Chair Phyllis Randall & Russell Seymour of Leesburg 4/27/2020

On this episode of the pod, we talk with Loudoun Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall and Russell Seymour, the economic development director from the Town of Leesburg. 

Chair Randall talks about how the county is dealing with COVID-19 and the new Business Interruption Fund that the Board passed last week. The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $1.15 million in grant funding for the  COVID-19 Business Interruption Fund to support Loudoun businesses impacted by the coronavirus  outbreak. On Thursday of last week, the Economic Development Authority added another 250 thousand dollars to the fund.  

Mr. Seymour discusses the initiatives in Leesburg that the Town Council has approved to assist businesses and talks about how he and his team have worked to assist companies during this pandemic.