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Shocked Fauquier-Strickland residents want answers to the township's financial crisis

Shocked Fauquier-Strickland residents want answers to the township's financial crisis

CTV News11-07-2025
Residents in Fauquier-Strickland are in shock at the news the township could cease operations Aug. 1 because of a long-term financial crisis.
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