Opening Grounds To Displays Gives County Problems On How To Choose

In Leesburg, Virginia, earlier this year the Courts Grounds and Facilities Committee banned all displays on courthouse property this year. However after a request to put a Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn, the Board of Supervisors last week voted to overturn the ban on displays. Now the county finds itself faced with requests to allow seven different displays, including a nativity scene, an interfaith display, a sign honoring the solstice and, most troubling to county officials, a suggestive parody of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Leesburg Today reported on Thursday that the county Board of Supervisors was scheduled to meet yesterday afternoon to create rules to help county staff decide which displays to permit.