Government
With federal leaders proposing changes to Medicaid, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) urged members of his district to get involved and speak out. On May 3, Subramanyam held a town hall at Leesburg Elementary School to discuss why Medicaid matters. Panelists at the meeting included Lucy Beadnell of The Arc of Northern Virginia, Teresa Champion of…
Loudoun County continues to offer free professional development opportunities for nonprofits serving Loudoun County residents with new trainings scheduled from June to August 2025. The series of trainings are a part of a six-week cohort focused on increasing the capacity of nonprofits to strengthen their funding strategy. This will be the second cohort of this…
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis J. Randall is scheduled to deliver her annual State of the County address Thursday, May 15. The program will begin at 6 p.m. Chair Randall will deliver the address from the Board Room at the Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison St. SE in Leesburg. Members of the public…
Members of the community are encouraged to learn and engage about environment and energy sustainability in Loudoun County by attending the third annual Energy and Environment Forum on Thursday, May 22, 2025, 5:30 – 8 p.m., at the Academies of Loudoun, 42075 Loudoun Academy Drive, Leesburg. The forum is hosted by the Loudoun County Environmental Commission,…
By Sophia Clifton On April 10, the Loudoun County Planning Commission held a work session to review the Greenfield Farm Phase 2 rezoning application, which proposes transforming 174.4 acres of agricultural land located in the Catoctin District, east of Evergreen Mills Road and south of Shreve Mill Road, into a mixed-use residential and commercial community.…
By Katie Northcott Tempers flared at the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors business meeting on April 15 after Supervisor Caleb Kershner (R-Catoctin) proposed an amendment to mountainside feature protections. Kershner’s motion came in the context of the Board’s discussion of the Department of Planning and Zoning Work Plan. Dan Galindo, Director of Planning and Zoning,…
By Valerie Cury On April 21, Commonwealth’s Attorney Bob Anderson issued a response to Council Member Caleb Stought’s April 13 request for an advisory opinion. Stought had asked whether Purcellville Vice Mayor Ben Nett may have violated the State and Local Government Conflict of Interest Act—legislation that, among other things, defines and prohibits improper conflicts…
By Valerie Cury At the April 22 Purcellville Town Council meeting 48 speakers voiced their opinion in packed and overflowing town hall—passionately demanding the town to fully fund its police department and not transition to the County Sheriff’s Office. Residents, nearby neighbors, staff, former employees, and business owners all took to the mic in support.…
On April 29, Purcellville Mayor Chris Bertaut announced the postponement of that evening’s budget work session. The meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 6, and will continue discussions on the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget. Bertaut sent out the following statement: “I am writing you today to inform you of a “Whole County Movement”…
Construction on the new Sterling Recycling Center located in Claude Moore Park is progressing on schedule with completion expected this summer. The new center replaces the Sterling Park Community Recycling Center, which was closed permanently in September due to renovations at Park View High School, where the center was located. Like Loudoun County’s other public…