
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, June 24, 1993                   TAG: 9306240321
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short

FAIRFAX RATED WITH HENRICO TOPS IN U.S.

Fairfax and Henrico counties won the top spots in a newspaper ranking of the best-managed large counties in the nation.

Fairfax moved to the top spot from ninth last year and Henrico stayed No. 2 in the ranking by City & State newspaper. Arlington County ranked eighth and Prince William County was 13th.

The newspaper evaluated fiscal management in the country's 50 largest counties in terms of revenue.

Fairfax and Henrico "owe their success to sound financial management and solid local economies, reflected in both cases in the triple-A general obligation ratings the counties enjoy," the newspaper said in its June 21 edition.

by CNB