Del. Tim Hugo, R-Fairfax, is using legislation and his power as chairman of a House of Delegates subcommittee to penalize Arlington County. From stalling a county hotel tax to blocking the county’s transportation funding, Hugo is striking out against Arlington out of frustration with the county’s 2009 lawsuit challenging the construction of high occupancy tolls, or HOT lanes, on Interstate 95/395, his aides say.

Hugo is particularly upset that the county sued state transportation officials by name, said George Faatz, his legislative assistant.

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