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Leopold fundraiser's timing raises questionsPublished 12/12/07
Four days before County Executive John R. Leopold publicly threw his support behind a bill to help a developer build a golf course, the developer hosted a fundraiser that raised tens of thousands of dollars for the county executive's campaign coffers.
After Mr. Leopold's senior staff testified in favor of the bill, the County Council passed it. The bill exempts developer Albert Lord from having to pave a mile-long road to the private golf course he's building in Harwood.
The timing of the two events has raised some scrutiny, but Mr. Leopold fended off accusations of impropriety, saying he instructed his staff to support the...
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