Bremseth appointed as permanent Purcellville Town Manager

At the end of the July 25 Purcellville Town Council Work Session the town council came out of closed session and voted 5-0-2 to appoint Loren “Rick” Bremseth as the new permanent town manager. 

Bremseth, who lives with his wife Marlena in Round Hill, is a retired Navy SEAL with over 35 years of experience in strategic planning. Mayor Stan Milan, Vice Mayor Chris Bertaut, and Council Members Carol Luke, Ron Rise Jr., and Boo Bennett voted to appoint Bremseth as permanent town manager. Council Members Erin Rayner and Mary Jane Williams abstained. Rayner said she needed more time to decide.

In council comments before the closed session to discuss the town manager position, Vice Mayor Chris Bertaut said he had been “more than pleased with the performance of our current interim town manager,” and he added that he had been impressed by the other candidates as well.

This sentiment was echoed by Mayor Stan Milan who said he appreciated “all the observations and policy additions and changes that the interim town manager has done in his short month of tenure with the town. 

“It’s been a breath of fresh air to find a true leader for the town … You can have good town managers that are not good leaders – but you can not have a leader that’s not a good manager – and we have both. We have a good leader, and a manager,” he concluded.

On July 26, Bremseth threw the first pitch at the Purcellville Cannons versus Charlottesville game. Bremseth played Junior Varsity Baseball in high school.