Who will preserve Western Loudoun?

Dear Editor:

I am writing to let folks know why I am supporting Supervisor Caleb Kershner for re-election to the Catoctin District on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. I have watched Caleb throughout this last term and have been incredibly impressed how focused and effective he has been on issues important to constituents and to the preservation of Western Loudoun.  

At the first few Board Meetings Caleb was already supporting efforts to preserve Western Loudoun by supporting an increase to the income cap requirement for the Conservation Easement Grant Program from $155,938 to $500,000.  At his second Board meeting, he was also able to secure $100,000 to install three pole-mounted speed signs to help speeding through Waterford. The trend didn’t stop there. As a matter of fact, Supervisor Kershner hasn’t stopped working for his constituents his entire term. This is proven when you look at all he has accomplished in his first term.  

He built upon all the work of the last two Boards and brought a $73 million Broadband Project to serve over 8,000 homes in Western Loudoun who do not have connectivity. Caleb successfully lobbied Richmond and secured operating funding in Governor Youngkin’s budget so the new State Park in Loudoun County could open. He’s been pushing for forward motion on critical transportation projects like Route 15 North, the roundabout at 287 and pressing forward on Route 15 South and Route 9 safety improvements.

He’s got the County looking at building a new Agriculture – Equine Center. He was there for our agriculture producers and rural businesses helping them secure desperately needed funding during COVID. I don’t know if many people remember this, but Supervisor Kershner led an effort along with Supervisor Buffington and Supervisor Umstattd to keep Western Loudoun open for business after we were lumped into a Northern Virginia COVID region instead of separately looking at Loudoun’s COVID statistics. He’s tried to lower our taxes every year and was the first member on the Board to challenge Superintendent Ziegler and his lack of leadership and transparency about sexual assaults in Loudoun County Public Schools. 

I am supporting Caleb Kershner for Catoctin District Supervisor because this is a guy who gets things done for the people he represents. We are fortunate to have his experience and skills working for all of us. I am supporting him 100% and I hope you will too. Let’s re-elect someone who has a proven track record of working for us. Caleb Kershner for Catoctin District Supervisor.

Judy Hall

Leesburg