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Loudoun County is hosting a public input meeting on Dec. 3, on the Speed Management Study of St. Louis Road (Route 611) within the village of St. Louis. The purpose of this study is to assess existing travel speeds on St. Louis Road and recommend speed management countermeasures, where applicable, to encourage motorists to comply with…
Leesburg Town Manager Kaj Dentler has announced his retirement, following almost 30 years spent in the Town of Leesburg government, including 11 as Town Manager. Dentler joined Town staff in 1996 as the Director of the Town’s Parks & Recreation Department. During his 12 years leading Parks & Recreation, Dentler expanded the Ida Lee Park…
By Valerie Cury As of press time, the Valley Commerce Center rezoning application (LEGI-2023-0080), proposing a change from Joint Land Management Area–3 (JLMA-3) to Planned Development–Industrial Park (PD-IP), is tentatively scheduled for discussion at the Nov. 13 Planning Commission work session. Applicant Chuck Kuhn, representing 17110 Purcellville Rd. LLC, has submitted updated proffers that include…
By Sophia Clifton On Oct. 14, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors took a significant step toward relocating its Government Center from Leesburg to eastern Loudoun, voting 4-0-1 at the Finance, Government Operations and Economic Development Committee meeting to direct staff to pursue potential partnerships and sites for a new 300,000–400,000-square-foot facility near the Silver…
By Katie Northcott On Oct. 14, Loudoun County staff presented an overview of requests for project funding from towns within the county to the Finance/Government Operations and Economic Development Committee. The county staff facilitates a formal project request process with the towns within the county every year. The general criteria for the project include capital…
By Grace Bennett As the fifth in an extensive chain of eight meetings hosted by the Board of Supervisors, staff and representatives gathered on Sept. 30 to discuss western Loudoun rural uses and standards. Staff hoped to receive stakeholder input to inform future changes to the Zoning Ordinance and General Plan—a task begun with a…
By Valerie Cury Chief Judge Douglas L. Fleming Jr. ruled late Monday afternoon that he does not have jurisdiction to determine whether the Town of Purcellville followed its Employee Grievance Panel process in the case of former police officer Nett—leaving the next steps unclear despite the Town’s own policy stating that the Chief Judge should…
By Valerie Cury At its Oct. 14 meeting, the Purcellville Town Council deadlocked 3–3 on a motion to enter a closed session to consider applicants for the Chief of Police position and to receive legal advice on the matter. A subsequent motion to appoint Acting Chief Sara Lombrana also failed, with Council Members Erin Rayner,…
During the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Oct. 21, meeting, All Points Broadband, the county’s grant partner to extend broadband service to underserved and unserved areas of Loudoun, provided an update about an extension of the project timeline from Oct. 31, to June 30, 2026. APB has continued making progress building out its infrastructure and…
Loudoun County will hold a public hearing to gather residents’ input on housing, homelessness, community development and public service needs in the community. The public hearing will be held Thursday, Nov. 13, 5 – 6:30 p.m., at the Department of Housing and Community Development, 106 Catoctin Circle SE in Leesburg. The hearing will be held on…