Pulaski County, City of Radford locked in litigation over nearly 50-year-old agreement

Pulaski County and the City of Radford are currently locked in litigation over a revenue-sharing agreement made in 1978, partially due to a particular area of Fairlawn. The shopping center in Fairlawn relied on Radford for electricity and water. After Radford obtained a strip of Montgomery County land, the two sides agreed to share the sales tax revenue in 1978, making it Virginia's first agreement of that kind. The lawsuit could overturn this deal and set a precedent for similar agreements statewide.