted.
- Contact information for county administrative officials and other elected positions aside from county board members is limited to a few generic email addresses.[3]
- No county board meeting information, agendas or minutes, are available.
- No budgets or audited financial reports are posted.
- There are no listings of current bid requests, award notices or current contracts.
- No tax information is provided.
- 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[4] lists the county as a member.
- The site has no search function.
[edit] External links
- Highland County Website
- Highland County Chamber of Commerce
- Highland County on e-Reference
- Highland County on US Census
[edit] References
State of Virginia Richmond (capital) | |
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| Government |
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| Ballot Measures |
Ballot measures | Amending the constitution | History of direct democracy | Campaign finance requirements | |


